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| The Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security will hold a |
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| public hearing on Tuesday, May 20, at 8:00 a.m. in the City Council |
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| Chambers of McAllen City Hall located at 1300 Houston Ave., McAllen, |
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| The Committee will hear public and invited testimony regarding the |
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| following interim charges: |
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| Review the status of structurally deficient bridges and provide increased |
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| oversight of TxDOT's bridge repair activities to ensure that any unsafe |
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| bridges are identified and repaired as soon as possible. |
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| Study the issue and amount of state agency expenditures on media |
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| activities and the legal authority for such expenditures. Develop |
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| recommendations for guidelines to ensure appropriate use of state funds to |
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| provide legitimate public education. |
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| Monitor urban crime laboratories and their compliance with state laws |
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| regulating their functions and make recommendations to restore public |
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| trust in their functions and to ensure full compliance with federal |
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| Homeland Security reporting requirements. Specifically, review the report |
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| report issued by the Independent Investigator for the Houston Police |
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| Department Crime Laboratory and Property Room, the independent panel |
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| review of certain criminal convictions prompted by the conclusions of this |
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| report, and the implementation by the City of Houston of any reforms |
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| recommended in this report. |
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