HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    Securing Texas from Hostile Foreign Organizations, Select 

TIME & DATE:  10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 24, 2024 

PLACE:       E2.016 
CHAIR:       Rep. Cole Hefner 

 

The Select Committee on Securing Texas from Hostile Foreign Organizations will meet on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. to hear invited testimony only on the following:

 

Study the threat posed by hostile foreign organizations and related entities on the Texas economy, security, and values.

 

Evaluate the ways in which hostile foreign organizations acquire property, including real property, in Texas as well as the attendant risks. Recommend policy changes to mitigate the risks posed by ownership of Texas assets by hostile foreign organizations.

 

 

Electronic comments may be submitted for:

 

Hostile foreign organizations-threats and property acquisition

 

 

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

 

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

 

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

 

 

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c446

 

 

 

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.