To consider whether disciplinary action should be taken against DONALD D. DOBBS, Bastrop, Texas, who holds a Group I, Legal Reserve Life Insurance Agent's License issued by the Texas Department of Insurance.

Contact: Bernice Ross, 333 Guadalupe Street, Mail Code #113-2A, Austin, Texas 78701, 512/463-6328.

Filed: December 27, 1996, 4:16 p.m.

TRD-9618673

Thursday, January 23, 1997, 9:00 a.m.

State Office of Administrative Hearings, 300 West Fifteenth Street, Suite 502

Austin

AGENDA:

To consider whether disciplinary action should be taken against MARY A. CABELLO, Houston, Texas, who holds a Local Recording Agent's License to be issued by the Texas Department of Insurance.

Contact: Bernice Ross, 333 Guadalupe Street, Mail Code #113-2A, Austin, Texas 78701, 512/463-6328.

Filed: December 27, 1996, 4:15 p.m.

TRD-9618671

Friday, January 24, 1997, 1:00 p.m.

State Office of Administrative Hearings, 300 West Fifteenth Street, Suite 502

Austin

AGENDA:

To consider whether disciplinary action should be taken against FREDDIE KALLIE, Houston, Texas, who holds a Group I, Legal Reserve Life Insurance Agent's License, Group II, Insurance Agent's License and Local Recording Agent's License issued by the Texas Department of Insurance.

Contact: Bernice Ross, 333 Guadalupe Street, Mail Code #113-2A, Austin, Texas 78701, 512/463-6328.

Filed: December 27, 1996, 4:15 p.m.

TRD-9618672

Board of Law Examiners

Thursday, January 9, 1997, 8:30 a.m.

Suite 500, Tom C. Clark Building, 205 West Fourteenth Street

Austin

Hearings Panel

AGENDA:

The hearings panel will hold public hearings and conduct deliberations, including the consideration of proposed agreed orders, on the character and fitness of the following applicants, declarants and/or probationary: Kathleen Vossler; Lowell Kendall; Ancheska English, Michael Scott; Seth Hinkley; Morgan King; Kenneth Laney, Jr. (Character and fitness deliberations may be conducted in executive session, pursuant to Section 82.003(a), Texas Government Code.)

Contact: Rachael Martin, P.O. Box 13486, Austin, Texas 78711-3486.

Filed: December 23, 1996, 11:50 a.m.

TRD-9618629

Thursday, January 9, 1997, 8:30 a.m.

Suite 500, Tom C. Clark Building, 205 West Fourteenth Street

Austin

Hearings Panel

REVISED AGENDA:

The hearings panel will hold public hearings and conduct deliberations, including the consideration of proposed agreed orders, on the character and fitness of the following applicants, declarants and/or probationary: Kathleen Vossler; Lowell Kendall; Michael Scott; Seth Hinkley; Morgan King; Kenneth Laney, Jr., Brian Rhodes, (Character and fitness deliberations may be conducted in executive session, pursuant to Section 82.003(a), Texas Government Code.)

Contact: Rachael Martin, P.O. Box 13486, Austin, Texas 78711-3486.

Filed: December 27, 1996, 11:43 a.m.

TRD-9618660

Friday-Sunday, January 10-12, 1997, 8:30 a.m.

Suite 500, Tom C. Clark Building, 205 West Fourteenth Street

Austin

AGENDA:

The Board will call to order and consider: requests for excused absences; approval of minutes, financial and investment reports; review bar examination questions (in executive session); proposal to eliminate Rule II)a)(5), Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas; consider adoption of certain policies and procedures; consider whether to recommend elimination of admission without examination; consider reports from staff and board members; consider requests for special requests for waivers and interpretations; consult with legal counsel concerning pending litigation (in executive session); conduct formal reviews of failing examinees' Texas exam papers These reviews are not actually part of the open meeting, as they are conducted by individual board members and individual examinees); and hear communications from the public.

Contact: Rachael Martin, P.O. Box 13486, Austin, Texas 78711-3486.

Filed: December 27, 1996, 5:02 p.m.

TRD-9618674

Texas Life, Accident, Health & Hospital Service Insurance Guaranty Association

Tuesday, January 7, 1997, 9:30 a.m.

