The House Committee on Appropriations 
         78th Legislature 
         February 10, 2003 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 4, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Heflin, at 10:09  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Luna; Berman; Branch; Brown,  
                   Betty; Brown, Fred; Crownover; Davis, John; Deshotel;  
                   Eiland; Ellis; Gutierrez; Hamric; Hope; Hupp; Isett;  
                   Kolkhorst; Pickett; Pitts; Raymond; Stick; Truitt  
                   (22). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Dukes; Jones, Elizabeth; McClendon;  
                   Menendez; Solis; Turner; Wohlgemuth (7). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Dukes now present.)(Representative Wohlgemuth  
         now present.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Heflin in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Turner now present.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Heflin in chair.) 
          
         At 2:54 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until the Adjournment of the House. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 4:32 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Heflin. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Luna; Berman; Brown, Fred;  
                   Davis, John; Deshotel; Dukes; Ellis; Gutierrez; Hope;  
                   McClendon; Pickett; Pitts; Raymond; Stick; Truitt  
                   (16). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Branch; Brown, Betty; Crownover;  
                   Eiland; Hamric; Hupp; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth;  
                   Kolkhorst; Menendez; Solis; Turner; Wohlgemuth (13). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Crownover now present.)(Representative Brown,  
         Betty now present.)(Representative Wohlgemuth now  
         present.)(Representative Branch now present.)(Representative  
         Kolkhorst now present.)(Representative Hupp now  
         present.)(Representative Turner now present.)(Representative  
         Isett now present.)(Representative Eiland now  
         present.)(Representative Hamric now present.)           
                                                                 
         At 6:22 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