Brownsville to host first MALC hearing on border security
By Elizabeth Pierson Hernandez/The Brownsville Herald
October 1, 2007 - 11:52PM

AUSTIN — Brownsville will be the site of the first meeting a group of state lawmakers have scheduled on border security.

The Texas Border Security Task Force will meet Oct. 30 in Brownsville. The Mexican American Legislative Caucus formed the 17-member task force to study how to keep Texas safe and to shed light on the needs of people affected by border security decisions, said Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, chairman of MALC.

One Valley lawmaker said the hearings aren’t intended to address immigration issues, which belong to the federal government.

“We want to make sure that people understand that we have a real problem when it comes to security issues on the border,â€