SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Natural Resources

TIME & DATE: 10:00AM, Friday, May 12, 2000

PLACE: Brownsville, Texas

CHAIR: Senator J. E. "Buster" Brown

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The Committee will hold a public hearing at the Port of Brownsville,
1000 Foust Road, Brownsville, Texas to discuss the following:

I.   Water situation in South Texas
II.  Opportunities and challenges facing the Texas Coastal Region
III. Port expansion and growth

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