1836 Project Advisory Committee
House Bill 2497, passed by the 87th Texas Legislature, established The 1836 Project as an advisory committee to promote patriotic education and increase awareness of the Texas values that continue to stimulate boundless prosperity across this state.
Members
- Dr. Don Frazier— Chair
- Senator Brandon Creighton — Vice Chair
- Dr. Carolina Castillo Crimm
- Robert Edison
- Commissioner Jerry Patterson
- Greg Sindelar
- Sherry Sylvester
- Walter "Mac" Woodward, Jr.
Meetings
January 5, 2022 - 10AM
Texas State Capitol, Room E1.012, Austin Texas
March 2, 2022 – 11AM
The Alamo, 300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio Texas
- Official Meeting Posting
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Witness Affirmation Forms
- Audio Recording: 1836 Project Meeting (YouTube)
- Presentations
- Kate Rogers, Executive Director, Alamo Trust
- Shalon Bond, President, Texas Council for Social Studies
- Monica Martinez, Associate Commissioner of Standards and Support Services
- Dr. Lloyd Potter, Texas State Demographer
- Mark Wolfe, Executive Director of the Texas Historical Commission
April 1, 2022 – 10:30AM – Telling the Texas Story Subcommittee
Scarle-Phillips Room, Logan Library, Schreiner University, Kerrville, Texas
April 21, 2022 – 10AM
Texas State Capitol, Room E1.016, Austin Texas
- Official Meeting Posting
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Witness Affirmation Forms
- Meeting Recording
- Presentations
- Rod Welch, Executive Director, Texas State Preservation Board
- Ali James, Curator of the Texas Capitol, Texas State Preservation Board
- Margaret Koch, Director, Bullock State History Museum
- The Honorable Ken Wise, 2nd Vice President, Texas State Historical Association
June 22, 2022 – 9AM
Texas State Capitol, Room E1.012, Austin Texas
August 29, 2022 – 1PM
Texas State Capitol, Room E1.012, Austin Texas
December 13, 2022 - 2:30PM
Texas State Capitol, Room E1.012, Austin Texas
November 28, 2023 – 1PM
Texas State Capitol, Room E1.012, Austin Texas
February 21, 2024 – 1PM
African American Museum of Dallas, Lower-level Auditorium, Dallas Texas