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Texas Legislative Conference Update
The 43rd Texas Legislative Conference is set for March 19-20, 2009 in the Kongreshalle. Brochures have been printed and will be mailed to over 8,000 Texans soon promoting the event.
Texan of the Year T. Boone Pickens will be present at a reception in his honor on Thursday, March 19 and on Friday, March 20 the half day conference will feature new House Speaker Joe Straus as the keynote luncheon speaker.
Three panels on Friday before the luncheon include the economy, energy, and a media pundits panel. Tickets are available on line at www.nbcham.org .
Transportation Committee Holds First Meeting of 2009
Transportation Committee Chair Larry Alexander and Vice Chair Ian Taylor welcomed more than 35 people to the first meeting of 2009 on February 3. The group heard reports from local engineers from TXDOT, the City of New Braunfels, and Comal County. A special presentation was made on the SH 130 project and its progress. This Chamber committee will be meeting on the first Tuesday of every other month at 7:30 am in Honors Hall. For more information contact Rusty Brockman at 830-625-2385.
Guadalupe Basin Coalition Monitors Our Water
Water, a very important resource to all of us, is becoming a topic for everyone to be involved with. Your Chamber formed the Guadalupe Basin Coalition in 2003, and because of this active group water issues from Uvalde to the Gulf of Mexico are being monitored, discussed, reviewed and studied daily. Representatives from more than ten communities, government agencies, chambers, water districts, lake groups, and river management work year round to protect the quantity and quality of the Edwards Aquifer, Guadalupe River, Comal Springs and River, Canyon Lake, San Marcos Springs and River, Blanco River, and the estuaries at the Gulf of Mexico. The GBC met on January 30 to hear a report from their lobbyist and to discuss legislative strategies for the 81st Legislative Session. New Braunfels’ representatives include members of the Chamber, City, County and NBU.
