Overview
37th Annual Conference
The Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (TEXPERS) holds its 37th Annual Conference at The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center in Galveston, April 26–29, 2026. The 2026 theme is "Rooted In Purpose: Service and the Stability of Retirement". The conference draws trustees, administrators, investment professionals, actuaries, attorneys, and consultants from across the Texas public pension community. Two of TEXPERS's eleven Board members come directly from TLFFRA plans, and the host-city Galveston FRRF is one of the 42 plans profiled in this guide.
Dates
Apr 26–29
Sun 7:00 AM – Wed 11:30 AM CDT
Venue
San Luis Resort
5222 Seawall Blvd, Galveston
Pre-Conference
Apr 25
Basic + Advanced Trustee Training
TLFFRA Board Reps
2
Beckham (Longview) · Brown (Big Spring)
Agenda at a Glance
Block Schedule
High-level day-by-day structure. The full session-level agenda, speaker bios, and concurrent-track schedule live on TEXPERS's conference platform (embedded below).
Saturday, April 25
Pre-Conference
- Basic Trustee Training (full day)
- Advanced Trustee Training (full day)
- Both held at the San Luis Resort
Sunday, April 26
Day 1 — Pre-Conference Activities
- TEXPERS Annual Golf Tournament
- Annual Business Meeting (delegate-only)
- Caucus voting (Fire, Police, Municipal, Authority/District)
- Conference Registration opens
Monday, April 27
Day 2 — Conference Opens
- Networking Breakfast
- Opening Ceremony
- Keynote General Sessions (markets, investment advice, manager selection)
- Networking refreshment breaks
- Networking Breakfast
- General Sessions (hedge funds, real estate, securities litigation, mining, monetary policy)
- Networking refreshment breaks
Wednesday, April 29
Day 4 — Conference Closes
- Networking Breakfast
- Opening Recap
- Closing General Sessions (monetary policy, fiduciary considerations, maritime asset classes)
- Conference adjourns 11:30 AM CDT
Pre-Conference Trustee Training
Saturday, April 25
TEXPERS hosts two parallel trustee training sessions the day before the main conference. Both satisfy PRB Minimum Educational Training (MET) requirements that took effect January 1, 2025: seven credit hours of core content for first-year trustees and administrators, plus two credit hours of continuing education each calendar year thereafter.
Basic Trustee Training
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Audience: New trustees and administrators in their first year of service
Covers the seven core content areas required by the Pension Review Board (PRB) Minimum Educational Training (MET) program for first-year trustees and administrators: fiduciary matters, governance, ethics, investments, actuarial matters, benefits administration, and risk management.
Advanced Trustee Training
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Audience: Trustees and administrators beyond their first year, satisfying continuing-education credit requirements
Continuing-education sessions counting toward the two-credit-hour annual Minimum Educational Training (MET) requirement that took effect January 1, 2025.
TLFFRA on the TEXPERS Board
Direct Representation
Two of TEXPERS's eleven Board members come directly from TLFFRA plans: Kolby Beckham (Longview FRRF) and Paul Brown (Big Spring FRRF). Several TLFFRA plan administrators and trustees serve on conference education-track committees. The Galveston FRRF is the host-city plan; its trustees and administrator typically participate in the local welcome programming.
Kolby Beckham TLFFRA
Board Member
Captain at the Longview Fire Department, where he also serves as Chairman of the Pension Fund. Owns an Oilfield/Industrial Safety Consulting company providing safety training, accident investigations, and OSHA compliance consulting.
Paul Brown TLFFRA
Board Member
On the TEXPERS Board of Directors since 1996; previously served as TEXPERS President. Society of Pension Professionals member with a Chartered Trustee designation. Trustee on the Big Spring Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund Board (former Chairman). Former Secretary-Treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO.
Save the Date
Next TEXPERS Event
2026 Summer Educational Forum. August 2-5, 2026
The next major TEXPERS event after Galveston is the Summer Educational Forum. Trustees who didn't catch a session here will find similar coverage at the Forum. View the TEXPERS event calendar →
