The House Committee on Appropriations 
         78th Legislature 
         February 6, 2003 
         7:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on January 31, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Heflin, at 7:07  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Luna, Vilma; Berman; Branch;  
                   Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred; Crownover, Myra; Davis,  
                   John; Deshotel; Eiland; Ellis, Dan; Hamric; Hope;  
                   Hupp; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth; Kolkhorst; Menendez;  
                   Pickett; Pitts; Raymond; Stick; Truitt; Turner,  
                   Sylvester; Wohlgemuth (25). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Dukes; Gutierrez; McClendon; Solis,  
                   Jim (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Solis, Jim now present.)(Representative  
         Gutierrez now present.)(Representative McClendon now  
         present.)(Representative Dukes now present.) 
          
         At 9:55 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until the Adjournment of the House. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 11:39 a.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Heflin. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Berman; Branch; Brown, Betty;  
                   Brown, Fred; Crownover; Deshotel; Dukes; Eiland;  
                   Ellis; Gutierrez; Hope; Jones, Elizabeth; McClendon;  
                   Pickett; Pitts; Raymond; Solis; Stick (19). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Luna; Davis, John; Hamric; Hupp;  
                   Isett; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Truitt; Turner; Wohlgemuth  
                   (10). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         (Representative Truitt now present.)(Representative Luna now  
         present.)(Representative Hupp now present.)(Representative  
         Menendez now present.)(Representative Kolkhorst now  
         present.)(Representative Davis, John now  
         present.)(Representative Turner now present.)(Representative  
  
         Wohlgemuth now present.)(Representative Isett now present.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Heflin in chair.) 
          
         At 4:38 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned. 
          
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         Rep. Heflin, Chair 
          
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         Angela Pena, Clerk