The House Committee on Appropriations 
         79th Legislature 
         January 31, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule and a notice  
         posted on January 27, 2005, the House Committee on  
         Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 8:04 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Pitts; Berman; Brown, Betty; Brown,  
                    Fred; Davis, John; Gattis; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamric;  
                    Hegar; Hope; Hopson; King, Tracy; Kolkhorst;  
                    Martinez; McClendon; Pena; Pickett; Smith, Todd;  
                    Turner (20). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Luna; Branch; Chisum; Crownover;  
                    Dukes; Edwards; Isett; Menendez; Truitt (9). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Luna now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Chisum now present.)  (Representative Menendez  
         now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Truitt now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Crownover now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Dukes now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Branch now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Edwards now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)  
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
 
          (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
          
         At 9:56 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 1:00 p.m., January 31, 2005. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:04 p.m. and was called to order by  
         Representative Turner. The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Berman; Branch; Brown, Fred; Chisum;  
                    Crownover; Dukes; Edwards; Guillen; Hegar; Hope;  
                    Hopson; Kolkhorst; Martinez; McClendon; Menendez;  
                    Pena; Pickett; Smith, Todd; Truitt; Turner (20). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Pitts; Luna; Brown, Betty; Davis,  
                    John; Gattis; Haggerty; Hamric; Isett; King, Tracy  
                    (9). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Davis, John now present.)  (Representative King,  
         Tracy now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Gattis now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hamric now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Haggerty now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Edwards in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Turner in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)  
 
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         House Committee on Appropriations 
         1/31/2005 
          
         At 5:01 p.m., on the motion of Representative Luna and without  
          objection, the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 a.m., February  
         1, 2005. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Pitts, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Cristina Self, Clerk 
          
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