Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Texas Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, that a conference call of the Texas State Advisory Committee in the Western Region will convene at 1 p.m. (PST) and adjourn at 2 p.m., Friday, November 5, 2004. The purpose of the conference call is to discuss education issues in Texarkana and plan for a Committee forum.

This conference call is available to the public through the following call-in number: 1-800-497-7709, access code number 26971510. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. Callers can expect to incur charges for calls not initiated using the provided call-in number or over wireless lines and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls using the call-in number over land-line connections. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and access code.

To ensure that the Commission secures an appropriate number of lines for the public, persons are asked to register by contacting Arthur Palacios of the Western Regional Office, (213) 894-3437, by 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 4, 2004.

The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission.