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The Texas Policy and Community Development Summit brings together legislators, lenders, policy makers, and industry leaders from state government, banking, housing, and community development.

For over a decade TACDC has been organizing this respected forum to promote an earnest and wide ranging discussion of public policy and its impact on community development activites such as affordable housing, job creation, and quality of life. The ultimate goal of each Summit is to thoroughly review a current issue in order to help identify public policies that will best address those issues.

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The 2011 Summit

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 * 9:00am - 2:30pm
Austin, Texas * Texas State Capitol
Legislative Conference Center * Room E2.002
Registration Ends September 20, 2011

Early Registration: $50.00 for TACDC Members / $65.00 for Non-Members
Late Registration: $60.00 for TACDC Members / $75.00 for Non-Members

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The Texas Association of Community Development Corporations (TACDC) is pleased to invite you to attend the 2011 Texas Community Development Summit on September 22, 2011 at the Texas State Capitol. The theme of this years Community Development Summit is NEW DIRECTIONS. The three panels will focus on state agencies new to the community development field, new directions for current community development programs and the effects of the 2012-2013 budget on communities. Each participant will receive a flash drive featuring a collection of timely research materials that directly impact policy discussion and future debates. Participants are welcome to bring a laptop to view research documents and take notes.

Refreshments and Rudys BBQ lunch will be served, compliments of the event sponsors.

The Policy Summit will take place from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm (check-in starts at 8:00 am) on September 22, 2011 in the Capitol Conference Center, Room E 2.002 of the Texas State Capitol.

2011 PANELS

• 1.Agencies New To Community Development
  Representatives from the Texas Veterans Commission, General Land Office and Texas Dept. of Agriculture discuss programs assigned to their agencies by the 82nd Legislature
  
  Panelists:
  Bill Wilson
  Director, Fund for Veterans' Assistance, Texas Veterans Commission
  
  Jorge Ramirez
  Financial Management, General Land Office
  
  Becky Dempsey
  Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Rural Economic Development Division, Texas Department of Agriculture


• 2.TDHCA and the Housing Trust Fund: Initiatives and Opportunities
  Representatives from TDHCA, USDA and Motivation, Education and Training will discuss the Housing Trust Fund program and the opportunities they present.
  
  Panelists:
  Homero Cabello
  Director of the Office of Colonia Initiaves, TDHCA
  
  Michael Lyttle
  Director of Policy and Public Affairs, TDHCA
  
  Kathy Tyler
  Housing Programs Director, Motivation, Education, and Training, Inc.
  
  Scooter Brockette
  Housing Services Director, Motication, Education, and Training, Inc.


• 3.Effects of the 2012-2013 Budget on Communities
  
  Panelists:
  The Honorable Talmadge Heflin
  Director, Center for Fiscal Policy, Texas Public Policy Foundation
  
  The Honorable Jim Dunnam
  Senior Fellow, Texas First Foundation
  
  Dale Craymer
  President, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association