MINUTES 
                                           
                            SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 
                        Subcommittee on Spaceport Trust Fund 
                             Thursday, August 22, 2002 
                                     10:00 a.m. 
                              Pecos County Courthouse 
                                 103 West Callaghan 
                             Fort Stockton, Texas 78735 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance was  
         held on Thursday, August 22, 2002, in the Pecos County  
         Courthouse, Fort Stockton, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Mike Jackson, Chair             Senator Troy Fraser 
                                                 Senator Eddie Lucio 
                                           
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         Senator Mike Jackson, the acting Chair, called the meeting to  
         order at 10:06 a.m.  The Chair made opening remarks and  
         introductions for Members and Elected Officials.  The following  
         business was transacted:   
          
         The Chair recognized the following invited witnesses to answer  
         questions and provide oral testimony: 
          
              Honorable Delmon Hodges, Pecos County Judge, representing  
         Pecos County. 
          
              Doug May, representing Fort Stockton Economic Development  
              Corporation, City of Fort Stockton/Pecos County and Pecos  
              County/West Texas Spaceport Development Corporation. 
          
              Chuy Garcia, City Manager, representing the City of Fort  
         Stockton and Pecos County. 
          
              Lupe Franco, Director of Instruction, representing Fort  
         Stockton I.S.D. 
          
              Steven Franco, Student, representing Fort Stockton I.S.D. 
          
              Nancy Fernandez, Student, representing Fort Stockton I.S.D. 
          
              Stacey Sarabia, Student, representing Fort Stockton I.S.D. 
          
              Eli Villarreal, Student, representing Fort Stockton I.S.D. 
  
              Brett Williams, Instructor, representing the Fredericksburg  
              High School Aerospace Programs. 
          
              Brenda Lee, Director, representing the William's Regional  
         Technical Training Center. 
          
              Amber McNew, Coordinator, representing Regional Education  
         Initiative. 
          
              George Riggs, Pecos County Commissioner, representing Pecos  
              County/West Texas Spaceport Development Corporation. 
          
              Paul Birkeland, Engineering Consultant, representing the  
         Space Technology Group. 
          
              John Powell, President of JP Aerospace, representing JP  
         Aerospace. 
          
         The following witnesses provided public testimony: 
          
              Tristan Castaneda, Governmental Affairs Consultant,  
              representing the City of Fort Stockton. 
               
              Mayor Howard McKissack, representing Fort Stockton. 
          
         There being no further business, at 12:34 p.m. Senator Jackson  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Mike Jackson, Chair 
          
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         Amber Martin, Clerk