The department hosted the Fall 2018 meeting of the Texas Network for the Study of Public Policy Issues (TNSPI). TNSPI brings together students and faculty from around the state twice each year to explore a specific public policy issue. The fall meeting focused on “Religious Liberty: Past, Present & Future” and brought together students and faculty from a variety of institutions from around the state including UT-Austin, Texas A & M, Baylor University, Houston Baptist University, University of Dallas, St Thomas University, Texas Tech and Southern Methodist University. Texas State students attending included M.A. student Ezekiel Loseke and undergraduates Sabra Woodward, Robert De La Garza, Evan Olszewski, Samuel Barr, Ronald Clark and Evan Dominguez.
