Political science majors Nicholas James, Austin Lyttle, and Victoria Collazo attended the 2019 Texas Chapters Conference of the Federalist Society on September 14, 2019 at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, TX. The conference included academic panels on Texas Judicial Selection, Nationwide Injunctions, and Election Security. The speakers included Chief Justice Nathan Hecht of the Supreme Court of Texas, Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins, and United States Assistant Attorney General Beth Williams. Senator Ted Cruz delivered the luncheon address. Nicholas James, a political science junior, stated, “The conference exposed me to legal questions that I had not previously considered.” Over two hundred lawyers, judges, public officials, and students were in attendance. Students from Baylor Law School, St. Mary’s Law School, Southern Methodist Law School, Texas Tech Law School, and Texas Wesleyan Law School were present.
