WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
February 22, 1999-1:30P
HB 156
For: Larson, Dohn (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Miller, Karen (Self and Texas Parent Teacher
Association)
Oppel, Rich (Self and Texas Daily Newspaper Association;
Texas Press Association)
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas State Employees)
Schneider, Rob (Consumers Union)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizens Member)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
Against: Shields, Brad (Self)
Sullivan, Mike (Self and Texas Association of School
Boards)
On: Horton, Susan (Texas Municipal League)
Millsap, Michael (Self and UT System)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners
Association of Texas)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Zucker, Charles (Texas Faculty Association)
HB 304
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizens Member)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
HB 432
For: Joiner, Gary (Texas Farm Bureau)
Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas)
Pollard, Mike (Texas Association of Life and Health
Insurers)
Against: James, Reggie (Consumers Union SW Regional Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizens Member)
HB 471
Registering, but not testifying:
For: McDonald, Carol (Independent Colleges and Universities
of Texas, Inc.)
Wood, Karen (Baylor University)
HB 595
For: Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizens Member)
HB 596
For: Hagert, Celia (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Hinojosa, Walter (Texas AFL-CIO)
Oppel, Rich (Self and Texas Daily Newspaper Association;
Texas Press Association)
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas State Employees Union)
Schneider, Rob (Consumers Union)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizens Member)
Wilson, Nanci (Self and The Texas Network)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
On: Miller, Karen (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Dieter, Alison (Gray Panthers non-profit organization)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Simpson, Dee (American Federation of State County and
Municipal Employees)
Willis, D.L. Dally (Communications Workers of America)
HB 599
For: Borges, Walt (Court Watch; Texas Watch)
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas State Employees Union)
Schneider, Rob (Consumers Union)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizens Member)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
On: Brown, Harvey (District Court Judges of Harris County)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Davis, Denise (Texas Judicial Council)
Electric Restructuring
For: Kroger, Stephanie (Self and Texas Coalition for
Competetive Electricity)
Selig, Clyde (Self)
On: Williams, Mike (Texas Electric Cooperatives)