SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Border Affairs - Special

TIME & DATE: 10:00AM, Wednesday, April 12, 2000

PLACE: Houston, Texas

CHAIR: Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.

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The Senate Committee on Border Affairs and the Senate Committee on State
Affairs will meet in a joint hearing at 10:00 a.m. at the Red Lion Hotel,
2525 West Loop South, Houston, Texas  77027.

To consider the following:

(Charge #1)  Assessing the long-term intermodal transportation needs of the
             Texas-Mexico Border Region to facilitate regional economic
             development, international trade and safety.

                 NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need
auxiliary aids or services, such as interpreters for persons who are deaf
or hearing impaired, are requested to contact Stephanie Hoover at
(512) 463-0385 at least one (1) week prior to the meeting so that
appropriate arrangements can be made.

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