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WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
May 8, 2007 - 01:30 PM or upon adjournment
HB  44
 
FOR:
 
Cabello, Delia    (Concerned Christians for Inmates),  San Antonio, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Hubbarth, William    (Justice for all),  Austin, TX
 
Lambert, Neelu  Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Cabello, Cynthia    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Gay, Clifford  Contract Recovery Specialist  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Hudson, Nicholas  Legislative Liaison  (The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Place, Allen  Attorney  (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association),  Austin, TX
HB  195
 
FOR:
 
Ganza, Robert Dela  Sheriff  (Self; Goliad),  Goliad, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Foulds, Phyllis  Goliad County Auditor  (Self),  Goliad, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Canales, Ramiro  Assitant Executive Director  (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
Elfant, Bruce  Constable  (Travis County Commissioners),  Austin, TX
 
Kirk, Chris  Sheriff  (Sheriff's Association of Texas),  Bryan, TX
 
Schacfer, Bill  Mayor / Chief Deputy  (City of Goliad),  Goliad, TX
 
Against:
 
Cernosek, Larry  Chairman  (Texas Towing and Storage Association),  Austin, TX
HB  198
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Wittenburg, Michelle  Consultant  (The GEO Group, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Hudson, Nicholas  Legislative Liaison  (The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
HB  312
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Banks, Yannis  Legislative Liaison  (Texas NAACP),  Austin, TX
 
Gonzales, Dominic  Program Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director  (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC),  Austin, TX
 
Marsh, Andrea  Director  (Texas Fair Defense Project),  Austin, TX
 
Villarreal, Celeste  Legislative Counsel  (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Yanez-Correa, Ana  Executive Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
HB  425
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director of ACLU TX  (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC),  Austin, TX
HB  486
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Barber, Dave  Chief of Police  (Texas Police Chiefs Association),  Houston, TX
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director of ACLU TX  (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Braaten, Timothy  Executive Director  (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standard and Education),  Austin, TX
HB  530
 
ON:
 
Lewis, Bill  Legislative Liaison  (Mothers Against Drunk Driving),  Argyle, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Anchondo, Robert  Judge County Criminal Court at Law No. 2  (Self; El Paso),  El Paso, TX
 
Banks, Yannis  Legislative Liaison  (Texas NAACP),  Austin, TX
 
Cabello, Delia    (Concerned Christians for Inmates),  San Antonio, TX
 
Davis, Edwin    (Restorative Justice Ministries Network of Texas),  Huntsville, TX
 
Frederick, Maria  Communication Coordinator  (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops),  Austin, TX
 
Gay, Clifford  Contract Recovery Specialist  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director of ACLU TX  (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC),  Austin, TX
 
Henderson, Steven    (Self),  Lubbock, TX
 
Hill, Mary    (Self),  Canyon Lake, TX
 
Humphrey, Cynthia    (Texas Recovery Network),  Kerrville, TX
 
On:
 
Farmer, Drue  Judge  (Self),  Lubbock, TX
 
Soto, Anette  Public Policy Committee  (Mothers Against Drunk Driving),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Yanez-Correa, Ana  Executive Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
HB  681
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director of ACLU  (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC),  Austin, TX
 
Villarreal, Celeste  Legislative Counsel  (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Mills, Brady  Assistant Lab Director  (Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Lab),  Austin, TX
HB  1178
 
FOR:
 
Gonzales, Dominic  Program Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Banks, Yannis  Legislative Liaison  (Texas NAACP),  Austin, TX
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director  (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC),  Austin, TX
 
Marsh, Andrea  Director  (Texas Fair Defense Project),  Austin, TX
 
Villarreal, Celeste  Legislative Counsel  (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association),  Austin, TX
HB  1265
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gonzales, Dominic  Program Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Marsh, Andrea  Director  (Texas Fair Defense Project),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Bethke, James  Director  (Task Force on Indigent Defense),  Austin, TX
HB  1303
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Lemon, W. Clyde    (Harris County District Clerk - Charles Bacarbse),  Houston, TX
 
