Texas House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee Visit
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CAPT Bill Diehl, USCG (Ret.), P.E., President, Greater Houston Coffee Association
Greater Houston Coffee Association President Captain Bill Diehl, USCG (Ret.), P.E., spoke to the Texas House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee on April 20, 2010 to testify to the effects of the Raw Cocoa and Green Coffee tax exemption for Harris County.
Carlos de Aldecoa Bueno, President, Maximus Coffee Group
Maximus Coffee Group President Carlos de Aldecoa Bueno elaborated about Houston as the ideal location for coffee industry development and as a transportation and distribution hub for coffee coming into the United States.
Chairman Jim Edmonds, Port of Houston Authority
Port of Houston Authority Chairman Jim Edmonds closed by talking about the local support for coffee by the local school districts, and the transportation industry. He explained to the committee the significant impact of the Port Authority on the Texas economy, and some of the state-mandated organization's plans for the future.