Collin County Days 2025 Event Information
Plano Legislative Days Agenda & Speaker Bios
Tuesday, April 1
2:00 PM Registration – Stephen F. Austin Royal Sonesta
3:00 PM Welcome & Sponsor Recognition | Kristen Lollar, 2025 Plano Chamber Chair & Chief
Marketing Officer at Whitley Penn | Monica Shortino, CCBA
3:05 PM John Garrett, Founder & CEO, Community Impact Newspapers; Hannah Norton, Community
Impact State Politics Reporter – PRESENTATION SLIDES (CI)
3:45 PM Water Update | John Hryorchuk, Senior Vice President, Policy and Advocacy, Texas 2036
4:30 PM Political Landscape Overview | Jeremy Wallace, Houston Chronical/San Antonio Express
5:00 PM Mayor’s Panel | The Impact of the Texas Legislature at the Local Level
Confirmed: Mayor George Fuller (McKinney), Mayor Pro Tem Ben Trahan(Allen); Council Member Craig Andres (Prosper) – Moderated by Lisa Hermes, McKinney Chamber CEO
5:45 PM Break
6:00-7:30 PM Reception with the Collin County State Delegation | Stephen F. Austin Royal Sonesta (Drinks and heavy hors d’ouvres)
Wednesday, April 2
7:45-9:00 AM Breakfast & Program | Stephen F. Austin Royal Sonesta
8:00 AM Welcome | Kyle Jacobson, Allen/Fairview Chamber of Commerce
8:05 AM Breakfast session:
Lisa Craven, Deputy Comptroller & Chief of Staff for Comptroller Glenn Hegar
Terry Zrubek, Deputy Director, Texas Economic Development – PRESENTATION SLIDES – TexED
9:00 AM Individual Travel to the Capitol North Steps
9:20 AM Collin County Days Group Photo – Texas State Capitol (outside on the North steps)
9:30 AM – noon Legislative Briefings (Supreme Court Room 3N.3)
9:45 AM – Public Education – Chairman Jeff Leach – HD67
10:15 AM – Judiciary Update – Megan LaVoie, Agency Director for the Office of Court Administration
10:30 AM – Recognition on the House Floor, Collin County Days delegation members
11:00 AM – Recognition on the Senate Floor, Collin County Days delegation members
11:30 AM – Disperse for small group meetings
Thank you to our sponsors:
Collin County Elected Delegation
Plano Chamber Legislative Priorities
McKinney Chamber Legislative Priorities
Allen-Fairview Chamber Legislative Priorities
Frisco Chamber Legislative Priorities
Event maps:
Historic Supreme Court Room 3N.4