301 Congress, Suite 500, Board Room

Austin

Audit Committee

AGENDA:

Consideration and possible action on: 1) Approval of the March 27, 1996 minutes; 2) Internal Control projects conducted by West, Davis & Company, LLP, certified public accountants; 3) Selection of the independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 1996; 4) Internal control projects to be conducted by independent certified public accountants during 1997; 5) Next meeting date.

Contact: C.S. LaShelle, 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 500, Austin, Texas 78701, 512/476-5101.

Filed: December 23, 1996, 11:19 a.m.

TRD-9618628

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Wednesday, January 8, 1997, 9:30 a.m.

Room 201S, Building E, 12118 North Interstate 35

Austin

AGENDA:

The Commission will consider approving the following matters on the attached agenda: Class 3 Modification; Class 2 Modifications; Hearing Request; District Matter; Petition for Denial to Review Permit; Municipal Waste Discharge Enforcement Agreed Orders; Air Enforcement Agreed Orders; Petroleum Storage Tank Enforcement Agreed Order; Petroleum Storage Tank Enforcement Default Order; Rules; Executive Session; the Commission will consider items previously posted for open meeting and at such meeting verbally postponed or continued to this date. With regard to any item, the Commission may take various actions, including but not limited to rescheduling an item in its entirety or for particular action at a future date or time. (Registration for 9:30 agenda starts 8:34 until 9:25).

The Commission will consider approving the following matters on the attached agenda for 1:00 p.m. Administrative Law Judge's Proposal for Decisions.(Agenda Registration starts at 12:45 p.m. until 1:00 p.m.).

Contact: Doug Kitts, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753, 512.239-3317.

Filed: December 23, 1996, 3:36 p.m.

TRD-9618641

Texas Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities

Wednesday, January 8, 1996, 9:30 a.m.

Doubletree Hotel, 6505 IH35 North

II. Introduction of Council Members, Staff and Guests

III. Public Comments

IV. Approval of Minutes

V. Report from Grantee-Information and Referral Network

VI. Report from Grantee-Texas Respite Resource Project

VII. Future Funding Activities

Adjourn

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, large print or Braille, are requested to contact Marilyn Simpson at 512/424-4085.

Contact: Roger Webb, 4900 North Lamar, Austin, Texas 78751, 512/424-4081.

Filed: December 27, 1996, 11:21 a.m.

TRD-9618659

Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners

Monday, January 13, 1997, 9:30 a.m.

1111 Northeast Loop 410

San Antonio

AGENDA:

1. Roll call — 9:30 a.m. 2. Recognize staff and visitors; 3. Public comments; 4. Consider approval of the minutes of the November 12, 1996 Board Meeting; 5. Discuss frequency and location of future Board Meetings; 6. Hear Committee reports: a. Continuing Education; b. Rules Review; c. Code; d. Enforcement; e. Examination; f. Legislative; g. Medical Gas; h. Personnel; i. Water Supply Protection Specialist; 7. Field Department; 8. Examination Department; 9. Fiscal Department; 10. Administrative Department; 11. Adjournment.

Contact: Mary Lou Lane, 929 East Fortyfirst Street, Austin, Texas 78751, 512/458-2145, extension 222.

Filed: December 27, 1996, 3:44 p.m.

TRD-9618668

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Friday, January 17, 1996, 9:00 a.m.

1701 North Congress Avenue

Austin

Legal Administration

AGENDA:

A Hearing on the Merits will be held by the State Office of Administrative Hearings in Docket Number 16813- Application of IWL Communications Incorporated d/b/a IWL Connect, for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority. Applicant intends to provide special access telecommunications services and local exchange services to commercial and residential customers. Applicant will use a combination of reselling other carrier's services and building infrastructure in areas which can only provide limited services. Its' network will be utilized to furnish interstate telecommunications, intrastate intra-and interLATA switched and non-switched high-speed telecommunications services. Applicant will also provide dial tone and long distance services to customers on drill rigs and production platforms located in the Gulf of Mexico via satellite or microwave. Applicant's requested geographic areas follow the boundaries of the existing service areas of the following local exchange carriers: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company; GTE Southwest, Inc.; Central Telephone Company of Texas; United Telephone company of Texas; Sugarland Telephone Company; Lufkin-Conroe Telephone Exchange, Inc.; and any other incumbent LEC or certified telecommunications providers with over 31,000 access lines. Persons who wish to intervene or otherwise participate in these proceedings should make appropriate filings or comments to the Commission by January 10, 1997.

