Sherry Sylvester sits down with Lee Parsley, President and General Counsel of Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR). For over 30 years, TLR has fought to reform Texas’ civil justice system, transforming the state from the "Wild West of litigation" into the 8th largest economy in the world. Lee shares insights on tort reform, the battle against nuclear verdicts, and Senate Bill 30, a priority bill tackling inflated medical damages and lawsuit abuse.

In looking for ways to counter the decades of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ideology that has infused the culture at Texas public universities, I reached out to Ben Crockett, who will graduate from the Bush School of Public Service at Texas A&M next month. Ben has been working with a number of alumni, faculty and other campus leaders who are creating a citizenship and service initiative at Texas A&M — they believe it is critical to restoring our values and turning things around on our campuses. See what you think.

0:00 - Intro: Meet Ben Crockett
3:00 - Citizenship and Service Initiative Explained
6:15 - Skills Gap: From Cold Calls to City Hall
9:00 - Texas A&M’s Balanced Campus Culture
12:30 - Expanding Free Speech Events
15:45 - Student Government's role at A&M
18:00 - Justifying Texas’ Investment in A&M
21:00 - Countering DEI with a Positive Vision
23:30 - Closing: The Future of A&M

Ray Sullivan is a Texas media legend who served as the spokesperson for the Bush-Cheney Presidential Campaign and as Chief of Staff to Texas Gov. Rick Perry during a time of media transition from the 24 hour news cycles to omnipotent digital. Currently, his lobby clients include some of the most influential tech companies in the world. I spoke with Ray about what he sees and doesn’t see in media now.