[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 41 (Thursday, March 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8830-8831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04143]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meeting of the Texas Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 
(Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that a 
meeting of the Texas Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission 
will be held at 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central Time) Tuesday, March 
13, 2018. The purpose of the briefing is for the Committee to receive 
testimony regarding potential barriers to voting such as voter 
registration, access to and administration of polling locations, and 
language access that may have a disparate impact on voters on the basis 
of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT.
    Location: University of Houston Law Center, Krost Hall, 4604 
Calhoun Road, Houston, TX 77004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Victoria Fortes (DFO) at 
[email protected] or (213) 894-3437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public are entitled to make 
comments during the open comment periods. Members of the public may 
also submit written comments; the comments must be received in the 
Regional Programs Unit within 30 days following the meeting. Written 
comments may be mailed to the Western Regional Office, U.S. Commission 
on Civil Rights, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, 
CA 90012. They may be faxed to the Commission at (213) 894-0508, or 
emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at [email protected]. Persons who desire 
additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit at (213) 
894-3437.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for public viewing prior to and after the meeting at https://facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=276.
    Please click on the ``Meeting Details'' and ``Documents'' links. 
Records

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generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the 
Regional Programs Unit, as they become available, both before and after 
the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are 
directed to the Commission's website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may 
contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above email or street 
address.

Agenda

I. Opening Remarks and Introductions (9:00-9:15 a.m.)
II. Academic (9:15-10:15 a.m.)
    Michael Adams, Dean of the School of Public Affairs, Texas Southern 
University
    Rogelio Saenz, Dean of the College of Public Policy, University of 
Texas at San Antonio
    Teddy Rave, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Houston Law 
Center
III. Advocacy Groups (10:25-11:40 a.m.)
    Frank Jackson, Former Mayor of Prairie View
    Aaron Harris, Founder, Direct Action Texas
    Ernest Herrera, Staff Attorney, Mexican American Legal Defense and 
Education Fund
    Garry Bledsoe, President, Texas National Association for the 
Advancement of Colored People
    Jerry Vattamala, Director of the Democracy Program, Asian American 
Legal Defense and Education Fund
IV. A.M. Open Forum (11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.)
V. Break (12:15-1:30 p.m.)
VI. Election Officials & Lawmakers (1:30-2:45 p.m.)
    Rodney Ellis, Commissioner, Harris County, Precinct 1
    Celia Israel, Representative, Texas House of Representatives
VII. Voters (3:00-4:15 p.m.)
VIII. P.M. Open Forum (4:15-4:45 p.m.)
IX. Closing Remarks (4:45-5:00 p.m.)

    Dated: February 23, 2018.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2018-04143 Filed 2-28-18; 8:45 am]
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