TOURISM:
HB 2079: Texas Music Heritage law that promotes music tourism in the Coastal
Bend.
HIGHER EDUCATION:
$4.6 million for the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Engineering Program
$7 million for the Texas Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program at TAMUCC.
$31.7 million for Del Mar College
TRANSPORTATION:
$39 Million for 313 new FTE’s to help support the construction of new transporta-
tion projects across the state.
$40 Million for Port Capital Improvements, to be used for projects to improve con-
nectivity to Texas Ports.
A very special thank you to our legislative delegation. Please take a moment to
thank them for the incredible job they did this session.
Coastal Bend Delegation
Representative
Todd Hunter Senator
Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa
Representative
Abel Herrero Representative
J.M. Lozano
Chairman of Calendars
District 32
Chairman of Land and
Resource Management
District 34
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BUSINESS MATTERS
JULY 2017
Vice-Chairman of Finance
District 20
Chairman of Higher
Education
District 43
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chamber business update
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