Contact: Paula Mueller, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78711, 512/936-7145.

Filed: December 23, 1996, 4:42 p.m.

TRD-9618648

Friday, January 17, 1996, 9:00 a.m.

1701 North Congress Avenue

Austin

AGENDA:

A Hearing on the Merits will be held by the State Office of Administrative Hearings in Docket Number 16823- Application of Basicphone, Inc. for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority. Applicant intends to provide basic exchange service, including but not limited to basic lines, and associated features, functions, services, and options, and local calling services, through the resale of any and all services available for resale in the State of Texas. The geographic area to be served by the applicant is identical to the entire area of the existing service area provided by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in the counties of Jefferson, Orange, Hardin, Chambers, Jasper, and Newton. Persons who wish to intervene or otherwise participate in these proceedings should make appropriate filings or comments to the Commission by January 10, 1997.

Contact: Paula Mueller, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78711, 512/936-7145.

Filed: December 30, 1996, 9:52 a.m.

TRD-9618680

Friday, January 17, 1996, 9:00 a.m.

1701 North Congress Avenue

Austin

AGENDA:

A Hearing on the Merits will be held by the State Office of Administrative Hearings in Docket Number 16824- Application of Transtar Communications, L.C. for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority. Applicant seeks authority to provide resold local switched services. This includes but may not be limited to, monthly recurring, flat-rate local exchange service, extended area service, extended metro service, foreign exchange service, foreign business office service, toll restriction, call control options, tone dialing, custom calling services, Caller ID and any other services which are available for resale from the underlying incumbent local exchange carrier or other carriers authorized to do business with the designated service area as a service provider. Applicant requested SPCOA geographic area follows the boundaries of the existing service areas of the following local exchange carriers: Southwestern Bell, GTE, Centel, United Telephone, and any other eligible local exchange carrier. Persons who wish to intervene or otherwise participate in these proceedings should make appropriate filings or comments to the Commission by January 10, 1997.

Contact: Paula Mueller, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78711, 512/936-7145.

Filed: December 30, 1996, 9:52 a.m.

TRD-9618681

Texas Turnpike Authority

Thursday, January 9, 1997, 10:00 a.m.

Dallas Marriott Quorum, 14901 Dallas Parkway

Dallas

Board of Directors

AGENDA:

The agenda includes; approval of minutes of Board of Directors meeting of October 16, 1996, Right-of-Way Acquisition and Contract Awards Committee meetings of December 19, 1996; consider resolutions(s) honoring past TTA Directors; Austin area turnpike matters; Southwest Parkway (Tarrant and Johnson Counties) matters; consider final approval of Proposed Operating Budgets for Calendar/Fiscal year 1997 on the Dallas North Tollway Mountain Creek Lake Bridge and of the Feasibility Study Fund Schedule of Potential Expenditures; consideration of TTA legislative proposals; a) Presentation by north Texas metropolitan counties, the Regional Transportation Council, the Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition, and/or other local governments related to the TTA proposals, b) discussion of legislative proposals that may be recommended by the TTA Directors, c) consideration of actions relative to legislative proposals, positions, or directives; consider affirmation of the December 19, 1996, actions of the TTA Board of Directors Right-of-Way Acquisition and Contract Awards Committees; consider award of engineering design and service contracts and supplemental agreements for the Dallas North tollway System, the 183-A Turnpike, the SH130 Turnpike; the SH 45/Loop I Turnpike and the Southwest Parkway; consider approval of interlocal/interagency agreements involving engineering, procurement and construction matters related to the Dallas North Tollway System, the 183-A Turnpike, the Trinity Parkway, the S1145/Loop 1 Turnpike and the SH 130 route turnpike; consider hosting IBTTA Annual Meeting;

Executive session; consider acceptance of ROW Appraisal/Offer/Purchase List Number 71 related to the Dallas North Tollway System, the 183-A Turnpike, and the Southwest Parkway; consider payment by the TTA of expenses incurred by former TTA Director, pursuant to Section 51.33 of the TTA Bylaws; consider amendment(s) to DNT Phase 2 improvements and construction fund allocation; consider adoption of a time schedule goal within which to fund and implement Dallas North Tollway screen walls; and public discussion.

