The Texas State Senate – 77th Subcommittee on Border Affairs

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Senate Committee on Business and Commerce

Subcommittee on Border Affairs

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NOTE: This is archived committee information from the 77th Legislative Session.

Committee Information

CHAIR
Eddie Lucio, Jr.

MEMBERS
John Carona
Frank L. Madla
Eliot Shapleigh
Leticia Van de Putte

CLERK:
Laura Garcia

TEL:
(512) 463-0385

Schedule, Minutes, Witness List and Bills Referred to Committee (via TLO)

Video/Audio — Archives

77th Session Interim

November 14, 2002
August 14, 2002 — Hearing in San Antonio, TX; audio only.
June 21, 2002 — Hearing in Brownsville, TX; audio only.
March 27, 2002 — Hearing in El Paso, TX; audio only.
February 5, 2002 (Part 2) — Hearing in Laredo, TX; audio only.
February 5, 2002 (Part 1) — Hearing in Laredo, TX; audio only.
November 27, 2001

77th Regular Session

April 11, 2001 — audio only
April 4, 2001
March 28, 2001
March 26, 2001 — audio only
March 22, 2001
March 21, 2001
March 7, 2001
March 1, 2001
February 20, 2001 — Joint Hearing: Business & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Border Affairsaring
February 14, 2001

Reports

The following reports are available for download:

Senate Business & Commerce Subcommittee on Border Affairs Interim Report to the 78th Legislature (1.9 MB, PDF format)

Interim Charges

The Subcommittee shall identify unique challenges facing the Texas-Mexico Border region and determine strategic economic development initiatives to assist the region in overcoming the identified challenges.
The Subcommittee shall recommend initiatives to improve trade and tourism that create a sound foundation for economic development and determine the amount of funding necessary to implement the initiatives.
The Subcommittee shall determine whether such investments will leverage other significant funds or if funding is unlikely from other sources.
The Subcommittee may also make recommendations to facilitate commerce and lessen congestion at ports-of-entry at the Texas-Mexico border.