House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on General  
         Government 
         76th Legislature 
         February 15, 1999 
         8:00 am  
         Capitol Extension, E1.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 10, 1999, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations-S/C on General Government met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Talmadge Heflin at 8:07 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Flores; Luna, Vilma; Puente;  
                   Tillery (5). 
          
         Absent:   None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 9:51 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until the adjournment of the House. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 11:00 am and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Heflin.  The roll was answered as  
         follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Puente; Tillery (3). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Flores; Luna, Vilma (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representatives Flores and Luna, Vilma now present.)   
          
         Show Representative Ron Lewis present. 
          
         At 12:15 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until  
         1:15 pm. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:25 pm and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Heflin.  The roll was answered as  
         follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Puente; Tillery (3). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Flores; Luna, Vilma (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
  
         (Representatives Flores and Luna, Vilma now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Show Representative Ron Lewis present. 
          
         Show Representative Henry Cuellar present. At 4:42 pm, on the  
         motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was  
         adjourned until 8:00 am on February 16, 1999. 
          
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         Rep. Talmadge Heflin, Chair 
          
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         Cody Sutton, Clerk