Texas Senate Transportation & Homeland Security Hearing scheduled August 7th in Irving

SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE

Transportation & Homeland Security

TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday, August 07, 2007

PLACE: Irving Lecture Hall, Westin DFW Airport

CHAIR: Senator John Carona

The Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security will meet on August 7, 2007, in Irving. The hearing will be held at the Westin DFW Airport hotel on 4545 W. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, Texas.

The Committee will begin at 8:00 a.m. and hear invited and public testimony on the implementation of legislation and related issues.

Agenda (subject to change)

INVITED TESTIMONY: TRANSPORTATION

Panel 1: Texas Transportation Commission/Texas Department of Transportation

Panel 2: Regional Transportation Council and North Texas Turnpike Authority

Panel 3: TEX-21

Panel 4: Infrastructure Issues

A. Trends in Infrastructure (Bob Cuellar, URS Corporation)

B. Infrastructure Protection (Albert Samano, TRC Corporation)

C. Managed Lanes (Dr. Chris Poe, Texas Transportation Institute)

D. Continuing Concerns (David Stall, CorridorWatch)

INVITED TESTIMONY: HOMELAND SECURITY

Panel 1: Steve McCraw, Dir. of Homeland Security, Office of the Governor

Panel 2: Thomas Davis, Executive Director, Department of Public Safety

Panel 3: Gangs

A. Fred Burton, Stratfor

B. John Chakwin, Special Agent in Charge, Immigration and

Customs Enforcement, Dallas

C. David Erinakes, Homeland Security Policy Advisor to the Chairman

PUBLIC TESTIMONY

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