Defense Environment Alert -- A Texas state senator is pursuing legislation that would initiate several measures aimed at preventing military bases in Texas from being included in the 2005 round of base closings and realignments, in part attempting to allay environmental and urban encroachment issues surrounding bases. Texas Sen. Eliot Shapleigh (D-El Paso) at press time was planning to introduce the "Military Preparedness Act of 2003." In a Feb. 21 interview with Defense Environment Alert , Shapleigh said he believes...
