WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
March 10, 1999-2:00P
HB 63ranchise tax
For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers
of Commerce)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
Dahl, Margaret (Jenkens & Gilchrist Law Firm)
Marlar, Jerry (Self and Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc.)
Ritter, Phil (Texas Instruments Inc.)
Williamson, Timothy (Self and Ilex Oncology, Inc.)
Wyss, David (Standard & Poor's DRI)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Casteel, Edward (ALCATEL USA, Public Affairs Executive)
Howden, Robert (National Federation of Independent
Business)
Against: Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
HB 65ranchise tax
For: Garcia, David (CEDRA Corporation)
Lacour, Michael (IBM Human Resources)
Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO)
Noble, Shannon (Texans Care for Children)
Smith, Shelly (Harte-Hanks Response Management)
Strickland, James (Self and Child Development
Professional)
Templeton, Nancy (Self and On-Site Child Care Director)
Tueller, Tann (Harte-Hanks Response Management)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Briley, Sandra (Self and Child Care Professional)
HB 219franchise tax
For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers
of Commerce)
Howden, Robert (National Federation of Independent
Business)
Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas)
On: Johnson, Bob (Printing & Imaging Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Meadows, Mindy (Texas Apartment Association)
Wheatley, Melinda (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
HB 399franchise tax
For: Thuss, Michael (City of San Antonio)
HB 551franchise tax
For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers
of Commerce)
Howden, Robert (National Federation of Independent
Business)
Johnson, Bob (Printing & Imaging Association of Texas)
Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas)
On: Eads, Linda (Office of the Attorney General)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Meadows, Mindy (Texas Apartment Association)
Wheatley, Melinda (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
HB 563franchise tax
For: Allen, Mike (Chairman, Texas Border Infrastructure
Coalition)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
Galo, John (City of Laredo / Border Infrastructure
Coalition)
Gutierrez, Ricardo (Self and Border Infrastructure
Coalition / Economic Development Council President)
McDermott, Marie (Self and Texas Border Infrastructure
Coalition / President, Brownsville Economic
Development Council)
Rodriguez, Roberto (Maverick County Development
Corporation, Executive Director)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Chavira, Roberto (Self and Mayor of Del Rio)
De la Garza, Connie (Harlingen Economic Development
Corp./ Border Infrastructure Coalition)
De Leon, Horacio (City of Laredo/ Texas Border
Infrastructure Coalition)
Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Pena, Robert (City of Edinburg / Edinburg Economic
Development)
Summers, Bill (Self and Rio Grande Valley Partnership)
HB 755franchise tax
For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers
of Commerce)
Davis, Dan (Houston Advanced Research Center)
Ritter, Phil (Texas Instruments Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
HB 980franchise tax
For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers
of Commerce)
Otter-Nickerson, Betty (BMC Software)
Ritter, Phil (Texas Instruments Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
HB 1050 franchise tax
For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers
of Commerce)
Howden, Robert (National Federation of Independent
Business)
Johnson, Bob (Printing & Imaging Association of Texas)
Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Meadows, Mindy (Texas Apartment Association)
Wheatley, Melinda (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
HB 1821 franchise tax
For: Garcia, David (Cedra Corporation)
Lacour, Michael (IBM Human Resources)
Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO)
Noble, Shannon (Texans Care for Children)
Smith, Shelly (Harte-Hanks Response Management)
Strickland, James (Self and Child Development
Professional)
Templeton, Nancy (Self and On-Site Child Care Director)
Tueller, Tann (Harte-Hanks Response Management)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Casteel, Edward (ALCATEL USA, Public Affairs Executive)
HJR 11franchise tax
For: Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers
of Commerce)
Howden, Robert (National Federation of Independent
Business of Texas)
Wheatley, Melinda (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
HJR 30franchise tax
For: Allen, Mike (Chairman, Texas Border Infrastructure
Coalition)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
Gutierrez, Ricardo (Self and Border Infrastructure
Coalition / Economic Development Council President)
McDermott, Marie (Self and Texas Border Infrastructure
Coalition / Prersident, Brownsville Economic
Development Council)
Rodriguez, Roberto (Maverick County Development Corp.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
franchise tax
On: Barton, Karey (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)