** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Appropriations TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Tuesday, March 11, 2003 PLACE: E1.030 CHAIR: Rep. Talmadge Heflin ___________________________________________________________________________ The committee will hear public testimony regarding proposed appropriations for state agencies for the 2004-2005 biennium. HB 471 Pickett Relating to the borrowing of money by the Texas Department of Transportation. HJR 28 Pickett Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for authorization of the borrowing of money on a short-term basis by a state transportation agency for transportation-related projects. For informational purposes, the committee anticipates hearing testimony regarding the following agency appropriations: *Higher Education Formula Funding Overview *Available University Fund *Higher Education Fund *Texas Excellence Fund *University Research Fund *University of Texas System *University of Texas at Arlington *University of Texas at Austin *University of Texas at Dallas *University of Texas at El Paso *University of Texas-Pan American *University of Texas at Brownsville *University of Texas of the Permian Basin *University of Texas at San Antonio *University of Texas at Tyler *Texas A&M University System *Texas A&M University *Texas A&M University-Galveston *Prairie View A&M University *Tarleton State University *Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi *Texas A&M University-Kingsville *Texas A&M International University *West Texas A&M University *Texas A&M University-Commerce *Texas A&M University-Texarkana *University of Houston System *University of Houston *University of Houston-Clear Lake *University of Houston-Downtown *University of Houston-Victoria *Midwestern State University *University of North Texas System *University of North Texas *Stephen F. Austin State University *Texas Southern University *Texas Tech University System *Texas Tech University *Texas Woman's University *Texas State University System *Angelo State University *Lamar University *Lamar Institute of Technology *Lamar State College-Orange *Lamar State College-Port Arthur *Sam Houston State University *Southwest Texas State University *Sul Ross State University *Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande *Texas State Technical College System *Texas State Technical College-Harlingen *Texas State Technical College-West Texas *Texas State Technical College-Marshall *Texas State Technical College-Waco *Special Provisions Relating only to Components of Texas State Technical College *Public Community / Junior Colleges ___________________________________________________________________________