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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Beverley Shirley Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 11:08 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: FW: Information Update TexShare Advisory Board and Member Libraries - Here is information that I would like to share with you regarding recent news. I will keep you updated as I receive more information. Beverley Shirley, Division Director Library Resource Sharing Texas State Library and Archives Commission (512) 463-5433 FAX (512) 936-2306 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Edward Seidenberg > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 2:46 PM > Subject: Information Update > > I would like to share some recent news with you: > > 1. The state leadership has asked all state agencies to reduce 7% from > their current year's General Revenue budget. The press release is > available at: > http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/pressreleases/PressRelea se > .2003-01-23.5844. A copy of the instruction letter is also available from > this link. > > We are asked to submit a plan by February 6th. Seven percent of our FY03 > General Revenue budget almost $1 million. > > 2. You may already be aware that the agency's oversight committee in the > House will no longer be the State, Federal and International Relations > Committee. We were recently move to the newly constituted State Cultural > and Recreational Resources Committee. Other agencies assigned to this > committee are the Office of Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact > Commissioner for Texas, the Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas > Commission on the Arts, the State Cemetery Committee, the Texas Historical > Commission, and the San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board. To date, no > House committee appointments or budget hearing dates have been announced. > > 3. The Office of the Governor has asked the Telecommunications > Infrastructure Board to hold off on awarding $221 million in TIF grants > for the current year. This includes the $7.4 million for our TexShare > databases and $464,000 we planned to use to match a grant from the Gates > Library Foundation. > > > You are welcome to send us your comments, questions or suggestions on > these developments. > > Please send your comments to the Library and Archives Commission at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________ > Edward Seidenberg, Assistant State Librarian > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (512) 463-5459; fax 463-5436 > Texas State Library, Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711-2927 --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
