MINUTES 
          
                           SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING 
                             Thursday, May 14, 1998 
                                     1:30 pm 
                         Corpus Christi Council Chambers 
          
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Interim Committee on  
         Housing was held on Thursday, May 14, 1998 at Corpus Christi  
         Council Chambers, in Corpus Christi, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.                Senator Rodney Ellis 
         Senator Carlos Truan                    Senator Florence  
                                                 Shapiro 
                                                 Senator Jeff Wentworth 
          
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         Other members of the legislature who attended the hearing  
         were: 
         Representative Gene Seaman. 
          
         The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:40 pm.  
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called:   
         none. 
          
         The following business was transacted. 
          
         Chairman Lucio gave opening remarks. 
          
         Chairman Lucio recognized the following witnesses: 
         Neal, Loyd, representing the City of Corpus Christi, gave  
         opening remarks and testified on the interim charge. 
         Borchard, Richard, representing Nueces County, gave opening  
         remarks and testified on the interim charge. 
         At 2:00 pm Senator Truan assumed the chair. 
         Manley, Larry Paul, representing TDHCA, testified on the  
         interim charge. 
         At 2:10 pm Chairman Lucio resumed the chair. 
         Oliver, Esther, representing Congressman Solomon, testified on  
         the interim charge. 
         Utter, Tom, representing the City of Corpus Christi, testified  
         on the interim charge. 
         Alonzo, Abel, representing self, testified on the interim  
         charge. 
         Potashnik, Brian, representing Southwest Housing Development,  
  
         testified on the interim charge. 
         Vasquez, Elias, representing Nueces County, testified on the  
         interim charge. 
         Coleman, Lena, representing Lena's Business Management and  
         Housing Consultants, testified on the interim charge. 
         Botella, Steven, representing Nueces National Bank, testified  
         on the interim charge. 
         At 4:10 pm Senator Truan assumed the chair. 
         At 4:15 pm Chairman Lucio resumed the chair. 
         De La Cruz, Victor G.,  representing Corpus Christi Housing  
         Authority, testified on the interim charge. 
         Garza, Maria Luisa, representing Gulf Coast Council of La  
         Raza, testified on the interim charge. 
         Trejo, Delma, representing Dale Cumberland, testified on the  
         interim charge. 
         Bushell, Gary, representing Greater Corpus Christi Business  
         Alliance, testified on the interim charge. 
         Summerlin, Errol, representing Coastal Bend Legal Services,  
         testified on the interim charge. 
         A brief discussion followed. 
          
         Chairman Lucio recognized the following witnesses who  
         registered but did not testify: 
         Cumberland, Dale, representing Housing Issues Partnership. 
         Garcia, Jerry, representing Homebuilders Association of Corpus  
         Christi. 
         Garza, Diana Z., representing Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber  
         of Commerce. 
         Perez, Sylvia, G., representing self. 
         Tayler, Lamont, representing Corpus Christi Black Chamber of  
         Commerce. 
          
         Chairman Lucio closed public testimony. 
          
         Chairman Lucio announced that the committee will meet again in  
         Austin.  The date was not announced.  There being no further  
         business, at 5:30 pm Senator Truan moved that the Committee  
         stand recessed subject to the call of the chair.  Without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  
          
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         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair 
          
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         Buddy Garcia, Clerk