Education Service Center, Region XIV

Request for Applications Concerning K-12 School-Community Partnerships Grant Program

Filing Authority. This Request for Applications (RFA) is authorized under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, 42 USC 12521 et seq. (Learn and Serve America School-based Programs)

Eligible Applicants. The Texas Center for Service-Learning, a statewide initiative of Region 14 Education Service Center (ESC) in partnership with the Texas Education Agency, is requesting applications from public school districts, open enrollment charter schools, and shared services arrangements of public school districts in Texas.

Description. Grant activities are for model initiatives that use the S.T.A.R.S. model of service-learning (Student leadership, Thoughtful service, Authentic learning, Reflective practice, and Substantive partnerships) to meet district and/or campus improvement goals. Region 14 ESC will issue grants to eligible applicants to: (1) engage K-12 students in community service activities as a structured element of an instructional program; (2) focus service activities to address key goals such as improved academic performance, enhanced personal responsibility and civic-mindedness, increased parental involvement., etc.; (3) use service as a strategy to meet real community needs; (4) utilize teacher-facilitated reflection in a variety of formats (written, verbal, visual, electronic) to promote critical thinking and analytical skills in preparing for, implementing, and evaluating service-learning experiences; (5) develop meaningful partnerships with organizations and individuals (including parents and community members of all ages) to implement the project successfully and sustain service-learning as a regular instructional practice; (6) collect information about successful or model efforts for the purpose of project replication, adoption, and adaptation; (7) ensure participation in all required trainings and meetings offered through TxCSL and/or through participating regional Education Service Centers; and (8) meet all evaluation requirements as specified in the RFA and/or by TxCSL and the program evaluator. Applicants must also ensure that their programs address the Texas Learn and Serve America statewide goals as identified in the RFA.

Dates of Project. All services and activities related to this proposal will be conducted within specified dates. The starting date will be no earlier than September 1, 2003, with an ending date of no later than August 31, 2004. Programs will be eligible for two years of continuation funding based on evidence of satisfactory progress.

Project Amount. A range of contracts will be awarded to a maximum of $100,000 to allow for a variety of models in small, medium, and large districts. A total of $1,200,000 is available for grant awards. Continuation funding through August 31, 2006, will be based on satisfactory progress and on general budget approval by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the Texas Education Agency, and Region 14 ESC. This project is funded 100% from CNCS federal funds.

Selection Criteria. Proposals will be selected based on the ability of each applicant to carry out all requirements contained in the RFA. Region 14 ESC will base its selection on, among other things, the demonstrated competence and qualifications of the applicant. Special consideration will be given to ensure geographic and organizational diversity among applicants. Region 14 ESC reserves the right to select from the highest ranking proposals those that address all requirements in the RFA.

Region 14 ESC is not obligated to execute a resulting grant award, provide funds, or endorse any proposal submitted in response to this RFA. This RFA does not commit Region 14 ESC to pay any costs incurred before a NOGA is executed. The issuance of this RFA does not obligate Region 14 ESC to award a grant or pay any costs incurred in preparing a response.

Requesting the Application. A complete copy of the RFA may be obtained by writing the Texas Center for Service-Learning, 2538 S. Congress Avenue, Suite 300, Austin, Texas 78704; by calling 1-877-441-1147 or (512) 441-1147; or by downloading the application from the Texas Center website at www.txcsl.org.

Further Information. For clarifying information about the RFA, contact program staff members Elizabeth Manning (emanning@esc14.net) or Leslie McLain (lmclain@esc14.net) at the Texas Center for Service-Learning at 1-877-441-1147 or (512) 441-1147. Technical assistance will also be provided through TETN teleconferences on Tuesday, April 29 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and on Friday May 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Advance registration is requested for both teleconferences by faxing the TETN registration form available for downloading from www.txcsl.org to (512) 441-1181 no later than one day prior to the date of the TETN.

Deadline for Receipt of Proposals. Proposals must be received by mail or delivery service at the Texas Center for Service-Learning by 5:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time), Friday, May 30, 2003, to be considered. Facsimile and e-mail copies will not be accepted.

TRD-200302336

Terry Harlow

Education Service Center, Region XIV

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision for a Municipal Solid Waste Permit

For the Period of April 1, 2003.

APPLICATION Waste Corporation of Texas, L.P., One Riverway, Suite 1400, Houston, Texas 77056, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a permit amendment to authorize the expansion of a Type IV municipal solid waste landfill facility that will dispose of brush, construction-demolition waste, rubbish that is free of putrescible waste and free of household waste, Class 3 nonhazardous industrial waste, man-made inert materials, and yard waste. The expanded landfill facility is to be located on a 114.5 acre site approximately 0.1 miles east of the intersection of Genoa-Red Bluff Road and Old Highway 3 (Old Galveston Road) on the south side of Genoa-Red Bluff Road approximately 16 miles southeast of downtown Houston, Harris County, Texas.

The TCEQ executive director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft permit. The draft permit, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision to issue this draft permit. The permit application, executive director's preliminary decision, and draft permit are available for viewing and copying at the South Houston Branch of the Harris County Public Library, 607 Avenue A, South Houston, Texas 77587.

MAILING LISTS. You may ask to be placed on a mailing list to obtain additional information regarding this application by sending a request to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. You may also ask to be on a county-wide mailing list to receive public notices for TCEQ permits in the county.

PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting about this application. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comment or to ask questions about the application. The TCEQ will hold a public meeting if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing.

You may submit additional written public comment to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 within 30 days from the date of newspaper publication of this notice.

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material or significant public comments. The response to comments, along with the executive director's decision on the application, will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or who requested to be on a mailing list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions for requesting a contested case hearing or reconsideration of the executive director's decision. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in a state district court.

A contested case hearing will only be granted based on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission's decision on the application. Further, the Commission will only grant a hearing on issues that were raised during the public comment period and not withdrawn. Issues that are not raised in public comments may not be considered during a hearing.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION. The executive director may issue final approval of the application unless a timely contested case hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed. If a timely hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed, the executive director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and requests to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

Further information may also be obtained from Mr. B. Jeffrey Hobby, P.E., Waste Corporation of Texas, L.P., at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Hobby at (281) 443-2404.

TRD-200302328

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision for Hazardous Waste Compliance Plan

For the Period of April 3, 2003

APPLICATION Chevron Environmental Services Company, 5959 Corporate Drive, Houston, Texas 77036, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a Class 3 modification to the compliance plan. The modification will authorize the remediation of hydrocarbon impacted soils, modify the location of Point of Compliance wells, indicator parameters have been changed to benzene, toluene, ethyl benezene and xylenes and sampling frequency has been changed from quarterly to semiannual. The compliance period has been modified based on dates of operation and actual closure. Accordingly, cost estimates for financial assurance has been updated. Financial assurance has been modified to add soil corrective measures and update financial assurance based on current costs for the groundwater corrective measure. The facility, a decommissioned petroleum refinery, is located at 315 South Grand Street, Amarillo, in Potter County, Texas. This application was submitted to the TCEQ on July 12, 2002.

The TCEQ executive director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft compliance plan. The draft compliance plan, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision that this compliance plan, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The compliance plan application, executive director's preliminary decision, and draft compliance plan are available for viewing and copying at Amarillo Public Library, 413 East 4th Street, Amarillo, Texas 79101.

PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting about this application. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or to ask questions about the application. Generally, the TCEQ will hold a public meeting if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application, if requested in writing by an affected person, or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing.

Written public comments and requests for a public meeting must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 within 45 days from the date of newspaper publication of this notice.

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material or significant public comments. The response to comments, along with the executive director's decision on the application, will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or requested to be on the mailing list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions for requesting a contested case hearing or reconsideration of the executive director's decision. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in a state district court.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION. The executive director may issue final approval of the application unless a timely contested case hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed. If a timely hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed, the executive director will not issue final approval of the compliance plan and will forward the application and requests to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

MAILING LIST. In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. You may request to be added to: (1) the mailing list for this specific application; (2) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (3) the permanent mailing list for a specific county. Clearly specify which mailing list(s) to which you wish to be added and send your request to the TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. Unless you otherwise specify, you will be included only on the mailing list for this specific application.

INFORMATION. If you need more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.TCEQ.state.tx.us. The permittee's compliance history during the life of the permit being modified is available from the Office of Public Assistance.

Further information may also be obtained from Chevron Environmental Services Company at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Tommy Thompson at (713) 219-5257.

TRD-200302326

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: April 8, 2003

Notice of Opportunity to Participate in Permitting Matters

A person may request to be added to a mailing list for public notices processed through the Office of the Chief Clerk for air, water, and waste permitting activities at the TCEQ. You may request to be added to: (1) a permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (2) a permanent mailing list for a specific county or counties.

Note that a request to be added to a mailing list for a specific county will result in notification of all permitting matters affecting that particular county.

To be added to a mailing list, send us your name and address, clearly specifying which mailing list(s) to which you wish to be added. Your written request should be sent to the TCEQ, Office of the Chief Clerk, Mail Code 105, P. O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087.

Individual members of the public who wish to inquire about the information contained in this notice, or to inquire about other agency permit applications or permitting processes, should call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040.

