306 W. MARKET STREET | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205
Room Suite Rates: Single or Double Occupancy $179.00
Check In: 4 p.m. / Check Out: 11 a.m.
Make your hotel reservations early!
Deadline for Block Room Rate – 5 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2016
(cancellations accepted 3 days prior to check-in)
Group Name – Chancellor’s Century Council
For online hotel reservations – Hotel Contessa Online Reservations
For telephone reservations – 1-866-435-0900
Banquet Information
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Pearl Stable
Pearl Stable provides a uniquely elegant site for social occasions and business events. With an intriguing history as the former home for the Pearl Brewery’s draft horses in the late 19th century, The Stable has been meticulously renovated to preserve the charm and integrity of the original structure while providing state-of-the-art lighting, sound, and communication technologies for weddings, receptions, entertainment and other events.
Pearl Stable
303 Pearl Pkwy #300
San Antonio, TX 78215
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The Honorable Joe Straus has been Speaker of the Texas House since January 2009, elected to that post by his colleagues at the start of the last four legislative sessions. As Speaker, Joe Straus has set a tone of respectful leadership, empowering the members of the Texas House to do what is right for their constituents and for the people of Texas.
Speaker Straus believes in a limited, efficient government that is accountable to taxpayers. He wants to expand opportunity for all Texans by promoting economic development, improving education, increasing budget transparency, and securing the resources and infrastructure needed for private-sector growth. He regularly encourages his colleagues to work together, across partisan and geographic divides, to provide thoughtful solutions to the most serious challenges facing the state.
In addition to serving as Speaker, he represents Texas House District 121, which includes the Bexar County communities of Alamo Heights, Olmos Park, Terrell Hills, and northeast San Antonio. Speaker Straus was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in a special election in February 2005.
He has repeatedly led the Texas House to pass balanced budgets and promote private-sector growth. Under his leadership in the 2015 legislative session, the House provided $4 billion in tax relief while passing a balanced budget that prioritized education, transportation, public safety and mental health care.
Speaker Straus and his House colleagues have also led successful efforts to reduce excessive testing in public schools and to make the state budget more transparent and accountable to taxpayers.
During the 2013 legislative session, Speaker Straus led the effort to address the state’s increasingly severe water shortage. Recognizing the importance of a reliable water supply to economic growth, Speaker Straus built support for a plan to secure a long-term water supply without raising taxes. Later that year, he led the public campaign to dedicate funding for water in the Texas Constitution. In November 2013, Texas voters approved that plan by a nearly 3-to-1 margin, providing a significant step forward for the Texas economy.
Thanks to his leadership on water and other critical issues, Texas Monthly named Speaker Straus one of the state’s “Ten Best Legislators” in 2013. Calling him “one of the more genteel and thoughtful Speakers in recent memory,” the magazine also wrote, “Straus’s greatest assets are his intelligence and his temperament. Time after time, when a crisis arose, he remained unflappable.”
In February 2014, the San Antonio Express-News wrote in an editorial, “Under Straus’s leadership, the House has produced conservative budgets and a broad conservative agenda. Straus has done an admirable job managing the House since 2009, and he provides crucial leadership on important San Antonio issues. His constituents benefit significantly by having the Speaker represent their district.”
As a lifelong Republican, Speaker Straus has served on numerous campaign committees for federal, state, and local candidates, as a precinct chairman, and on the Management Committee of the Bexar County Republican Party. In 1986, he was U.S. Representative Lamar Smith’s campaign manager in Smith’s first race for Congress. Early in his career, he worked in public service in the administrations of President Ronald Reagan and President George H. W. Bush.
Speaker Straus is a San Antonio native and a fifth-generation Texan. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, he has an insurance, investments, and executive benefits practice. He and his wife Julie have two daughters.
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Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators (CATE)
This initiative honors full-time faculty members who have significant impact on the preparation of teachers in the field of education. Twenty recipients have been inducted into the Academy since its inception in 2011. Induction of recipients occurs each year during the council’s annual meeting. The award consists of a commemorative medallion bearing the A&M System seal, a $1,000 stipend, and a certificate. Subsequent to their selection, Academy members serve on future selection committees and are invited to speak at the Chancellor’s Summit on Teacher Education.
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EmpowerU Presentation
by Elaine Mendoza
Vice Chair, The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents and Chair of the Committee on Academic and Student Affairs (CASA)
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San Antonio River Walk
Click here to get great deals on hotels and coupons for local attractions.Just steps from the River Walk is Main Plaza – “the heart of the city.”
Dining on the River Walk
Colorful and iconic umbrellas shade riverside tables as diners savor a splendid array of diverse River Walk cuisine. Classic Tex-Mex, tender barbecue, traditional Italian and contemporary Southwestern fare are just a few of the choices you’ll find in the cafés, restaurants and bistros. Read more
Touring the River Walk
The River Walk, or Paseo del Rio, is the largest urban ecosystem in the nation. Tucked quietly below street level and only steps from the Alamo, it provides a serene and pleasant way to navigate the city. Ride a river cruiser, rent a bicycle or take your time seeing the sights on foot. With 15 miles of sidewalks and paths, the River Walk provides access to museums, the King William Historic District, 300-year-old Spanish missions, hotels, shops, restaurants and a new adventure around every turn. Read more
River Walk News
Something new is always happening along the tree-lined banks of the San Antonio River. To help you stay up-to-date on fun things to do, the best times to visit, where to stay and other helpful info, we’ve compiled a few news articles that offer an insider’s perspective on the River Walk and surrounding areas. So forget the guidebook, and take a page or two from the experts. Read more
Unforgettable Video
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