SENATE
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: International Relations and Trade

TIME & DATE:  8:30AM, Wednesday, March 5, 2003

PLACE: E1.016

CHAIR: Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.

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To consider the following:

Invited and public testimony on homeland security issues affecting the
Texas-Mexico Border and Gulf Coast regions. The committee will also
consider the following at 1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment:


SB 353            Shapleigh
Relating to tax increment financing under the Tax Increment
Financing Act in certain cities that border Mexico.



SB 535            Lucio
Relating to authorizing certain counties to regulate land
development; providing a penalty.

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