International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Texas House of Representatives (decommissioned)

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The International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee was a standing committee of the Texas House of Representatives.

Function

The 2013 Texas House rules described the functions of the committee as outlined below.

“

The committee shall have seven members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:

the relations between the State of Texas and other nations, including matters related to trade relations and international trade zones;
the relations between the State of Texas and the federal government other than matters involving defense, emergency preparedness, and veterans issues;
the relations between the State of Texas and other states of the United States;
international commerce and trade, including the regulation of persons participating in international commerce and trade;
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;
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
the following state agency: the Office of State-Federal Relations.^[1]^[2]

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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs Members, 2017
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (4)
• Rafael Anchia, Chair	• Mark Keough, Vice chair
• Dawnna Dukes	• Tan Parker
• Evelina Ortega	• Matt Shaheen
	• James White, Texas

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs Members, 2015
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (5)
• Rafael Anchia, Chair	• J.M. Lozano, Vice-Chair
• Diego Bernal	• Rodney Anderson, Texas
	• Dustin Burrows
	• Linda Koop
	• Scott Turner

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

International Trade & Intergovernmental Members, 2013
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (2)
• Rafael Anchia, Chair	• Giovanni Capriglione
• J.M. Lozano, Vice chair	• Brandon Creighton
• Poncho Nevarez
• Mary Ann Perez
• Mark Strama

↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 4, 2014(Rule 3-21)
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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