TRD-200302325

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: April 8, 2003

Notice of Water Quality Applications

The following notices were issued during the period of March 31, 2003 through April 8, 2003.

The following require the applicants to publish notice in the newspaper. The public comment period, requests for public meetings, or requests for a contested case hearing may be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, Mail Code 105, P O Box 13087, Austin Texas 78711-3087, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

AQUASOURCE UTILITY, INC. has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 12996-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000 gallons per day. The facility is located at 11400 Green River Drive on the northeast corner of the crossing of Greens Bayou by Green River Drive in Harris County, Texas.

RONALD ALLEN BENNER has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 04001, to authorize the discharge of mariculture wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 4,000,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001. The applicant operates a mariculture facility. The plant site is located on the east side of County Road 316 approximately 0.25 miles north of the intersection of County Road 304 and County Road 316, approximately 2.2 miles east of the intersection of State Highway 172 and County Road 304, and 3.4 miles south of the intersection of State Highways 35 and 172, near the City of Port Alto, Calhoun County, Texas.

COTTONWOOD ENERGY COMPANY, LP which proposes to operates the Cottonwood Energy Project, a combined cycle electric power generating facility, has applied for a major amendment to TPDES Permit No. 04230 to add wastestreams (oil/water separator effluent, evaporative cooler blowdown, auxiliary boiler flush water, plant wash water, and domestic wastewater) to the authorized wastestreams discharging via Outfall 001, to remove Outfalls 101 and 201 (internal monitoring points), and to increase the effluent limitations for free available chlorine at Outfall 001. The current permit authorizes the discharge of cooling tower blowdown and low volume wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 2,250,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001. The facility is located southwest of the City of Ruliff, west of Indian Lake Road, approximately 0.75 miles south of the intersection of Indian Lake Road and Hartburg Road, Newton County, Texas.

CRANE CO. has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 12456-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 5,000 gallons per day. The facility is located immediately west of Johnson Road and approximately 9.8 miles west of the City of Conroe central business district on the southside of Farm-to-Market Road 2854 in Montgomery County, Texas.

CITY OF DENISON has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 10079-003, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater an annual average flow not to exceed 6,000,000 gallons per day. The facility is located east of the City of Denison, approximately 1,600 feet east and 2,200 feet north of the intersection of Center Street and Farm-to-Market Road 120 in Grayson County, Texas.

FOSTER UTILITIES LLC provider of wastewater collection, treatment and disposal services, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 14428-001, to authorize the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 165,000 gallons per day. The facility will be located within the Foster Development, Ltd. subdivision, approximately 800 feet west of U.S. Highway 183, approximately 2,100 feet south of County Road 263, and approximately 7,100 feet north of the South Fork of the San Gabriel River in Williamson County, Texas.

FOREST GLEN, INC. has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 11844-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 40,000 gallons per day. The facility is located approximately 6 miles southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 190 and Farm-to-Market Road 2296 in Walker County, Texas.

SANDRA LEE GOODWIN has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 12617-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 35,000 gallons per day. The facility is located at 1719 Gault Road, approximately 1,200 feet west of the intersection of Gault Road and Aldine-Westfield Road in Harris County, Texas.

HARRIS COUNTY has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 13027-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 10,000 gallons per day. The facility is located at 25011 West Hardy Road in Harris County, Texas. The treated effluent is discharged to Lemm Gully; thence to Cypress Creek in Segment No. 1009 of the San Jacinto River Basin.

HARRIS COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 51 has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 10032-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 6,300,000 gallons per day. The facility is located at 14701 Woodforest Boulevard, east of Carpenters Bayou in Harris County, Texas.

CITY OF HAWKINS has submitted application for a new permit, Proposed Permit No.04546, to authorize the land application of sewage sludge for beneficial use on 20.996 acres. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The land application site is located approximately 1,500 feet west of Farm-to-Market Road 14 at a point approximately 6,500 feet north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and Farm-to-Market Road 14 in Wood County, Texas.

CITY OF MENARD has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 10345-002, to authorize the discharge of filter backwash water at a daily average flow not to exceed 94,000 gallons per day. The facility will be located on Farm-to-Market Road 2092, approximately 1 mile west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 83 and Farm-to-Market Road 2092 in Menard County, Texas.

NEWPARK SHIPBUILDING - BRADY ISLAND, INC. which operates a centralized waste treatment facility and a construction, repair, cleaning and gas-freeing service for ships, barges, and tank trucks, has applied for a major amendment to TPDES Permit No. 02034 to authorize the relocation of Outfall 001 from the south side of the island to the north side; a less stringent effluent limitation for total copper via Outfall 001; remove Outfall 002; remove the discharge of storm water via Outfalls 003, 004, and 005; and add the discharge of ballast/void space water on an intermittent and flow variable basis via newly proposed Outfall 006. The current permit authorizes the discharge of process wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001; storm water runoff on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 002; and process wastewater and storm water runoff on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfalls 003, 004 and 005. The facility is located at 8502 Cypress Street, on Brady Island between the Houston Ship Channel and Old Buffalo Bayou in the City of Houston, Harris County, Texas.

NEWPORT MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 11329-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 2,000,000 gallons per day The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 990,000 gallons per day. The facility is located west of the confluence of Gum Gully and Jackson Bayou, approximately 1.8 miles northwest of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 2100 and U.S. Highway 90 in Harris County, Texas

NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 20 has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 13625-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 2,100,000 gallons per day. The facility is located approximately 6,500 feet north and 8,700 feet east of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1960 and Stuebner Airline Road, approximately 2 1/4 miles northeast of the same intersection in Harris County, Texas.

REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC. which operates a hydrochloric acid bulk terminal, has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 04552, to authorize the discharge of railcar rinsewater on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 001; trailer rinsewater on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 002; and steam condensate and storm water on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 003. The facility is located at 2250 Appelt Drive, approximately 0.6 miles north of the intersection of Appelt Drive and Jacintoport Boulevard, Harris County, Texas.

CITY OF ROMA has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 11212-002, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 2,000,000 gallons per day. The facility is located approximately 900 feet south of U.S. Highway 83, approximately 4,900 feet southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 83 and the U.S. Customs Toll Bridge Road in Starr County, Texas.

CITY OF SUNSET has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 14422-001, to authorize the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 20,000 gallons per day. The facility will be located approximately 1,000 feet north northwest of the intersection of U.S. Highway 287 and State Highway 101 West and west of the City of Sunset in Montague County, Texas.

SYNAGRO OF TEXAS-CDR, INC. has submitted application for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. 04506, to authorize the land application of sewage sludge for beneficial use on 139 acres. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The land application site is located 0.5 mile east of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1305 and County Road 4225, approximately 5 miles north of the City Poynor in Henderson County, Texas.

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 11692-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 14,000 gallons per day. The facility is located adjacent to State Highway 87, approximately 12 miles west of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 3322 and State Highway 87 in Jefferson County, Texas.

TOMMY JOE THOMAS has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 12919-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 18,000 gallons per day. The facility is located on the 9800 Block of Deer Trail Drive approximately one mile northwest of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 149 and Interstate Highway 45 in Harris County, Texas.

VAITHI DEVELOPMENT, INC. has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 12527-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 10,000 gallons per day. The facility is located at 14718 Kuykendahl Road between Farm-to-Market Road 1960 and Interstate Highway 45 in Harris County, Texas.

WEST TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANY which operates the Paint Creek Power Station, has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 00963, which authorizes the discharge of once-through cooling water and cooling tower blowdown at a daily average flow not to exceed 253,800,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001, and low volume wastewater on a flow variable basis via Outfall 002. The facility is located approximately two miles south of the east end of Farm-to-Market Road 2082, on the northeast side of Lake Stamford, Haskell County, Texas.

TRD-200302327

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: April 8, 2003

Proposal for Decision

The State Office Administrative Hearing issued a Proposal for Decision and Order to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on April 1, 2003 Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Petitioner v. Lindon Stewart; SOAH Docket No. 582-02-2950; TCEQ Docket No. 2001-0305-AIR-E. In the matter to be considered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on a date and time to be determined by the Chief Clerk's Office in Room 201S of Building E, 12118 N. Interstate 35, Austin, Texas. This posting is Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the Proposal for Decision and Order. The comment period will end 30 days from date of publication. Written public comments should be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105 TCEQ PO Box 13087, Austin Texas 78711-3087. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Doug Kitts, Chief Clerk's Office, (512) 239-3317.

TRD-200302324

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: April 8, 2003

Texas Ethics Commission

List of Late Filers

Listed below are the names of filers from the Texas Ethics Commission who did not file reports, or failed to pay penalty fines for late reports in reference to the listed filing deadline. If you have any questions, you may contact Robbie Miller at (512) 463-5800 or (800) 325-8506.

