At a breakfast featuring U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, the Austin Economic Club (AEC) designated four Texas businesses – Verizon, Exxon Mobil, SBC Communications and Temple-Inland -- along with Austin Mayor Will Wynn, as “Hurricane Heroes” for outstanding contributions to relief efforts after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. “Verizon, ExxonMobil, SBC Communications and Temple-Inland exemplify the type of corporate leaders we have in Texas,” said Jim Cardle, AEC...
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  At a packed Austin Club breakfast today, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn gave Austin Economic Club members and their guests his insight into some of the biggest issues in Washington D.C. – the economy, hurricane relief efforts, immigration reform, and the upcoming confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. As the only Texan on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Cornyn said, “I will be doing everything I can to assist Harriet Miers.”  The senator said he...
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  The Austin Economic Club (AEC) continues its 2005 Distinguished Lecture Series with a breakfast featuring U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on Friday, October 14th at the Austin Club, 110 E. 9th St.  As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Cornyn will play a key role in the confirmation hearing of fellow Texan and U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. Sen. Cornyn strongly supports Ms. Miers.  Sen. Cornyn is also a member of committees that will be instrumental...
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Austin Business Journal - by Jonathan Selden Austin Business Journal As U.S. Sen. John Cornyn helps Harriet Miers prepare for her U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, the former Texas attorney general says he doesn't aspire to sit on the nation's high court. "I loved being a judge for 13 years," Cornyn, a former Texas Supreme Court and district court judge, told the Austin Business Journal. "I can't imagine any sort of circumstances [under which] I would be considered" for the...
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Austin Business Journal Staff: Mary Alice Kaspar, John Egan, Giselle Greenwood and Colin Pope        There's a new club in town for business and community leaders.  Called the Austin Economic Club, the nonprofit and nonpartisan 40-member group just held its first luncheon in mid-March featuring a talk by former U.S. Senator Don Nickles (R-Oklahoma).  "Austin is a center of political and economic activity in Texas. We founded this organization to inform...
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Former U.S. Senator Don Nickles will speak to members and guests of the Austin Economic Club on Friday, March 11, 2005. The luncheon, to be held at Hilton Austin Hotel, will begin at noon. The event is part of Austin Economic Club’s 2005 Distinguished Lecture Series which will feature guest speakers presenting ideas, trends and movements to executives and other community leaders interested in public affairs and the evolving business landscape.  Don Nickles served 24 years as a U.S....
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