The fine folks at Americans for Prosperity, an economic-freedom group, have teamed up with CLOUT to launch a free summit — to be held next Friday — entitled “Defending the American Dream: The Texas Challenge.” Here are the details:

AFPF and CLOUT are partnering for the first Texas conference in Houston on Friday, June 22, 2007, from 3pm to 6pm. A post-legislative session wrap-up, the conference will serve as a springboard for action to empower taxpayers to rein in spiraling property taxes and out-of-control government spending and ultimately, to take back Texas government.

The event will include local heavy-hitters in the conservative movement, including Paul Bettencourt, Cheryl Johnson (hubba hubba), Ben Streusand and Peggy Venable.

It’s a week from today. That’s Friday, June 22, 2007, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. It’ll be at the Sheraton North Houston Hotel; 15700 John F. Kennedy Blvd. It’s right between the Beltway and Bush Intercontinental Airport.