HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations

TIME & DATE:  8:00AM, Thursday, March 31, 2005

PLACE: Capitol Extension, E2.010

CHAIR: Rep. Frank Corte, Jr.

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The Committee will meet in a public hearing to hear the following bills:


HB 865            Goolsby
Relating to benefits for survivors of certain members of the United
States armed forces.

HB 1150            Flores / et al.
Relating to reimbursement of certain group life insurance premiums
paid by certain members of the Texas National Guard.

HB 1391            Leibowitz
Relating to the type of homes that may be financed under certain
veterans' assistance programs.

HB 2336            Corte
Relating to reimbursement of certain expenses for members of the
Texas Military Facilities Commission.

HB 2337            Corte / et al.
Relating to the use of information provided by an applicant for a
driver's license or personal identification certificate in an image
verification system.

HB 2340            Corte
Relating to grants and loans for certain economic development
projects to assist defense communities affected by the federal
military base realignment and closure process.

HB 2483            Geren
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence
homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans.

HB 2604            Guillen
Relating to preferences for veterans in state-funded job training
or employment assistance programs and services.

HB 2691            Gallego
Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas National
Guard.

HB 2726            Flores
Relating to benefits for survivors of certain members of the Texas
National Guard.

HB 3224            Riddle / et al.
Relating to the creation of the Texas service members memorial fund
and the use of other sources of money to provide benefits to
survivors of certain members of the United States armed forces.

HJR 72            Geren
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
exempt the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled
veterans from ad valorem taxation.

SB 252            Estes / et al.
Relating to a project of a development corporation in connection
with a military base or facility.

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