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:		MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Brian Birdwell, Chair		None
Senator Bob Hall
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