MEDIA ADVISORY:
For immediate release: June 14, 2012
Monday News Conference on Salamander Developments

(AUSTIN, TX) – U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX31) along with State Representative Larry Gonzales, Williamson County Commissioners Val Covey and Lisa Birkman, Cedar Park Mayor Matt Powell, and representatives of the Williamson County Conservation Foundation, Georgetown Defense Alliance, and Texas Salamander Coalition will announce Monday the latest developments on the potential listing of area salamanders as endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

The news conference is scheduled at a prime salamander habitat site in south Williamson County. The location provides excellent photo opportunities to observe the species in the wild.   Carter will be available for individual media interviews on request after the news conference. 

WHO:U.S. Rep. John Carter, State, County, and City Officials, and area conservation organizations

WHAT:Breaking Legislative News on the Salamander/Endangered Species Controversy

WHEN:Monday, June 18, 10:00AM

WHERE:  Intersection of State Highway 45 and Ranch Road 620 in south Williamson County. 

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