The House Committee on Appropriations 
         79th Legislature 
         February 2, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on January 27, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 8:02 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Pitts; Luna; Berman; Brown, Fred;  
                    Chisum; Davis, John; Dukes; Edwards; Gattis; Hamric;  
                    Hegar; Hopson; Isett; King, Tracy; Menendez; Truitt;  
                    Turner (17). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Branch; Brown, Betty; Crownover;  
                    Guillen; Haggerty; Hope; Kolkhorst; Martinez;  
                    McClendon; Pena; Pickett; Smith, Todd (12). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Smith, Todd now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst now present.)  (Representative  
         Crownover now present.)  (Representative Branch now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pena now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hope now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative McClendon now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Martinez now present.)  (Representative Guillen  
         now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Haggerty now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
 
          (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 9:47 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 11:44 a.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Pitts. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Pitts; Berman; Brown, Fred; Chisum;  
                    Davis, John; Dukes; Gattis; Guillen; Hamric; Hegar;  
                    Hopson; Isett; Kolkhorst; Martinez; McClendon; Pena;  
                    Truitt (17). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Luna; Branch; Brown, Betty;  
                    Crownover; Edwards; Haggerty; Hope; King, Tracy;  
                    Menendez; Pickett; Smith, Todd; Turner (12). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Crownover now present.)  (Representative Hope  
         now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Smith, Todd now present.)  (Representative  
         Menendez now present.)                                       
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Turner now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Haggerty now present.) 
          
         (Representative Turner in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Edwards now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
 
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         (Representative Branch now present.) 
           
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative King, Tracy now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Chisum in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 5:34 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 a.m., February 3, 2005. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Pitts, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Cristina Self, Clerk 
          
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