Deadline: Personal Financial Statement due February 11, 2002

Domingo Garcia, P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Deadline: Personal Financial Statement due April 30, 2002

Dawn Elise Reveley, 1330 Spanish Oaks Estates, Cedar Park, Texas 78613

Deadline: Personal Financial Statement due June 20, 2002

Janice B. Howard, 8542 Hidden Hollow Ct., Missouri City, Texas 77459

Deadline: Personal Financial Statement due July 1, 2002

Heriberto Silva, P.O. Box 249, Garciasville, Texas 78547

Susan Lee Hargrave, P.O. Box 2496, Cedar Hill, Texas 75106-2496

Jacqueline G. Humphrey, Hudgins/Humphrey, 1800 S. Washington St., #315, Amarillo, Texas 79102

Deborah Hammond, 109 S. Cuernavaca Dr., Austin, Texas 78733-5234

Susan C. Mengden-Ellis, 431 Northridge, San Antonio, Texas 78209

William H. Watson, 4510 Ave. Q, Lubbock, Texas 79408

Ron Lucey, 4800 N. Lamar, Admin Bldg. #220, Austin, Texas 78756

Deadline: Personal Financial Statement due September 9, 2002

Michael Rubin, 900 Henderson Ave., Apt. #2215, Houston, Texas 77034

Deadline: 8 Days Before an Election Report due April 1, 2002

Bart C. Standley, Conservative Republicans Of Harris County PAC, 3323 Richmond Ave. #C, Houston, Texas 77098-3007

Deadline: 30 Days Before an Election Report due October 7, 2002

Kelton Dillard, Republican Liberty PAC, 1907 B Kenwood, Austin, Texas 78704

Deadline: 8 Days Before an Election Report due October 28, 2002

Bernard C. Amadi, P.O. Box 300925, Houston, Texas 77230

Harless Benthul, Associated Builders & Contractors Of Greater Houston PAC, 3910 Kirby Dr. #131, Houston, Texas 77098-4151

Bobby E. Hearn Jr., 5909 Springtide Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76135

Guy C. Jackson III, Chambers County Democratic Executive Committee (CEC), P.O. Drawer D, Anahuac, Texas 77514

Jesse R. Molina, 1301 N. Houston St., Fort Worth, Texas 76106

Stella M. Morrison, 1015 East Gulfway Dr., Port Arthur, Texas 77640

Chilton Roberts, Texas Assn. Of Mortgage Brokers PAC, 502 E. 11th St. #400, Austin, Texas 78701

David C. Scott, 2309 35th, Lubbock, Texas 79401

Tim Turnipseed, 7410 Quaker #34, Lubbock, Texas 79424

Deadline: Semiannual J/COH Report due January 15, 2003

Said Abakoui, 1211 San Dario Ave. #302, Laredo, Texas 78040

Lynda Akin, 5868 Westheimer Rd. #302, Houston, Texas 77057-5641

J.M. "Chuy" Alvarez, 501 N. Britton Ave., Rio Grande City, Texas 78582

John G. Anderson, P.O. Box 984, Tomball, Texas 77377-0984

David Arevalo, 627 Delaware, San Antonio, Texas 78210

Kathleen Ballanfant, 5160 Spruce, Bellaire, Texas 77401

Donna Ballard, 4009 Ridgecrest Trail, Carrollton, Texas 75007-1625

Boyd W. Bauer, P.O. Box 1436, Beeville, Texas 78104

Burgess Beall, 2428 Central Ave., #201, Alameda, California 94501-4536

Theo Bedard, 2813 Buckingham Rd. #398, Richardson, Texas 75081-5499

Stephen P. Birch, 4912 Haverwood Ln. Apt. #818, Dallas, Texas 75287-4422

Sherril Alan Blackmon, 1012 S. Gloucester, Irving, Texas 75062

Michael J. Bolzenius, 12015 Newport Shore Dr., Houston, Texas 77065-3920

Stacey L. Bourland, 919A W. 25th St., Houston, Texas 77008-1825

Sherry L. Boyles, 815-A Brazos Street, PMB 561, Austin, Texas 78701-9996

Howard Bridges Jr., 434 W. Kiest Blvd. #100, Dallas, Texas 75224

James R. Bridges, 5447 Willis, Dallas, Texas 75206

David F. Bristol, P.O. Box 1871, Frisco, Texas 75034

Robert A. Brooks, 1237 E. Cober Dr., Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

Mary D. Guevara Capello, P.O. Box 6031, Laredo, Texas 78042-6031

Shannon L. Carr, 800 N. LBJ Dr. #1234, San Marcos, Texas 78666

Shene Casey, 256 CR 3101, Greenville, Texas 75402

Richard H. Chenevert, 1300 Crossing Pl. #2511, Austin, Texas 78741

M.B. Cohen, 5314 Braesheather, Houston, Texas 77096

Gerry N. Crawford, Rt. 16, Box 2161, Lufkin, Texas 75901

Jeff Daiell, 15213 SW Fwy., Ste. 126, Sugar Land, Texas 77478

Chloe N. Daniel, P.O. Box 810570, Dallas, Texas 75381-0570

Ernesto L. DeLeon, 224 Jade St., Brownsville, Texas 78520

James A. Deats, 898 Logan's Way, Blanco, Texas 78606

Jeanne M. Doogs, 300 Trinidad Ct., Fort Worth, Texas 76126

Richard N. Draheim Jr., 339 Henry M. Chandler's Dr., Rockwall, Texas 75032-2439

Deborah Dunsinger 450 El Dorado #1303, Webster, Texas 77598

Philip L. Durgin, 31 Laurel Hill, Austin, Texas 78737-9309

Dan Engel, 2608 Greenwood, Arlington, Texas 76013

Jack D. Ewing, 2938 Meadowbrook Dr., League City, Texas 77573

Alfredo Flores Jr., P.O. Box 15666, Houston, Texas 77220

Baltazar Garcia, 712 McDaniel, Houston, Texas 77022

Edward T. Garcia, P.O. Box 3202, Freeport, Texas 77541

Juan A. Garcia, 1101 S. Cameron, Alice, Texas 78332

Mario Garcia, 735 W. 10th, Mercedes, Texas 78570

Edgar J. Garrett Jr., P.O. Box 465, Cooper, Texas 75432

Thomas L. Gatton, 2320 Southwest Fwy. #C, Houston, Texas 77098

LeRoy F. Gillam, 13031 Abalone Way, Houston, Texas 77044-1829

Eduardo Z. Gonzalez, P.O. Box 40, Edcouch, Texas 78538

Janie Martinez Gonzalez, 162 Bradley, San Antonio, Texas 78211

Samuel Gonzalez, 15721 Maiden Lane, Houston, Texas 77053

Arthur Granado, P.O. Box 638, Corpus Christi, Texas 78403

Darrell Grear, 1304 Red Oak St., Bryan, Texas 77803

William E. Grisham, 4154 Swans Landing, San Antonio, Texas 78217

J. David Gutierrez, 3720 Jackson St. #100, Irving, Texas 75061

Anton E. Hackebeil, P.O. Box 220, Hondo, Texas 78861-0220

Grant U. Hardeway Sr., 412 Main Street, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77002

Heath G. Harris, P.O. Box 225404, Dallas, Texas 75222-5402

James B. Harris, P.O. Box 7, Wichita Falls, Texas 76307

David M. Hart, P.O. Box 79034, Saginaw, Texas 76179

Bobby E. Hearn Jr., 5909 Springtide Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76135

Robert Ashton Herrera, 9607 Wildwood Ridge, San Antonio, Texas 78250

Gary A. Hinchman, 17 Paddock Pines Place, The Woodlands, Texas 77382

Samuel W. Hudson III, P.O. Box 150972, Dallas, Texas 75315-0972

Elizabeth C. Jandt, 112 N. Austin St., Seguin, Texas 78155

Ollie R. Jefferson, 422 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 212, Arlington, Texas 76011

Michael A. John, 1700 Commerce St., Suite 1130, Dallas, Texas 75201

Brandon Steele Johnston, Rt. 5 Box 512, Big Sandy, Texas 75755

Stephen Kyle Johnston, 678 Fawn Drive, Houston, Texas 77015

Dennis Jones, P.O. Box 1027, Lufkin, Texas 75902

Greg A Kauffman, 2315 Rock Creek Road, Crowley, Texas 76036

V. Sue Koenig, 1803 Silverado Dr., Weatherford, Texas 76087

S. Christopher LaRue, 10878 Westheimer Rd. #373, Houston, Texas 77042-3202

David M Leibowitz, 111 Soledad St., Ste. 2000, San Antonio, Texas 78205-2293

Scott R. Link, 301 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77002

Sandy Madison, 3713 Linden Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76107

Napoleon Madrid, 7811 Wild Eagle, San Antonio, Texas 78255

Raymundo Mancera, 2319 Tremont Ave., El Paso, Texas 79930-1113

Alberto T. Martinez, P.O. Box 549, San Diego, Texas 78384

Edmond S. Maxon, 10422 Shadow Wood, Houston, Texas 77043

Angus McGinty, P.O. Box 7352, San Antonio, Texas 78207-0352

Michael E. McLelland, 918 Antelope, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401

