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Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations

Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure

NOTE: This is archived committee information from the 78th Legislative Session.

Committee Information

CHAIR

Eliot Shapleigh

MEMBERS

Craig Estes
Troy Fraser

CLERK:
Katherine Saunders

TEL:
(512) 463-4779

(TLO link)

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

Video/Audio

— Archives

September 27, 2004
August 23, 2004 — Road hearing in Wichita Falls, TX; audio only. (*audio issues)
April 19, 2004 — Road hearing in San Antonio, TX; audio only.

Interim Charges

Study and evaluate the implementation of SB 652, SB 1295 and SJR 55, 78th Legislature. Address defense community use of loan programs created by these bills and make recommendations on how to best use loan proceeds to maintain Texas bases. Study the effects of urban encroachment upon Texas military installations.
Study and communicate national Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) developments, criteria and timelines to the Texas Military Planning Commission (TMPC) and affected military communities. Coordinate and monitor all BRAC issues associated with the Governor's and Lt. Governor's offices, the TMPC, the Office of State-Federal Relations, the State Congressional Delegation, and the Texas House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations.