86r Schedules — Joint hearing with the committee on Transportation, seaport infrastructure, Laredo, TX

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This is a hearing notice for a joint hearing of a House committee with the committee on Transportation, to be livestreamed, at the Student Center Ballroom of Texas A&M International University in Laredo. The committees were to hear invited testimony on an interim charge to study the state's seaport infrastructure and the infrastructure at land ports of entry. The charge also covers the economic flow of goods to and from seaports, the dredging and widening of Texas ports, and border wait times at international ports of entry. The notice says the remainder of the charge will be studied at a subsequent hearing and that the final agenda will be made available at the hearing.

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Address:

Student Center Ballroom (203A and
 B)

Texas A&M International
 University

5201 University Boulevard, Laredo,
 TX 78041

The committee will meet in a joint hearing
 with the committee on Transportation to hear invited testimony on the bold
 portion of the following interim charge:

Study the state's seaport infrastructure and
 the infrastructure at land ports of entry to facilitate international trade
 and economic growth. Examine seaport infrastructure and the auxiliary rail
 and roadway needs connected to each port as well as the port's ability to
 keep pace with oil and gas production. Make recommendations to maximize the
 economic flow of goods and products to and from seaports and study the
 feasibility and economic impact of dredging and widening Texas ports in order
 to remain competitive in international trade. Examine the infrastructure
 at international border ports of entry in Texas and identify
 transportation-related impediments to international trade that negatively
 impact the state. Make recommendations to reduce border wait times,
 facilitate economic growth, and expedite trade. (Joint charge with the
 House Committee on Transportation)

The remainder of the charge will be studied
 at a subsequent hearing.

Please contact committee staff at (512)
 463-0746 if you are interested in testifying. The final agenda will be made
 available at the hearing.

The hearing will be livestreamed. To access
 the livestream, please copy and paste the following into your web browser:
 youtu.be/lObl_heJe1Y

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