David M. Medina, 952 Echo Lane #350, Houston, Texas 77024

Sylvia R. Mendelsohn, 17592 S. US Hwy 281, San Antonio, Texas 78221-9716

Steve Mendoza, P.O. Box 291216, San Antonio, Texas 78229-1216

Clifford L. Messina, 10510 Tolman, Houston, Texas 77034

Jesse R. Molina, 1301 North Houston St., Fort Worth, Texas 76106

William E. Muirhead, 158 Countrywood Est., Cleveland, Texas 77327

Cynthia Newman, P.O. Box 2366, Prairie View, Texas 77446

Lawrence T. Newman, P.O. Box 2584, Houston, Texas 77252-2584

Warren V. Norred, 2707 Yorkfield Ct., Arlington, Texas 76001

Lloyd Wayne Oliver, P.O. Box 271503, Houston, Texas 77277

Alice Oliver-Parrott, 480 Thunder Canyon Rd., Canyon Lake, Texas 78133-5459

Morris L. Overstreet, 905 Congress Ave., Austin, Texas 78701

James Partsch-Galvan, 1611 Holman, Houston, Texas 77004

Robert L. Penrice, 2000 Professional Bldg., Loop 197, Texas City, Texas 77590

David C. Pepperdine, 18051 Kelly Blvd. #110, Dallas, Texas 75287

Jim Pruitt, P.O. Box 823279, Dallas, Texas 75382

Fernando R. Ramirez, 2735 Lakeshore Dr., Port Arthur, Texas 77640

Bonnie Rangel, 500 E. San Antonio #601, El Paso, Texas 79901

Nathan Reid, P.O. Box 901, Sugar Land, Texas 77487

Ruben L. Reyes, 2830 Aurora, El Paso, Texas 79907

Daniel Rivas, P.O. Box 36122, Houston, Texas 77236-6122

Jon Roland, 7793 Burnet Rd. #37, Austin, Texas 78757

Michael D. Rozell, 3350-A Hwy. 6 South, #555. Sugar Land, Texas 77479

Christina M. Ryan, 27129 Paula Lane, Conroe, Texas 77385

Ignacio Salinas Jr., 505 S. Victoria St., San Diego, Texas 78384

George C. Schwappach, 8318 Saddle Creek Rd., Abilene, Texas 79602-5454

David C. Scott, 2413 27th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79411-1301

Victor Smith, 1423 W. Red Bird Ln., Dallas, Texas 75232

Juan F. Solis III, 907 W. Kirk, San Antonio, Texas 78226

Ivan E. Stober, 2801 Meadowbrook Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76103-2814

Joe W. Swirczynski, P.O. Box 733, Mineral Wells, Texas 76068

Robert W. Tate, 18081 Midway Rd. #715, Dallas, Texas 75287

Charles L. Tilton II, 1123 Timber Elm, Seguin, Texas 78155

Gregory R. Travis, Box 337, Fulshear, Texas 77441

Jerry Trevino, 4141 Molina, Corpus Christi, Texas 78416

Rudy G. Vasquez, P.O. Box 3664, Houston, Texas 77253-3664

Melva Washington-Becnel, 2403 Arbor, Houston, Texas 77004

Larry M. Wessels, P.O. Box 340, LaGrange, Texas 78945

Robert Lee West, 1525 Lakeshore Dr., Little Elm, Texas 75068

Julius E. Whittier, P.O.Box 4586, Dallas, Texas 75208

Clifford F. William, 8915 Sangamon, Houston, Texas 77074

Paul O. Williams, 3192 Hampshire Ct., Frisco, Texas 75034

Ron Wilson, P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768

Michael P. Wolfe, 9712 Old Katy Rd. #107, Houston, Texas 77055-6209

John Worldpeace, 2620 Fountain View #106, Houston, Texas 77057

Virgil W. Yanta, 140 Hwy. 46 W., Boerne, Texas 78006-8114

Kenneth Yarbrough, P.O. Box 920949, Houston, Texas 77292-0949

Michael Yarbrough, 1314 Texas Ave. #515, Houston, Texas 77002

Humberto Zamora, 1014 East Harrison, Harlingen, Texas 78550

Alma Zepeda, 121 E. 12th #9, Houston, Texas 77008

Deadline: Semiannual GPAC Report due January 15, 2003

Sheila A. Holbrook-White, Texas Citizen Action PAC, P.O. Box 10231, Austin, Texas 78756

Ronnie Sowell, Lubbock Professional Police PAC, Security Park, 3602 Slide Rd. Ste. B-34, Lubbock, Texas 79414-2548

Suzan Fannin, Political Action Committee Of The Lubbock Assn. Of Insurance Agents, 1810 50th St., Lubbock, Texas 79493

Richard M. Lannen, Jesse Oliver Campaign, 3800 Marin St., Suite E, Dallas, Texas 75226

Josephine Z. Chavez, Texas Political & Legislative Committee, USA District #12 PAC Fund, 12821 Industrial Rd., Houston, Texas 77015

Guy C. Jackson III, Chambers County Democratic Executive Committee (CEC), P.O. Drawer D, Anahuac, Texas 77514

Darwin McKee, Central Texas PAC Centre Development, P.O. Box 2513, Austin, Texas 78768

Chilton Roberts, Texas Assn. Of Mortgage Brokers PAC, 502 E. 11th St. #400, Austin, Texas 78701

G. Daniel Mena, Unity 94 El Paso County, 3233 N. Piedras, El Paso, Texas 79930-3703

Wesley R. Carrera, Texas Water Quality Assn. PAC, 1119 Paulsun, San Antonio, Texas 78219

Jack Baxley, Fort Worth Associated General Contractors PAC, 417 Fulton St., Fort Worth, Texas 76104

Vicki L. Hoover, Rockwall County Democratic Party PAC, 6209 Scenic Dr., Rowlett, Texas 75088

Edward A. Christensen III, Local #154 PAC, 3605 Katy Freeway #210, Houston, Texas 77007

Alfred Adask, Equity Under All Law, 9794 Forest Ln. #159, Dallas, Texas 75243

Fred Lehmann, Grayson County Democratic Party PAC, 100 N. Travis St. #206, Sherman, Texas 75090-0014

Eartha Dotson, Galveston County Democrats Club, 1405 Appomattox Dr., Texas City, Texas 77591

Vidal G. De Leon, McLennan County Mexican Americans For Better Government PAC, 1619 Baylor Ave., Waco, Texas 76706

Pat Stevens, South Denton County PAC, 2025 Aspen Dr., Highland Village, Texas 75067

Keith Hogan, Friends Of Education, P.O. Box 81, Victoria, Texas 77902

Wanda Williams, Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers Local #216, 1507 Gleason Avenue, Cleburne, Texas 76033-6737

J.R. Tyson, DOG PAC, P.O. Box 1326, Alvin, Texas 77512

H.J. Johnson, Pleasant Wood Pleasant Grove PAC, P.O. Box 150408, Dallas, Texas 75305-0408

Herman C. Roark Jr., Texas Telephone Assn. PAC, 502 East 11th St., Ste. 400, Austin, Texas 78701-2619

Janice L. Burkholder, Pathfinders Republican Women's Club, 21 Towering Pines Dr., The Woodlands, Texas 77381

Richard A. Solo, 8th District Democrats, 4107 Harvest Hill Rd., Apt. 1187, Dallas, Texas 75244-6321

Kenneth Stinson, Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers International Union Local Union #284, 208 Eckman, Longview, Texas 75602

William E. Muirhead, Muirhead Election Committee, 158 Countrywood Est., Cleveland, Texas 77327

Stephanie Phillips, Justice For All PAC, 2426 Killarney Cir., Pearland, Texas 77581

Daniel L. Easterly, Fund To Take Back Texas Prisons, 1500 S. Dairy Ashford #115, Houston, Texas 77077

Edward T. Wendler Sr., 21st Century Democrats, 106 Golden Cove, Kyle, Texas 78640

Terry Sheneman, Texas Assn. Of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors PAC, 1005 Congress Ave., Suite 480, Austin, Texas 78701

Fred Lehmann, Texoma PAC, 100 N. Travis St. #206, Sherman, Texas 75090-0014

Caryl Bunton, ASSIST PAC, P.O. Box 55763, Houston, Texas 77255

Michael H. Jones, Voice Of The Elephant, 5744 Danciger Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76112-3951

Dina Gonzales, Concerned Citizens For Better Government, 1510 7th Street, Floresville, Texas 78114

Arnold Pedraza, American Hispanics On Reform & Accountability, P.O. Box 3916, McAllen, Texas 78502

Clarence B. Bagby, Houston Historic Preservation PAC, 2003 Kane St., Houston, Texas 77007-7612

David Jackson, Republican Communications Network PAC, P.O. Box 703936, Dallas, Texas 75370-3936

Fernando Contreras Jr., Southside Democrats, P.O. Box 37278, San Antonio, Texas 78237-0278

Leslie C. Taylor, Precinct 222 Democratic Club, P.O. Box 980541, Houston, Texas 77098-0541

Bart C. Standley, Campaign For Houston, 3323 Richmond Ave. #C, Houston, Texas 77098-3007

Nancy Hrobar, Van Zandt County Assn. Of Taxpayers, 14232 FM 773, Ben Wheeler, Texas 75754

Louis T. Getterman III, Williamson County Republican Party General Election Campaign Fund, P.O. Box 1653, Georgetown, Texas 78627

Daniel K. Cook, Green Party Of Dallas/Fort Worth, P.O. Box 2501, Arlington, Texas 76004

Frank Fuentes, Hispanic Contractors Assn. De Tejas, Inc. PAC, 4100 Ed Bluestein #201, Austin, Texas 78721

R. Shawn Lepard, Plains Residents Organization for Ag. Growth PAC, P.O. Box 317, Guymon, Oklahoma 73942

Floyd E. Hodges Jr., Texans For Good Government, 280 W. Renner Rd #2611, Richardson, Texas 75081

H.R. Moseley, Vidor Police Assn. PAC, P.O. Box 1266, Mauriceville, Texas 77626

Peter L. Bargmann, Judicial Elections For Texas PAC, 660 Preston Forest Center #LB 362, Dallas, Texas 75230-2718

Karen K. Tarry, Doctors For Better Government, 5615 Morningside Dr. #402, Houston, Texas 77005

James R. Reynolds, Texans For Quality Health PAC, 4600 Tamarisk Cove, Austin, Texas 78747

John D. Poole II, Southern Party Of Texas PAC, P.O. Box 7452, Huntsville, Texas 77342

Bill Burdock, Eagle Mountain Political Fund, 714 South Saginaw, Saginaw, Texas 76179

Anthony R. Godinez, Judge Murray Moore Campaign Committee, 815 Produce Rd., Hidalgo, Texas 78557

Deborah D. Tucker, Texans Against Gun Violence Political Victory Fund, P.O. Box 4145, Austin, Texas 78765

David T. LaPlante, San Antonio Coalition Of Politically Active Christians, P.O. Box 460834, San Antonio, Texas 78246

Dwight E. Jefferson, Verner Liipfert Texas PAC, Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson, 707 Walnut St. #203, Houston, Texas 77002-1165

Vance J. Beaudreau, Southern Independent Party, 1605 E. William J. Bryan Pkwy., Bryan, Texas 77803

Irene Morales-Russell, Citizens For Legal Ethics And Neutrality, 600 Toronto Ave., Apt. 36. McAllen, Texas 78503-3072

Christopher C. Stevens, Texas Conservative Caucus, 4800 Dakota St., Dickinson, Texas 77539

Leslie J. Baldwin, El Paso Pachyderms Pack Fund, 7900 Viscount Blvd., Apt. 281, El Paso, Texas 79925-5714

Michael J. Warner, Texas Amusement Association PAC, P.O. Box 92167, Austin, Texas 78709

Curtis B. Carden, Texas Tax Relief, 21226 Park Bend Dr., Katy, Texas 77450-4143

John Carpenter, Pecos County Greens, P.O. Box 501, Fort Stockton, Texas 79735-0501

John R. King, Committee for Private Property Rights, 5203 CR 1470, Lubbock, Texas 79407

Jenny L. Arceo, Filipino American Caucus for Empowerment, 8901 Jones Rd. #116, Houston, Texas 77065

DeWayne Lark, The People's PAC of The International Ministerial Alliance, P.O. Box 300905, Houston, Texas 77230

Kathie N. Ware, Concerned Citizens for Regional Water Political Action Committee, 12210 De Forrest, Houston, Texas 77066

Juan M. Calzada, Friends of Humberto Zamora, 1014 East Harrison Street, Harlingen, Texas 78550

John W. Lowe, Citizens for Joe Roberts, 1518 Raleigh, Carrollton, Texas 75007

Sharon N. Gray, Friends of Dionne Roberts, 6624 S.W. Freeway, Houston, Texas 77074

Jeff Van Fleet, Sunset Coalition, 7014 Woodland Oaks Dr., Magnolia, Texas 77354

Christopher M. Duewall, Robertson First, P.O. Box 324, Wheelock, Texas 77882

Sharon S. Warminski, Association of Families Supporting Responsible Development, 206 W. Castle Harbour, Friendswood, Texas 77546

Rudolf S. Stahel, Collin County Republican Party, 2520 Ave. K, Suite 280, Plano, Texas 75074

Jim Dorman, The Friends of the Montgomery County Republican Party, 16854 Glen Eagles Dr., Conroe, Texas 77385

Deadline: Monthly MPAC Report due September 5, 2002

Joseph J. Hummel, Arlington Professional Fire Fighters Assn. PAC, 706 E. Abram St., Arlington, Texas 76010

Deadline: Monthly MPAC Report due October 7, 2002

Joseph J. Hummel, Arlington Professional Fire Fighters Assn. PAC, 706 E. Abram St., Arlington, Texas 76010

Deadline: Monthly MPAC Report due November 5, 2002

Kathleen P. Batchelor, Bedford Leadership Forum, 23251 County Road 460, Mineola, Texas 78773-9799

Deadline: Monthly MPAC Report due December 5, 2002

Mark Wood, Houston Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus PAC, 1701 Hermann Dr. #3402, Houston, Texas 77004

Don L. King, Sensitive Care PAC, 500 N. Akard St. #3960, Dallas, Texas 75201-6604

Kathleen P. Batchelor, Bedford Leadership Forum, 23251 County Road 460, Mineola, Texas 75773-9799

Leonard T. Dunnahoe, Uncommon Sense, 214 St. Mary's Place, Rockwall, Texas 75087

Deadline: Monthly MPAC Report due January 6, 2003

Ronny L. Martin, Houston Police Officers Union PAC, 1602 State Street, Houston, Texas 77007

Mark Wood, Houston Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus PAC, 1701 Hermann Dr. #3402, Houston, Texas 77004

Don L. King, Sensitive Care PAC, 500 N. Akard St. #3960, Dallas, Texas 75201-6604

Kathleen P. Batchelor, Bedford Leadership Forum, 23251 County Road 460, Mineola, Texas 75773-9799

Leonard T. Dunnahoe, Uncommon Sense, 214 St. Mary's Place, Rockwall, Texas 75087

TRD-200302293

Karen Lundquist

Texas Ethics Commission

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Notice of Adopted Medicaid Provider Payment Rates

Proposal: As single state agency for the state Medicaid program, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) adopts new per diem payment rates for state owned veterans nursing facilities. The adopted payment rates for state veterans nursing facilities for state fiscal year 2003 are as follows: Big Spring, $115.00; Bonham, $115.00; Floresville, $115.00; and Temple, $115.00. Payment rates are adopted to be effective September 1, 2002.

Methodology and Justification: The adopted payment rates were determined in accordance with 1 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 355, Subchapter C (relating to Reimbursement Methodology for Nursing Facilities), §355.311. Issued in Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2003.

TRD-200302319

Steve Aragon

General Counsel

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

State Medicaid Office - Public Notice

The Health and Human Services Commission, State Medicaid Office, has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend the Title XIX Medical Assistance Plan by Transmittal Number 03-06, Amendment Number 641.

The amendment makes technical changes to Attachment 3.1-A and Attachment 3.1-B, as well as to Appendix 1 to Attachment 3.1-A and 3.1-B. It also updates the number sequence to correlate with the current preprint pages and eliminates obsolete references. The amendment is effective January 1, 2003.

If additional information is needed, please contact Christina Peeples, Health and Human Services Commission at 512-685-3157.

TRD-200302260

Steve Aragon

General Counsel

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Filed: April 4, 2003

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Notice of Public Hearing

Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Fountain Circle) Series 2003

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the "Issuer") at Johnson (LBJ) High School, 7309 Lazy Creek Drive, Austin, Texas 78724, at 6:00 p.m. on May 7, 2003 with respect to an issue of tax-exempt multifamily residential rental project revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $11,750,000 and taxable bonds, if necessary, in an amount to be determined, to be issued in one or more series (the "Bonds"), by the Issuer. The proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned to Wendover Texas II, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, or a related person or affiliate thereof (the "Borrower") to finance a portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing and equipping a multifamily housing project (the "Project") described as follows: 208-unit multifamily residential rental development to be constructed on approximately 24.1 acres located at 9371 US Highway 290 East, Austin, Texas 78724. The project will be initially owned and operated by the Borrower.

All interested parties are invited to attend such public hearing to express their views with respect to the Project and the issuance of the Bonds. Questions or requests for additional information may be directed to Robbye Meyer at the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, 507 Sabine, Austin, Texas 78701; (512) 475-2213 and/or rmeyer@tdhca.state.tx.us.

Persons who intend to appear at the hearing and express their views are invited to contact Robbye Meyer in writing in advance of the hearing. Any interested persons unable to attend the hearing may submit their views in writing to Robbye Meyer prior to the date scheduled for the hearing.

Individuals who require auxiliary aids in order to attend this meeting should contact Gina Esteves, ADA Responsible Employee, at (512) 475-3943 or Relay Texas at 1-800-735-2989 at least two days before the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

TRD-200302333

Edwina P. Carrington

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Texas Bootstrap Loan Program FY 2003 Notice of Funding Availability

Public Hearing

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department) announces that it will hold a public hearing to receive comments on its draft program year (PY) 2004 Low-Income Energy Efficiency Plan funded by the System Benefit Fund.

The public hearing will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2003, in Room 118 of the Stephen F. Austin Building, 1700 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas. At the hearing, a representative from the Department will provide descriptions of the Department’s Low-Income Energy Efficiency Plan energy efficiency programs and the intended use of the PY 2004 funds.

