Protecting Texas Land & Critical Infrastructure with Rep. Cole Hefner

About this episode

Greg Sindelar interviews Rep. Cole Hefner about Texas land protection and critical infrastructure at the Texas Policy Summit.

Live from the 2026 Texas Policy Summit, TPPF CEO Greg Sindelar sits down with Texas State Representative Cole Hefner to discuss his East Texas upbringing in Pittsburg, TX and his journey from family businesses and county commissioner to the Texas House. They dive into major legislative issues—including: banning foreign adversaries from purchasing Texas land, protecting critical infrastructure, property tax relief efforts, school chaplain programs, and civic education.

People in this episode

Host: Greg Sindelar

Guest: Cole Hefner

Topics covered

• Texas land
• critical infrastructure
• legislative issues
• property tax relief
• civic education

Keywords

• Texas Policy Summit
• Cole Hefner
• land purchase ban
• critical infrastructure
• property tax relief
• school chaplain programs
• civic education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Public Policy Foundation

Places: Texas, Pittsburg, TX

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