[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Texas legislation

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Uresti considers sponsorship of anti-encroachment legislation for Laughlin

By Bill Sontag
Del Rio Live! (TX)
September 21, 2008


"I will absolutely sponsor or co-sponsor legislation that has the 
consensus of the community," declared Sen. Carlos Uresti, Thursday 
(Sept. 18).  "I'll be happy to do that."  The Democratic state senator 
representing District 19 said he has not seen drafts of legislative 
proposals for Laughlin Air Force Base tendered by Beau Nettleton, Val 
Verde County Commissioner Precinct 3, but will be reviewing them this week.

"But they're probably very similar to what we saw in the last 
legislative session," Uresti said.  Legislation in that session failed, 
but Uresti believes another round may hold more promise, particularly in 
light of recent publicity over controversies such as the threats to Camp 
Bullis, San Antonio, and its night training mission for the Army.

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For the entire article, see
http://swtexaslive.com/node/7614

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Lenny Siegel
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a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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