The System Benefit Fund (SBF) was established as part of Senate Bill 7, which restructured the electric industry. The purpose of the SBF is to provide special assistance to low-income residential electric customers in paying their energy bills by providing a discount (approximately 10% discount) and reducing their energy consumption through weatherization; to offset lost revenue for school districts from the devaluation of electric generating plants; and to educate the public on "customer choice" in the restructuring of electric utilities. Measures established in the bill to assist low-income residential consumers include energy efficiency programs to be administered by the Department in coordination with existing weatherization programs. The targeted energy efficiency programs will serve low-income electric customers not served by municipally owned utilities or electrical cooperatives that have not adopted customer choice. The SBF is funded through a nonbypassable fee and is administered by the Public Utility Commission (PUC).

The Public Utility Commission released rules for SBF energy efficiency programs to allow broad latitude for program structure as long as the goal of increasing the low-income consumer’s energy efficiency is achieved. The plan will provide information regarding the proposed activities of the program implementation for program year 2004. The Department plans to continue administering the SBF energy efficiency programs through the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) subgrantees, which will continue to coordinate the programs with WAP.

Local officials and citizens are encouraged to participate in the hearing process. Written and oral comments received will be used to finalize the Department’s PY 2004 Low-Income Energy Efficiency Plan. Written comments from those who cannot attend the hearing in person may be provided by the close of business at 5:00 p.m. on May 12, 2003, to Ms. Lolly Caballero, Senior Planner, Energy Assistance Section, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, 507 Sabine, Suite 600, Austin, Texas 78701 or by electronic mail to lcaballe@tdhca.state.tx.us or by fax to (512) 475-3935. A copy of the proposed state plan may be requested by calling Ms. Caballero at (512) 475-0471 or by writing Ms. Caballero at the Department’s address given above. The proposed 1st draft plan will be available April 16, 2003 and the 2nd draft plan will be available May 1, 2003. The draft plans will also be available on the Department’s Website at www.tdhca.state.tx.us.

Individuals who require auxiliary aids or services for this meeting should contact Ms. Gina Esteves, ADA responsible employee, at (512) 475-3943 or Relay Texas at 1-800-735-2989 at least two days before the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

TRD-200302344

Edwina P. Carrington

Executive Director

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Filed: April 9, 2003

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), through its Office of Colonia Initiatives (OCI), is pleased to announce that it will make available approximately Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) utilizing State of Texas Housing Trust Fund and Junior Lien Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds to purchase or refinance real property on which to build new residential housing or improve existing residential housing through self-help construction for low, very low, and extremely low income individuals and families (Owner-Builders); including persons with special needs.

The OCI administers the Texas Bootstrap Loan Program (the Program) by working through certified Nonprofit Owner-Builder Housing Organizations.

Targeting of Extremely Low Income in 2003

In an effort to encourage the production of affordable housing for individuals and families of Extremely Low Income, TDHCA is meeting its goal of directing the funds in accordance with §2306.753(d) of the Texas Government Code. The maximum amount of funding per organization is $600,000. The maximum loan amount using TDHCA funds may not exceed $30,000 per household. The total amount of loans made with TDHCA and any other source combined may not exceed $60,000 per household. TDHCA, may, at its discretion, award funds above the maximum award limit to eligible organizations that have in the past demonstrated successful implementation of this initiative. Projects utilizing additional non-TDHCA resources will be required to provide documentation identifying the sources of these additional funds and information about their rates and terms.

Eligibility requirements establish a priority for loans made to Owner-Builders, as set out in §2306.753, Texas Government Code, with an annual income of less than $17,500.

To be eligible for a loan, an Owner-Builder:

(1) may not have an annual income that exceeds 60 percent, as determined by TDHCA, of the greater of the state or local Area Median Family Income (AMFI), when combined with the income of any person who resides with the Owner-Builder;

(2) must have resided in this state for the preceding six months;

(3) must have successfully completed an owner-builder education class; and

(4) must agree to:

(A) provide at least 60 percent of the labor necessary to build or rehabilitate the proposed housing by working through a certified Nonprofit Owner-Builder Housing Organizations; or

(B) provide an amount of labor equivalent to the amount required in connection with building or rehabilitating housing for others through a certified Nonprofit Owner-Builder Housing Organization;

(C) TDHCA may select Nonprofit Owner-Builder Housing Organizations to certify the eligibility of Owner-Builders to receive a loan. A certified Owner-Builder Nonprofit Housing Organization selected by TDHCA shall use the eligibility requirements established by TDHCA to certify the eligibility of an Owner-Builder for this program.

Eligible applicants include Colonia Self-Help Centers and State Certified Nonprofit Owner-Builder Housing Organizations. In accordance with §2306.753(d) of the Texas Government Code, Title 10, TDHCA shall set aside at least two-thirds of the available funds for Owner-Builders whose property is located in an Economically Distressed Area Program (EDAP) counties, as defined under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, Water Code:

Andrews

Brewster

Brooks

Cameron

Crane

Crosby

Culberson

Dimmit

Duval

El Paso

Frio

Grimes

Hidalgo

Hudspeth

Jeff Davis

Jim Hogg

Jim Wells

Kinney

La Salle

Liberty

Marion

Maverick

Newton

Pecos

Presidio

Red River

Reeves

San Augustine

San Patricio

Starr

Terrell

Tyler

Upton

Uvalde

Val Verde

Ward

Webb

Willacy

Winkler

Yoakum

Zapata

Zavala

The remainder of the funding will be available to TDHCA certified Nonprofit Owner-Builder Housing Organizations in the State of Texas. The amounts available for distribution are as follows:

$1,000,000 State of Texas

$2,000,000 Economically Distressed Areas (EDA)

General Information for NOFA:

Applications meeting threshold criteria will be evaluated and scored within categories, including but not limited to Operational Capacity and Experience, Financial Design, Quality of Program Design, Leveraging of Public and Private Resources, and Underserved Areas and Population. Applications will then be selected based on program scoring criteria (which is included in the application package), underwriting criteria, and geographic dispersion. TDHCA desires to select a diverse group of certified owner-builder nonprofit housing organizations that will serve various populations throughout the state.

Applicants for this program are encouraged to download the FY 2003 Texas Bootstrap Loan Program application package from TDHCA's web site located at http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/htf.htm. Applicants may also request a hard copy version of the application package. Application packages will be transmitted via first class U.S. Postal Service unless applicants request transmittal via overnight courier and provide the name and account number of their desired courier.

TDHCA's Board of Directors reserves the right to change the award amount, and to award less than the requested amount.

Applications must be submitted on or before 5:00 p.m., Friday June 6, 2003.

FAXED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

All interested parties are encouraged to participate in this program. Applications will be available on April 18, 2003. Technical Assistance for this application will be provided during April - June 2003. For additional information, time and date of workshops, or to request an application package, please call Phyllis BuenRostro with the Office of Colonia Initiatives at (800) 462-4251, check TDHCA's web-site at www.tdhca.state.tx.us or e-mail your request to pbuenros@tdhca.state.tx.us. Please direct your applications to:

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Attention: Office of Colonia Initiatives

Post Office Box 13941

Austin, Texas 78711-3941

Or by courier to:

507 Sabine, Suite 400

Austin, Texas 78701

TRD-200302337

Edwina P. Carrington

Executive Director

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Filed: April 9, 2003

Houston-Galveston Area Council

Request for Proposal

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) is requesting proposals to conduct an access management and traffic mobility study for the FM 1960 corridor from west of SH 249 to east of IH 45 in Harris County (about 7.1 miles). The purpose of the study is to identify short-term transportation improvements to improve traffic flow and reduce motorist delay. The study will collect sufficient information to measure and evaluate a range of viable short-term improvement concepts, as well as address cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness of various solutions. The study shall conclude with the identification of a list of recommended improvements and ways to implement them, including time frame and funding sources.

A Pre-Proposal Conference was held on Monday, April 14, 2003, at H-GAC. Submittals are due by 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2003. Twelve (12) typewritten, bound/stapled and signed copies of the proposal are required. Late proposals will NOT be accepted.

The Request for Proposal packet can be downloaded from the H-GAC Transportation Department Web site at www.h-gac.com/HGAC/Home/RFP/default.htm.

Interested firms may also obtain the packet at the H-GAC offices at 3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 120, Houston, Texas 77027, or by contacting Jerry L. Bobo at 713-993-4571. All questions regarding the Request for Proposals can be sent to the attention of Jerry L. Bobo by email to jerry.bobo@h-gac.com, faxed to 713-993-4508, or mailed to the Houston-Galveston Area Council, P.O. Box 22777, Houston, TX 77227-2227.

TRD-200302315

Alan Clark

MPO Director

Houston-Galveston Area Council

The Commissioner of Insurance, or his designee, will consider approval of a rate filing request submitted by Arch Insurance Company proposing to use rates for commercial automobile insurance that are outside the upper or lower limits of the flexibility band promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance, pursuant to TEX. INS. CODE ANN. art 5.101 §3(g). The Company is requesting flex percentages -60 for Fire Department Class, -30 for Ambulances Class Code 7913, and +30 for Ambulance Class Code 7914, under all classes and territories. The overall rate change is 0%.

