The House
Committee on Appropriations
82nd Legislature
February 21, 2011
7:00 a.m.
E1.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 16, 2011,
the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to
order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 7:10 a.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby;
Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; Martinez; McClendon; Miller,
Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; and Torres.
A quorum was present.
(Representative Villarreal now present.)
(Representative Giddings now present.)
(Representative Morrison now present.)
Supreme Court of Texas
The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations
for the Supreme Court of Texas.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Otto moved the adoption of the
subcommittee recommendations. The motion
was adopted without objection.
Court of Criminal Appeals
The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations
for the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Representative McClendon moved the adoption of the
subcommittee recommendations. The motion
was adopted without objection.
Fourteen Courts of Appeals
The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations
for the Fourteen Courts of Appeals.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Martinez moved the adoption of the
subcommittee recommendations. The motion
was adopted without objection.
Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial
Council
The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations
for the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Button moved the adoption of the
subcommittee recommendations. The motion
was adopted without objection.
Office of Capital Writs
The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations
for the Office of Capital Writs.
Representative Shelton moved the adoption of the
subcommittee recommendations. The motion
was adopted without objection.
Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney
The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations
for the Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair left the subcommittee recommendations for
the Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney pending.
State Law Library
The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations
for the State Law Library.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair left the subcommittee recommendations for
the State Law Library pending.
State Commission on Judicial Conduct
The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations
for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Margo moved the adoption of the subcommittee
recommendations. The motion was adopted
without objection.
Judiciary Section, Comptroller’s Department
The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations
for the Judiciary Section, Comptroller’s Department.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Otto moved the adoption of the
subcommittee recommendations. The motion
was adopted without objection.
Special Provisions – The Judiciary
The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations
for the Special Provisions – The Judiciary.
Representative Margo moved the adoption of the
subcommittee recommendations. The motion
was adopted without objection.
At 8:34 a.m., on the motion of Representative Pitts
and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until 7:00 a.m., Tuesday,
February 22, 2011.
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Rep. Pitts, Chair
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Jonathon Storms, Clerk