The Texas Lyceum

Forty years ago, a group of young Texans from the business, professional and academic communities came together at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas to discuss an idea. The idea: that Texas was at a turning point in its history and had an opportunity—indeed, a responsibility—to become a great state. These leaders concluded there was a need to bring together the various segments of state in a nonpartisan, nonpolitical and non-adversarial setting to solve the problems facing Texas.

The result: The Texas Lyceum

The Lyceum seeks to:
- Identify and develop the next generation of top leadership in the State of Texas
- Educate its Directors by identifying and exploring the interrelationships of the major issues facing Texas
- Help bring a better understanding of these issues to the state’s key decision-makers
- Promote an appreciation of the responsibilities of stewardship of the values, traditions, and resources of Texas.

To accomplish these purposes, the Lyceum hosts conferences, conducts the nationally acclaimed Texas Lyceum Poll, convenes programs at which Directors explore, offers public administration graduate students an academically centered opportunity through the Texas Lyceum Fellowship, and discusses key economic and social issues of the state and nation. The Lyceum also cultivates the next generation of Texas leadership through its scholarship and fellowship programs.