Senate Committee on Business and Commerce
Subcommittee on Border Affairs
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
Video/Audio
— Archives- 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
- 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
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.
