HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations
SUBCOMMITTEE: Port Security

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM, Wednesday, August 18, 2004

PLACE: Houston

CHAIR: Rep. Gene Seaman

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The Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony regarding security of Texas
Ports.  Subcommittee members will tour the Port of Houston beginning at
9 am and then meet at the Hilton Houston Hobby Airport hotel in Ballroom C
at 2 pm to hear invited and public testimony.

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