Kelly Shackelford, Esq., is president and CEO of Liberty Institute, a post he has held since 1997. A constitutional scholar, Mr. Shackelford has argued before the United States Supreme Court, testified before the U.S. House and Senate on Constitutional issues, and has won three state landmark First Amendment and religious liberty cases in the past few years alone.

He was recently named one of the 25 greatest Texas lawyers of the past quarter-century by Texas Lawyer, and is the recipient of the prestigious William Bentley Ball Award for Life and Religious Freedom Defense for his leadership and pioneering work protecting religious freedom.

Mr. Shackelford is a highly sought after speaker and frequent guest on national TV news and talk show programs including The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity, Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show, CNN, and MSNBC. He also has been featured in the Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Times, The Washington Post, The L.A. Times, among many others.

Mr. Shackelford is also on the Board of Trustees of the United States Supreme Court Historical Society.

Adrian Murray is a founding member of the 912 Project Fort Worth and served as its president until early 2011 when, seeing the need for a structured approach to the complex issues facing the country, he began laying the foundations of Common Ground America, a growing grassroots movement to re-empower local governments and communities by returning the national government to its Constitutional limitations.  As well as being a much in demand speaker at gatherings across Texas, Adrian has appeared on Fox News with Glenn Beck and has been a guest on the Fox Business Channel.
He has served on the Executive Committee of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and is the former chair and current board member of the chamber’s East Area Council which focuses on educational and economic empowerment issues in one of the city’s most economically challenged communities.  Adrian is president and CEO of Painless Performance Products, a multi-award winning manufacturer of electrical systems for the classic car industry with worldwide distribution.  He is currently on the board of directors of his industry trade organization, the Specialty Equipment Market Association, and serves on its Executive Committee.
He and his wife, Renee, are members of Christ Life Church in Fort Worth.

“He is perhaps the most captivating orator of our time.” C.L. Bryant is a native of Shreveport, LA.  As the son of a WWII Veteran, L.C. Bryant and Elnola Bryant, C.L.’s roots run deep into the Cane River Area of Louisiana.  He has studied Western Civilization, mortgage finance and has a Masters degree in Theology.  As a licensed and ordained Baptist minister and pastor of 32 years, C.L. has traveled extensively through the U.S., South America and on missionary journeys in the Amazon.  This former president of the NAACP’s Garland, Texas Chapter, self-professed “Democratic Radical” and former host of television’s Focus on Reality (a Golden Cassette Award winner) and numerous radio shows since 1980, now believes the values that he once vehemently upheld has led the Black community into a state of bondage to the US government.
Clearly unafraid to talk religion and politics, C.L. is not only a Tea Party Patriot but he is a charter member of the Red River Tea Party and Shreveport/Bossier Tea Party, co-founder of the Desoto Parish Grassroots, founder of the national movement One Nation Back to God (www.onenationbacktoGod.com) and Fellow with FreedomWorks in Washington, D.C.  Added to this illustrious list of achievements is independent filmmaker of the documentary Runaway Slave.  Runaway Slave is a movie about the race to free the Black community from the slavery of tyranny and progressive policies.  C.L. is a highly sought-after speaker and organizer across the nation for his unique insight on religious, political and racial issues.
C.L. has been married 36 years to the former Jane C. Pruitt and they have four children and eight grandchildren.

Ted Cruz was the winner of the Tour of Texas U.S. Senatorial Forums (7) statewide straw poll where close to 2,000 citizens attended and participated in the voting. We will honor Ted as the winner and he will be given the opportunity to address the conference.

In January 2011, Ted Cruz filed to run for U.S. Senate based on his proven record of fighting for conservative principles and winning on a national level. He is running for the Senate to stand up and fight to defend liberty, preserve the Constitution, and stop federal overreach.

From 2003-08, Ted served as the Solicitor General of Texas, the chief lawyer for the State before the U.S. Supreme Court and all the state and federal appellate courts. Cruz was the youngest Solicitor General in the nation, the longest serving Solicitor General in Texas, and the first Hispanic Solicitor General in Texas.

Ted has authored over 80 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and personally argued 40 oral arguments, including 9 before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Under the leadership of Attorney General Greg Abbott, Ted defended Texas values, winning repeatedly on a national level. During Ted’s service as Solicitor General, Texas achieved an unprecedented series of landmark national victories.

Apostle Claver T. Kamau-Imani, is the founder and chairman of RagingElephants. org - a non-profit issues-oriented organization dedicated to growing the conservative voting base primarily through racial diversity. Apostle Claver Kamau-Imani is a dynamic speaker who has traveled the country giving workshops on voter education and citizen activism. His work with the Tea Parties as well as other conservative groups has enabled them to confront the racial stereotypes being charged against conservatives.

Jon-David Wells is the popular conservative Dallas/Ft.Worth talk show host of "The Wells Report". You can listen to Jon-David from 5:00-8:00pm M-F on KSKY 660 AM radio.