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)