MINUTES

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOMELAND SECURITY

Thursday, November 8, 2007

10:00 a.m.

Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas

 

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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security was held on Thursday, November 8, 2007, in the Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas.

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:		MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator John Carona Senator Eliot Shapleigh		Senator Kirk Watson Senator Kim Brimer Senator Rodney Ellis Senator Robert Nichols Senator Florence Shapiro Senator Jeff Wentworth Senator Tommy Williams

 

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The chair called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. 

 

The Committee received invited and public testimony related to Homeland Security, Crossborder Trade, Driver License Fraud, Texas Observer Open Records Request for Capitol tapes, Enhanced Driver License and the Driver Responsibility Program.    The Committee also received a quarterly update on the implementation of 80th Regular Session legislation.

 

Witnesses are shown on the attached list.

 

There being no further business, at 2:07 p.m. Senator Carona moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.

 

 

 

Senator John Carona, Chair

 

 

 

Erika Akpan, Asstistant Clerk