Contact: Jimmie G. Newton, 3015 Raleigh Street, Dallas, Texas 75219, 214/522-6200.

Filed: December 27, 1996, 3:32 p.m.

TRD-9618666

Regional Meetings

Meeting filed December 23, 1996:

Gillespie Central Appraisal District, Board of Directors, will meet at Gillespie County Courthouse, Basement Suite 104-C, 101 West Main Street, Fredericksburg, January 6, 1997 at 9:00 a.m. Information may be obtained from Mary Lou Smith, P.O. Box 429, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624, 210/997-9807. TRD-9618640.

Meetings filed December 27, 1996:

Brazos River Authority, Water Utilization Committee, will meet at 4400 Cobbs Drive, Waco, January 6, 1997 at 9:00 a.m. Information may be obtained from Mike Bukala, P.O. Box 7555, Waco, Texas 76714-7555, 817/776-1441. TRD-9618655.

Brazos River Authority, Administration and Audit Committee, will meet at 4400 Cobbs Drive, Waco, January 6, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. Information may be obtained from Mike Bukala, P.O. Box 7555, Waco, Texas 76714-7555, 817/776-1441. TRD-9618656.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Trinity Railway Express Grand Opening, South Irving Station, met at 201 Rock Island Road, at O'Connor, Irving, December 30, 1996 at 10:00 a.m. Information may be obtained from Paula J. Bailey, DART, P.O. Box 660163, Dallas, Texas 75266-0163, 214/749-3256. TRD-9618651.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Trinity Railway Express Grand Opening, Handy House, met at 128 West Irving Boulevard, Irving, December 30, 1996 at 11:00 a.m. . Information may be obtained from Paula J. Bailey, DART, P.O. Box 660163, Dallas, Texas, 75266-0163, 214/749-3256. TRD-9618652.

Lamar County Appraisal District, Board of Directors, met at 521 Bonham Street, Paris, December 31, 1996 at 4:00 p.m. Information may be obtained from Joe A. Welch, P.O. Box 400, Paris, Texas 75461, 903/785-7822. TRD-9618650.

North Texas Regional Library System, Board of Directors, will meet in emergency session, at 1111 Foch Street, Fort Worth, January 3, 1997, 1:30. Information may be obtained from Cynthia Brown, 1111 Foch Street, Suite 100, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, 817/ 335-6076. TRD-9618653.

Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission, General Membership, will meet at 6201 East Business Loop 20, (Highway 80), January 8, 1997 at 11:30 a.m. Information may be obtained from Terri Moore, P.O. Box 60660, Midland, Texas 79711, 915/563-1061, TRD-9618667.

Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission, Board of Directors, will meet at 6201 East Business Loop 20, (Highway 80), January 8, 1997 at 11:30 a.m. Information may be obtained from Terri Moore, P.O. Box 60660, Midland, Texas 79711, 915/563-1061. TRD-9618669.

Stephens County Rural Water Supply Corporation, Board, met at 301 West Elm Street, Breckenridge, January 2, 1997, at 6:00 p.m.Information may be obtained from Mary Barton, P.O. Box 1621, Breckenridge, Texas 76424, 817/559-6180. TRD-9618654.

Upshur County Appraisal District, Board of Directors, will meet at Warren and Trinity Street, Gilmer, January 21, 19965 at 1:00 p.m. Information may be obtained from Louise Stracener, P.O. Box 280, Gilmer, Texas 75644-0280, 903/843-3041. TRD-9618664.

Meeting filed December 30, 1996:

Nolan County Central Appraisal District will meet at Nolan County Courthouse, Third Floor, 119 East Third, Sweetwater, January 14, 1997, at 7:00 a.m. Information may be obtained from Patricia Davis, P.O. Box 1256, Sweetwater, Texas 79556, 915/235-8421.TRD-9618677.