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 | August 13, 2008 - 09:00 AM | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Aranda, Jose  County Judge  (Middle Rio Grande Council of Governments),  Eagle Pass, TX | 
 |  |  | | Bearden, Jerry  Judge  (Texas Association of Regional Councils),  Mason, TX | 
 |  |  | | Brisbin, Jake  Executive Director  (Rio Grande Council of Gov'ts),  El Paso, TX | 
 |  |  | | Chatham, Donna  Executive Director  (Association of Rural Communities in Texas),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | DeBerry, Drew  Deputy Commissioner  (Texas Department of Agriculture),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Doggett, Robert  Attorney  (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Dwyer, Donald  Chair  (District Export Council),  Waco, TX | 
 |  |  | | Eschbach, Karl  State Demographer  (State of Texas Data Center),  San Antonio, TX | 
 |  |  | | Gerber, Michael  Executive Director  (Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Gierisch, Bobby  Coordinator  (Texas Rural Innovators Forum),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Heald, Shirley  Manager  (Texas District Export Councils),  Fort Worth, TX | 
 |  |  | | Hull, Matt    (Habitat for Humanity of Texas),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Jones, Kenneth  Executive Director  (Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council),  McAllen, TX | 
 |  |  | | Jones, Patti  Commissioner  (Texas Association of Regional Councils),  Lubbock, TX | 
 |  |  | | Kroll, John    (HRWK, Inc.),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Loza, Moises  Executive Director  (Housing Assistance Council),  Washington, DC | 
 |  |  | | McGuire, Ginger  Senior Vice President, Lancaster Pollard  (TALHFA),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Redington, Penny  Executive Director  (Texas Association of Regional Councils),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Schroeder, David  Executive Director  (Wharton Economic Development Corporation),  Wharton, TX | 
 |  |  | | Stone, Charlie  Executive Director  (Office of Rural Community Affairs),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Temple, Larry  Executive Director  (Texas Workforce Commission),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Tenorio, Sandra  Executive Director  (Texas Rural Communities, Inc.),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Teran, Miguel  County Commissioner  (El Paso County),  El Paso, TX | 
 |  |  | | Turney, Paul  Executive Vice President  (Brazos Valley Affordable Housing Corporation),  Bryan, TX | 
 |  |  | | Velasquez, Sally  Gov. Affairs Liaison  (Willacy County),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Williams, Ron  President  (Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Wood, Robert  Director, Local Gov't Assistance and Eco. Devo.  (Office of the Comptroller),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Registering, but not testifying: | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | | Flauto, Frank  Director, ACC  (District Export Council),  Austin, TX | 
 |  |  | | Hall, Brenda  CEO  (Texas District Export Councils),  Georgetown, TX | 
 |  |  | | Ogden, Daniel  2nd Vice Chair  (North Texas District Export Council),  Carrollton, TX | 
 |  |  | | Providing written testimony: | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | | Martinez, Mario    (The Brownsville Interagency Group),  Brownsville, TX | 
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