HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Culture, Recreation & Tourism 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Thursday, March 23, 2023 

PLACE:       E2.012 
CHAIR:       Rep. Trent Ashby 

HB 540         Longoria
Relating to the award of library construction grants by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

HB 555         Vasut                                                 
Relating to the duration of a special open hunting season for game animals and certain game birds taken by persons under 17 years of age.

HB 1809        Hunter                                                
Relating to the establishment of the commercial oyster mariculture advisory board.

HB 2332        Orr | et al.                                          
Relating to the preservation of Fairfield Lake State Park; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 2719        Ashby                                                 
Relating to the powers of the Texas Historical Commission over historic sites in this state.

HCR 42         Leo-Wilson                                            
Designating Winnie as the official Rice Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2033.

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