International Relations & Economic Development Committee

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Committee info:

  • Clerk:
  • Victoria Smith
  • Room:
  • EXT E2.118
  • Phone:
  • (512) 463-0069

Committee Members

Chair

Button

Rep. Button,
Angie Chen

Vice Chair

Ordaz

Rep. Ordaz,
Claudia

 

Bumgarner

Rep. Bumgarner,
Ben

 

Clardy

Rep. Clardy,
Travis

 

Hayes

Rep. Hayes,
Richard

 

Meza

Rep. Meza,
Thresa "Terry"

 

Morales

Rep. Morales,
Christina

 

Plesa

Rep. Plesa,
Mihaela

 

Shine

Rep. Shine,
Hugh

Jurisdiction:

Sec. 19. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
The committee shall have nine members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) the relations between the State of Texas and other nations, including matters related to trade relations and international trade zones;
(2) the relations between the State of Texas and the federal government other than matters involving defense, emergency preparedness, and veterans issues;
(3) the relations between the State of Texas and other states of the United States;
(4) commerce, trade, and manufacturing, including international commerce and trade and the regulation of persons participating in international commerce and trade;
(5) cooperation between the state or a local governmental entity and the scientific and technological community, including private businesses, institutions of higher education, and federal governmental laboratories;
(6) weights and measures;
(7) workforce training;
(8) economic and industrial development;
(9) development and support of small businesses;
(10) job creation and job-training programs;
(11) hours, wages, collective bargaining, and the relationship between employers and employees;
(12) international and border regions (as described in Sections 2056.002(e)(2) and (3), Government Code) economic development, public health and safety issues affecting the border, tourist development, and goodwill, and economic development, tourist development, and goodwill in other areas of the state that have experienced a significant increase in the percentage of the population that consists of immigrants from other nations, according to the last two federal decennial censuses or another reliable measure;
(13) the provision of public services to persons residing in proximity to Texas' international border or in other areas of the state that have experienced a significant increase in the percentage of the population that consists of immigrants from other nations, according to the last two federal decennial censuses or another reliable measure; and
(14) the following state agencies: the Office of State-Federal Relations, the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Texas Workforce Investment Council.