The House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Article IX 
         78th Legislature 
         March 14, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 7, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Article IX met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Hope, at 8:16 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Hope; Brown, Betty; Hamric; Solis (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Jones, Elizabeth; Raymond; Turner (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Jones, Elizabeth now present.) 
          
         At 10:10 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned. 
          
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         Rep. Hope, Chair 
          
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         Ylda Pineyro, Clerk