Petroff, Kevin  Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX
 
Rodriguez, Jennifer Shelley  Attorney  (County & District Clerks Association of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Rodriguez-Mendoza, Amalia  District Clerk  (County & District Clerks Association of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Ulisan, John  Legislative Coordinator  (Harris County),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Beaty, Louis  Manager  (Texas Department of Public Safety),  Austin, TX
 
Bethke, James  Director  (Office of Court Administration),  Austin, TX
HB  1355
 
AGAINST:
 
Anderson, Zandra  Attorney  (Self; Texas Dog Commission & Responsible Pet Owners' Alliance),  Houston, TX
 
Buffum, Rebecca    (Self),  Leander, TX
 
Menz, Nora Jane  Legislative Director for Texas  (Self; Doberman Pincher Club of America),  Wimberley, TX
 
Niemana, Kerry    (Endangered Breed Association & Responsible Dog Owners),  Pflugerville, TX
 
Shaver, Jeff    (Self; Responsible Pet Owners Alliance),  Magnolia, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Blackburn, Audley    (Self; Guide Dog Users of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Ditmore, Frank    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Ditmore, Kris    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Ditmore, Lucy    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Ditmore, Tobi Prejean    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Floyd, Carla    (Self; Texas Families Against Dangerous Dogs),  Kempner, TX
 
Fulps, Diane    (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Higgins, Carlos  Chair, Legislative Action Committee  (Texas Silver-Haired Legislature),  Austin, TX
 
Hill, Mary    (Self),  Canyon Lake, TX
 
Jaggers, Mary    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Jaggers, Michael    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Mills, Amy  Assistant District Attorney  (Tarrant County District Attorney's Office),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Phelps, Karen    (Self),  Georgetown, TX
 
Shoemaker, Amanda    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Shoemaker, Bill    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Stiles, Jack    (Self),  Thorndale, TX
 
Stiles Shoemaker, Marilyn    (Self; Texas Families Against Dangerous Dogs),  Austin, TX
HB  1839
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Hodges, Ken  Associate Legislative Director  (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
Hubbarth, William    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Mica, Tara  State Liaison  (National Rifle Association),  Austin, TX
 
Tripp, Alice  Legislative Director  (Texas State Rifle Association),  Paige, TX
 
Against:
 
McAnally, Mike  President of Central Texas Chapter  (Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence),  Round Rock, TX
 
On:
 
Coffey, Jan  Manager  (Texas Department of Public Safety),  Austin, TX
HB  2611
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Banks, Yannis  Legislative Liaison  (Texas NAACP),  Austin, TX
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director  (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Yanez-Correa, Ana  Executive Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
HB  3352
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Clark, Mark  Executive Director  (Houston Police Officers Union
Houston Police Officers Union),  Houston, TX
 
Jones, James  Captain  (Houston Police Department),  Houston, TX
SB  1563
 
FOR:
 
Kirk, Chris  Sheriff  (Sheriff's Association of Texas),  Bryan, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director of ACLU  (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Hubbarth, William    (Self),  Austin, TX
SB  1755
 
FOR:
 
Herman, Guy  Judge Probate Court #1 Travis County  (Statutory Probate Judges of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Gay, Clifford  Contract Recovery Specialist  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Ditmore, Lucy    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Elfant, Bruce  Constable  (Travis County Commissioners),  Austin, TX
 
Fulps, Diane    (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Hill, Mary    (Self),  Canyon Lake, TX
 
Jaggers, Mary    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Lovelace, Joe    (Self),  Dripping Springs, TX
 
McAnally, Mike  President of Central Texas Chapter  (Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence),  Round Rock, TX
 
McCartney, Marsha  Volunteer  (North Texas Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence),  Dallas, TX
 
On:
 
Tripp, Alice  Legislative Director  (Texas State Rifle Association),  Paige, TX
SB  1763
 
FOR:
 
Walker, Avery  President  (Deputy Sheriffs Association of Bexar County),  San Antonio, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Garcia Delgado, Hector  Legislative Director / PAC chairman  (Deputy Sheriff's Association of Bexar County),  San Antonio, TX
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director  (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Lee, Donald  Executive Director  (Conference of Urban Counties),  Austin, TX