MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BORDER SECURITY
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
8:30 AM
Eagle Pass, Texas
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Border Security was held on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, in the Eagle Pass, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: |
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MEMBERS ABSENT: |
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Senator Brian Birdwell, Chair |
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None |
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Senator Bob Hall |
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Senator Juan Hinojosa |
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The chair called the meeting to order at 8:32 AM. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The following members arrived after the roll was called: Senator Hall
The chair laid out the following interim committee charge:
Community Impact: Study and report on the impact of Operation Lone Star on border, rural, and urban communities throughout Texas.
The following individuals provided invited testimony (see attached witness list).
· DPS Panel
o Director Steve McCraw, Texas DPS
· Local Law Enforcement Panel
o The Honorable Joe Frank Martinez, Val Verde County Sheriff
o Chief Federico Garza, Eagle Pass Police Department
· Local Landowners Panel
o Christopher Roswell (Maverick)
o Ruben Garibay (Maverick)
o Luis Valderrama (Maverick)
o Wayne King (Kinney)
o Ben Binnion (Maverick)
o Martin Wall (Maverick)
· Local Elected Officials Panel
o The Honorable Jaime Iracheta, Maverick County Attorney
o The Honorable Rolando Salinas, Mayor of Eagle Pass
o The Honorable Juan Carlos Guerra, Jim Hogg County Judge
o The Honorable Brent Smith, Kinney County Attorney
The following witnesses provided public testimony (see attached witness list).
At 2:11 p.m. the chair announced that the committee stand at ease.
At 3:49 p.m. the chair reconvened the committee.
The chair announced that public testimony closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 3:50 PM the chair announced that the Committee stands recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Brian Birdwell, Chair
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MaKayla Arthur, Clerk