The House Committee on Rural Development, Select 
         76th Legislature 
         May 18, 2000 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Texas A&M University - Kingsville 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on May 1, 2000, the House Committee  
         on Rural Development, Select met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Telford, at 10:08  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Telford; Counts; Hawley; Keffer; King,  
                   Tracy; McReynolds; Ramsay; Rangel; Swinford (9). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Alexander; Chisum (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Rangel in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Telford in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Counts in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Telford in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Rangel in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Telford in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 5:40 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Telford, Chair 
          
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         Kelley McGary, Clerk