Texas Department of Insurance

Notice

Copies of the filing may be obtained by contacting the Texas Department of Insurance, P&C Actuarial Division, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78714-9104, telephone (512) 475-3017.

This filing is subject to Department approval without a hearing unless a properly filed objection, pursuant to art. 5.101 §3(h), is made with the Chief Actuary for P&C, Mr. Phil Presley, at the Texas Department of Insurance, MC 105-5F, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78701 by May 5, 2003.

TRD-200302294

Gene C. Jarmon

General Counsel and Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation

Notice of Filing

The following petition has been filed with the Texas Department of Insurance, and is under consideration:

The adoption of amendments to the Plan of Operation for Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA), pursuant to Article 21.81.

The proposal is to amend the TAIPA Plan of Operation, Section 13.C.7 regarding procedures for compliance with "Performance Standards for Insurers" set forth in Section 13.B. The current rule provides a procedure to determine if an insurer has failed to meet the performance standards for three consecutive months; however, it makes no provision for monitoring valid complaints at the end of that period. This amendment provides a procedure by which the TAIPA Governing Committee will monitor valid complaints for an additional twelve month period to verify compliance by the insurer.

This filing is subject to Department approval without a hearing. Any comments may be filed with the Office of the Chief Clerk, Texas Department of Insurance, MC 113-2A, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78714-9104, within 15 days after publication of this notice. An additional copy is to be simultaneously submitted to Marilyn Hamilton, Associate Commissioner, Property and Casualty Program, Texas Department of Insurance, Mail Code 104-PC, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78714-9104.

For further information or to request a copy of the proposed amendments, please contact Sylvia Gutierrez at (512) 463-6327 (reference number A-0303-08).

TRD-200302220

Gene C. Jarmon

General Counsel and Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: April 4, 2003

Notice of Public Hearing

The Commissioner of Insurance will hold a public hearing under Docket No. 2548 on April 29, 2003 at 1:30 p.m., in Room 100 of the William B. Hobby Jr. State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas. The Commissioner will consider for adoption the repeal of section 7.28 concerning the regulation of accounting for reinsurance agreements by insurers.

The proposed repeal and the statutory authority for the proposed repeal were published in the November 8, 2002 issue of the Texas Register (27 TexReg 10558).

TRD-200302330

Gene C. Jarmon

General Counsel and Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: April 8, 2003

Notice of Availability of Texas Community Mental Health Services State Plan (Federal Community Mental Health Block Grant)

The Federal Community Mental Health Block Grant statute (42 USC 300x-51) requires that the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (TDMHMR) make the Texas Community Mental Health Services State Plan available for public comment during its development.

TDMHMR is currently preparing the plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 to describe the intended use of the Federal Community Mental Health Block Grant funds. These funds must be utilized by TDMHMR to develop new initiatives and/or enhance already existing service delivery systems for adults with severe mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbance.

Copies of the current FY2003 Texas Community Mental Health Services State Plan and previous state plans submitted to the federal government may be obtained on the TDMHMR web site at the following address: http://www.mhmr.state.tx.us/CentralOffice/ProgramStatisticsPlanning/BGrants. html or by contacting: Sam Shore, Director, Behavioral Health Services, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, P.O. Box 12668, Austin, Texas 78711-2668.

Comments regarding the development of the FY2004 Texas Community Mental Health Services State Plan should be directed to Sam Shore, Director, Behavioral Health Services, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, P.O. Box 12668, Austin, Texas 78711-2668. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., Friday, July 18, 2003.

TRD-200302334

Rudy Arredondo

Chairman, Texas MHMR Board

Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation

Nortex Regional Planning Commission

Request for Proposal

Nortex Regional Planning Commission is seeking written proposals from qualified individuals or firms with emergency operations planning experience with local and county governments. The selected individual or firm will be required to conduct initial basic emergency management planning workshops in each of the nine counties to be served: Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Montague, Wilbarger, and Young counties. The selected individual or firm will be required to provide ongoing technical support as needed and required. Proposals must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on Monday, April 28th, to Mary Kilgo, Director of Emergency Planning, Nortex Regional Planning Commission, 4309 Jacksboro Highway, Wichita Falls, Texas 76302, phone (940) 322-5281.

The individual or firm selected to perform the scope of work will be selected by an internal review committee. Nortex RPC will use evaluation criteria and methodology consistent with the scope of work contained in the Request for Proposal. A complete copy of the Request for Proposal may be obtained by contacting Mary Kilgo, Director of Emergency Planning at (940) 322-5281.

TRD-200302340

Dennis Wilde

Nortex Regional Planning Commission

Panhandle Regional Planning Commission

Request for Proposal for Child Care Services

The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) is seeking proposals from qualified contractors to manage the delivery of federal and state funded child care services for the 26 counties of the Panhandle Workforce Development Area.

The award will be based primarily on organizational capability, experience and effectiveness, program service capability, and cost effectiveness. Proposers must be willing to provide services to the entire area and operate on a cost reimbursement basis. The initial funding period for the contract to be awarded as a result of this solicitation is expected to be from September 1, 2003 through August 31, 2004. Contract renewals may be available for up to three additional one-year periods contingent upon acceptable performance by the contractor, governing body approval and mutual agreement of the parties.

Organizations interested in submitting a proposal are encouraged to attend a Proposers Conference at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 in the PRPC 3rd Floor Conference Room, 415 West Eighth Avenue, Amarillo, Texas. Sealed proposals must be submitted to PRPC by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2003. Beginning April 18, 2003, a copy of the Request for Proposals may be obtained by contacting Tony White, Workforce Development, Contracts Coordinator at (806) 372-3381 or (800) 477-4562.

Issued By

Panhandle Regional Planning Commission

P. O. Box 9257

Amarillo, Texas 79105-9257

TRD-200302314

Anthony White

Workforce Development Contracts Coordinator

Panhandle Regional Planning Commission

Application for Reconciliation of Fuel Cost

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) of an application filed on April 1, 2003, to reconcile fuel expenses and fuel revenues.

Docket Style and Number: Application of Texas-New Mexico Power Company (TNMP) for Reconciliation of Fuel Costs. Docket Number 27576.

The Application: In its application, TNMP seeks to reconcile its Texas jurisdictional over- recovery fuel costs and fuel revenues of $23,796,956.92 during the period of January 1, 2000 through the meter read date of January 2002 (reconciliation period) pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule 25.236. The purpose of this fuel reconciliation proceeding is for the commission to review TNMP's eligible fuel costs incurred during the reconciliation period to determine whether they were reasonable and necessary to serve TNMP's customers. Under the Texas Utilities Code and commission rules, TNMP may not earn a profit on these expenses and may only pass them through to its customers, pending reconciliation of such costs in a fuel reconciliation proceeding.

According to TNMP, its application affects only the recovery of the fuel portion of the rates charged by TNMP for electricity in Texas and has no effect on TNMP's non-fuel base rates. The requested reconciliation will affect all customers and classes of customers that will be affected by the stranded cost true-up filing that TNMP is required to make, after January 10, 2004, pursuant to the terms of Public Utility Regulatory Act §39.262.

TNMP is requesting that the commission find (1) TNMP's eligible fuel expenses associated with electric service provided during the reconciliation period of $247,813,982.44 reasonable and necessary expenses incurred to provide electric service; (2) that TNMP properly accounted for fuel-related revenues associated with electric service provided during the reconciliation period in the amount of $294,369,545.12 collected pursuant to fuel factor and surcharges in effect during the reconciliation period; and (3) that after taking into consideration the balance in TNMP's fuel accounts resulting from TNMP's previous fuel reconciliation, net interest accruing over the reconciliation period and the effects of fuel factor changes and surcharges implemented during the reconciliation period, TNMP had a net fuel over-recovery balance of $23,796,956.92 for electric service provided during the reconciliation period.

Persons wishing to comment on the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas by mail at P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll-free at 1-888-782-8477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll- free) 1-800-735-2989. All comments should reference Docket Number 27576.

TRD-200302306

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Notice of Application for Amendment to Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority

On April 2, 2003, Digital Teleport, Inc. filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) to amend its service provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted in SPCOA Certificate Number 60214. Applicant intends to reflect a change in ownership/control.

The Application: Application of Digital Teleport, Inc. for an Amendment to its Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 27589.

Persons wishing to comment on the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas by mail at PO Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477 no later than April 23, 2003. Hearing and speech- impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2989. All comments should reference Docket Number 27589.

TRD-200302234

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 4, 2003

Notice of Application for Relinquishment of a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority

On April 2, 2003, City Telecom, Inc. filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) to amend its service provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted in SPCOA Certificate Number 60466. Applicant intends to relinquish its certificate.

The Application: Application of City Telecom, Inc. for Relinquishment of its Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 27585.

TRD-200302235

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 4, 2003

Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) of an application on April 4, 2003, for a service provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151 - 54.156 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.

Docket Title and Number: Application of Vantage Systems Design, Incorporated for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 27596 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service, ADSL, ISDN, HDSL, SDSL, RADSL, VDSL, Optical Services, T1-Private Line, Switch 56 KBPS, Frame Relay, Fractional T1, wireless, and Internet access services

Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the area of Texas comprising the Brownsville and Corpus Christi Local Access and Transport Areas.

Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477 no later than April 23, 2003. Hearing and speech- impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2989. All comments should reference Docket Number 27596.

TRD-200302332

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 8, 2003

Notice of Filing to Withdraw Services Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule 26.208

Notice is given to the public of Verizon Southwest's application filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) on April 7, 2003 to withdraw services.

Docket Title and Number: Application of GTE Southwest, Incorporated doing business as Verizon Southwest for the Discontinuance of the X.25/X.75 Packet Switching Services. Docket Number 27611.

Verizon Southwest filed an application to discontinue X.25/X.75 Packet Switching Services pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule 26.208(h). Verizon Southwest stated that several vendors have announced that they will no longer provide research and development support for this technology while other equipment vendors plan to discontinue manufacturing the equipment. Verizon Southwest proposed to grandfather the service to existing customers at their current location. Verizon Southwest stated that the service will continue to be supported by Verizon Southwest and all current customers will be contacted and presented with alternative solutions with adequate time to transition to alternative services (e.g., Frame Relay, ATM or IP-VPN). Verizon Southwest proposed noticing each customer by direct mail.

Persons wishing to comment on this application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll-free at 1-888-782-8477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll-free 1-800-735- 2989. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 27611.

TRD-200302329

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 8, 2003

Notice of Petition for Expanded Local Calling Service

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas of a petition on February 27, 2003, for expanded local calling service (ELCS), pursuant to Chapter 55, Subchapter C of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.

Project Title and Number: Petition of the Scotland Exchange for Expanded Local Calling Service, Project Number 27422.

The petitioners in the Scotland exchange request ELCS to the exchanges of Bluegrove, Bowie, Henrietta, and Holliday.

Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or by phone at (512)936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477 no later than May 5, 2003. Hearing and speech- impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2789. All comments should reference Project Number 27422.

TRD-200302197

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 3, 2003

Public Notice of Intent to File Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, a notice of intent to file a long run incremental cost (LRIC) study pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214 on April 1, 2003. The Applicant expects to file the LRIC study on April 11, 2003.

Docket Title and Number: CenturyTel of Port Aransas, Inc. Application for Approval of LRIC Study for Simple Choice Service Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214, Docket Number 27582.

Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing Docket Number 27582. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no later than 45 days after the date of a sufficient study and should be filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue, PO Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the Public Utility Commission Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-200302238

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 4, 2003

Public Notice of Intent to File Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214

Docket Title and Number: CenturyTel of Lake Dallas, Inc. Application for Approval of LRIC Study for Simple Choice Service Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214, Docket Number 27583.

Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing Docket Number 27583. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no later than 45 days after the date of a sufficient study and should be filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue, PO Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the Public Utility Commission Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-200302237

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 4, 2003

Public Notice of Intent to File Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214

Docket Title and Number: CenturyTel of San Marcos, Inc. Application for Approval of LRIC Study for Simple Choice Service Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214, Docket Number 27584.

Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing Docket Number 27584. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no later than 45 days after the date of a sufficient study and should be filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue, PO Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the Public Utility Commission Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-200302236

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 4, 2003

Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement

On April 2, 2003, Denton Telecom Partners I, L.P. and Verizon Southwest, collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under §252(i) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998 & Supplement 2003) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 27590. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's offices in Austin, Texas.

The commission must act to approve the interconnection agreement within 35 days after it is submitted by the parties.

The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing three copies of the comments with the commission's filing clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 27590. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by May 5, 2003, and shall include:

1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those interests;

2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof:

a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the agreement; or

b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or

c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and

3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based.

After reviewing any comments, the commission will issue a notice of approval, denial, or determine whether to conduct further proceedings concerning the joint application. The commission shall have the authority given to a presiding officer pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule §22.202. The commission may identify issues raised by the joint application and comments and establish a schedule for addressing those issues, including the submission of evidence by the applicants, if necessary, and briefing and oral argument. The commission may conduct a public hearing. Interested persons who file comments are not entitled to participate as intervenors in the public hearing.

Persons with questions about this action, or who wish to comment on the joint application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue, P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll-free at 1-888-782-8477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936- 7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 27590.

TRD-200302309

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 7, 2003

Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement

On April 2, 2003, dpi Teleconnection, L.L.C. and Verizon Southwest, collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under §252(i) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998 & Supplement 2003) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 27591. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's offices in Austin, Texas.

The commission must act to approve the interconnection agreement within 35 days after it is submitted by the parties.

The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing three copies of the comments with the commission's filing clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 27591. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by May 5, 2003, and shall include:

1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those interests;

2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof:

a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the agreement; or

b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or

c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and

3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based.

TRD-200302308

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 7, 2003

Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement

On April 3, 2003, Trinity Valley Services, Incorporated, United Telephone Company of Texas, Incorporated doing business as Sprint, and Central Telephone Company of Texas doing business as Sprint, collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under §252(i) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104- 104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998 & Supplement 2003) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 27592. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's offices in Austin, Texas.

The commission must act to approve the interconnection agreement within 35 days after it is submitted by the parties.

The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing three copies of the comments with the commission's filing clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 27592. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by May 5, 2003, and shall include:

1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those interests;

2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof:

a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the agreement; or

b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or

c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and

3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based.

TRD-200302307

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 7, 2003

Public Notice of Workshop on Proposed New §25.489 Relating to Treatment of Premises with No Retail Electric Provider of Record

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) will hold a workshop regarding proposed new Substantive Rule §25.489, relating to Treatment of Premises with No Retail Electric Provider of Record, on Thursday, April 24, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. in Hearing Room A, located on the 7th floor of the William B. Travis Building, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. Project Number 27084, PUC Rulemaking to Revise Customer Protection Rules , has been established for this proceeding.

Prior to the workshop the commission will make available in Central Records under Project Number 27084 an agenda for the format of the workshop. Copies of the agenda will also be available on the Commission's website at www.puc.state.tx.us.

Questions concerning the workshop or this notice should be referred to Carrie Collier, Analyst-Retail Market Oversight, Electric Division, at (512) 936-7163. Hearing and speech- impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-200302305

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 7, 2003

Texas Department of Transportation

Correction of Error

Correction of Error for Request for Qualifications - Aviation Division: A request for qualifications to engage in aviation professional services pursuant to Chapter 2254, Subchapter A, of the Government Code was published in the March 28, 2003, edition of the Texas Register (28 TexReg 2816). The following information is being published in order to correct an error that was contained in that notice.

Strike the following sentence:

"The top three rated firms selected from proposals will be awarded contracts for a minimum of three airport layout plans each."

And replace it with:

"A minimum of three top rated firms will be awarded contracts for a minimum of three airport layout plans each."

If you have any questions, please call Karon Wiedemann, Director, Grant Management, Aviation Division, Texas Department of Transportation (512) 416-4520.

TRD-200302287

Bob Jackson

Deputy General Counsel

Texas Department of Transportation

Texas Labor Code Section 212.206 provides that the Texas Workforce Commission may designate a person to receive service on behalf of the Commission. The Commission, during the April 8, 2003, meeting, officially designated John D. Moore, General Counsel as the agent to receive service for all lawsuits against the Commission.

Notice of Request for Proposal

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announces a Request for Proposal (RFP) for private consultant services pursuant to Government Code, Chapter 2254, Subchapter B. The term of the contract will be from project initiation to 120 days later. The Information Systems Division (ISD) of TxDOT will administer the contract. The RFP will be released on April 18, 2003.

Purpose : The consultant will support the TxDOT ISD Mainframe Location Project team with developing a detailed Statement of Work that defines TxDOT’s sourcing requirements and providing contract negotiation advice and guidance to ensure a successful outsourcing transition for mainframe and production UNIX functions and responsibilities with Northrop Grumman that may be relocated to the West Texas Disaster Recovery Operations Center (WTDROC).

Eligible Applicants : Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, organizations that provide private consulting services.

Program Goal : The preparation and conduct of negotiation of an effective contract agreement between TxDOT and Northrop Grumman for potential services at WTDROC.

Review and Award Criteria : Each application will first be screened for completeness and timeliness. Proposals that are deemed incomplete or arrive after the deadline will not be reviewed. A team of reviewers from ISD will evaluate the proposals as to the private consultant's competence, knowledge, and qualifications and as to the reasonableness of the proposed fee for the services. The criteria and review process are further described in the RFP.

Deadlines: TxDOT must receive proposals prepared according to instructions in the RFP package at or before May 9, 2003, 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time.

To Obtain a Copy of the RFP : Requests for a copy of the RFP should be submitted to Bertha Legge, Contract Administration, Information Systems Division, 125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701-2483. Telephone (512) 465-7527.

E-mail: blegge@dot.state.tx.us

TRD-200302201

Bob Jackson

Deputy General Counsel

Texas Department of Transportation

Filed: April 4, 2003

Texas Workforce Commission

Public Notice

George D. Cato is no longer the Commission's designated agent for service.

Please call Johanna McCully-Bonner at (512) 463-2510 if you have any questions.

TRD-200302322

John Moore

General Counsel

Texas Workforce Commission