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| | The Committee will meet to hear invited and public testimony on Charge #3: | 
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| | Develop recommendations to better provide Border and rural communities | 
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| | access to state and federal resources.  Review the programs established by | 
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| | different states and recommend initiatives that Texas can enact to | 
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| | increase the competitiveness of these communities, engender critical | 
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| | development, provide affordable housing, identify community assets, | 
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| | retain/create wealth and create regional jobs. Study and make | 
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| | recommendations to expand business opportunities in international markets | 
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| | for businesses located in economically distressed areas, including rural | 
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