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June 21, 2017      5:05 PM

Texas House gears up for another round of DoD base closures

Base closures were inextricably linked to municipal annexation late in the session, which brought out many angry voters this week

SAN ANTONIO - Rep. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, held an interim hearing on base encroachment this week in San Antonio and it’s only the first of multiple stops around the state, a prelude to a push to get lawmakers on board with a statewide strategy on base realignment and closure.

Five rounds of base realignment and closure, or BRAC, has closed military installations in Texas from Beeville to Lubbock and every place in between. The Trump administration’s announcement of a sixth round of BRAC for 2021 has San Antonio officials concerned.

By Kimberly Reeves

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