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WITNESS LIST
Urban Affairs Committee
April  21, 2009 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  563
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brown, Jim T. (Texas Affliation of Affordable Housing Procedures)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Anderson, Sarah (S. Anderson Consulting S.A. Development Consulting)
 
 
 
 
HB  1142
 
    For:
Beasley, Mark  (Self)
 
 
Burklund, Janis (Dallas Film Commission)
 
 
Friedman, David (Texas Motion Picture Alliance, North TX. Rep Dallas Audio Post Group, Partner)
 
 
Padolnick, Jay  (Self)
 
 
Warren, Tommy G. (Spiderwood Studios, LLC)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hudgins, Bob (Texas Film Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Mayer-Oakes, Andrew (City of San Antonio Film Commission)
 
 
Perez, Richard (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
 
HB  1173
 
    For:
Mills, Bruce (City of Austin)
 
 
Powell, Gregory (AFSCME Local 1624)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Levy, Rick (AFSCME Local 1624, TX AFL-CIO)
 
 
Simpson, Dee (American Federation of State County & Municipal ATL)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Hammond, Bill (Tx Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Desai, Deven (City of Austin Law Dept.)
 
 
 
 
HB  2845
 
    For:
Johnson, Allen (Montgomery Co. Hospital District)
 
 
Wait, Dudley (Texas Ambulance Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brian, Petrilla (Northwest Rural EMS)
 
 
Dupont, Karen (City of Houston)
 
 
Sprinkle, GK (Texas Ambulance Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bishop, Maxie (Department of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  2888
 
    For:
McPhail, Jennifer (ADAPT of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cranston, Catherine (Personal Attendant Coalition of TX ADAPT of TX)
 
 
Cranston, Ron (ADAPT of TX)
 
 
Garrison-Tate, Jeff (J. Community Now!)
 
 
Henneberger, John (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)
 
 
Langendorf, Jean (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas)
 
 
Lugo, Noelita (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Mason, James (Texas Impact)
 
 
McCain, Demetria (Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.)
 
 
Mills, Sarah (Advocacy, Inc.)
 
 
Powes, Lisa (City of Arlington)
 
 
Rearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
 
 
Steele, Burrell (Adapt of Texas/Community Now)

 
    For:
Steele, Mary (Adapt of Texas/Community Now)
 
 
Wittie, David (ADAPT of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  2940
 
    For:
Mumey, Rick (Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Siscoe, Scott (Houston Police Department)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Caynon, Jeff (International Assoc of Fire Fighters)
 
 
Delanghe, Wayne (San Antonio Fire Dept. Local 624)
 
 
Elkin, Bill (Houston Police Retired Officers Association)
 
 
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
 
 
 
 
HB  3009
 
    For:
Hooper, Don (Brass Maiden, Restraunts, Property Owners Commercial reatil)
 
 
Lord, Clark (Harris county Improvement District No. 6)
 
 
 
 
HB  3163
 
    For:
Carlisle, Kristin (Housing Texas)
 
 
Carriker, Steven (Texas Assn. of Community Development Corporations)
 
 
Chatham, Donna (Association of rural Communitites in Texas)
 
 
Hull, Matt (Habitat for Humanity of Texas)
 
 
Langendorf, Jean (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas)
 
 
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Mills, Sarah (Disability Policy Consortium)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brown, Jim (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)
 
 
Daly, Richard (Catholic Charities of  Central Texas (Diocese of Austin))
 
 
Garrison-Tate, Jeff (Community Now!)
 
 
Henneberger, John (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)
 
 
Huemmer, Maria (The Texas Catholic Conference, The roman Catholic Bishops of Texas)
 
 
Lehman, Mark (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Lugo, Noelita (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Mason, James (Texas Impact)
 
 
McCain, Demetria (Inclusive communities Project, Inc.)
 
 
McClelen, Michelle (Texas Acorn)
 
 
McPhail, Jennifer (ADAPT of Texas)
 
 
Setliff, Aaron (The Texas Council on Family Violence)
 
 
Talerico, Jeanne (Texas Association of Local Housing finance Agencies)
 
 
Tyler, Kathy  (Self)
 
 
Vanhoose, Laurie (AARP)
 
 
Wadge, Gyl (Mental Health America of TX)
 
 
Willard, Michael (Austin Habitat for Humanity)
 
 
 
 
HB  3168
 
    For:
Henneberger, John (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Mason, James (Texas Impact)
 
 
 
 
HB  3390
 
    For:
Connealy, Chris (Texas Commission on fire Protection
Texas fire Chiefs Association)
 
 
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
 
 
Melton, Mike (Commissioner Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Fire Chief City of Gimer)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Barron, Chris (State Fireman's & Fire Marshlas Association)

 
Against:
Perry, Henry (Bastrop FD)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Ninaud, Christian (Sunset Advisory Commission)
 
 
Warren, Sr., Gary (Tx. Commission on fire Protection)
 
 
 
 
HB  3686
 
    For:
Guerrero, Mark (City of San Antonio)
 
 
Medley, Lee (United Steelworkers District Council)
 
 
Polanco, Matthew (City of San Antonio)
 
 
Ramos, Jennifer (City of San Antonio Mayor and City Council)
 
 
Trainer, Michael (San Antonio Fire & Police Pensioners Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Barrera, Mario (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Charlie, Roberts (San Antonio Greater Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Ewing, Leon  (Self)
 
 
Lyons, Bill (Paseo del Rio Assn.)
 
 
Perez, Jose (Fairway Landscpae & Nursery, Inc./ SA chamber of commerce)
 
 
Perez, Richard (The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and over 2,500 members who together employ almost 500,000 employees)
 
 
Starks, Anita (San Antonio Greater Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
De La Cruz, Arnulfo (SEIU)
 
 
Delanghe, Wayne (San Antonio Fire Dept. Local 624)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Barros, Marco (San Antonio Tourism Council)
 
 
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
Brechtel, Terry  (Self)
 
 
Brendel, William (San Antonio Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
Brewer III, Ben E (Downtown Alliance/San Antonio)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Tx Association of Business)
 
 
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)
 
 
Lobb-Barrera, Seahn  (Self)
 
 
Machado, Barbara  (Self)
 
 
McDowell, JD (San Antonio Restaurant Association)
 
 
Mue, Dianne  (Self)
 
 
Rodriguez, Roberto  (Self)
 
 
Rodriguez, Ruben  (Self)
 
 
Wilson, Duane (North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
 
HB  4094
 
    For:
McCain, Demetria (Inclusive Comunities Project, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Henneberger, John (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)
 
 
Lugo, Noelita (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Mason, James (Texas Impact)
 
 
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  4120
 
    For:
Desai, Sudhir  (Self)
 
 
Parish, Matthew (Tucker, Taunton, Snyder & Slade)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Fish, Paige (Conco Phillips)
 
 
 
 
HB  4123
 
    For:
Caynon, Jeff (International Assoc. of Fire Fighters)

 
    For:
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Byrne, Don (Texas Municipal Human Resources Association)
 
 
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Dierdorf, Elizabeth (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Dunn, Brian (City of San Angelo)
 
 
Esparza, Hugo (City of Plano)
 
 
Holden, Rick (City of Cleburne)
 
 
Lassiter, Kevin (San Angelo Fire Dept.)
 
 
Parrish, Jim (Texas Public Employer Labor Relations Assoc.)
 
 
Phillips, Tadd (1. City of McKinney
2. Texas Municipal Human Resources Association(TMHRA)
3. Texas Public Employers Labor Relations Associaition (TxPecra))
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Delanghe, Wayne (San Antonio Fire Dept. Local 624)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Cabrales, John (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Dziuban, Colleen (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport)
 
 
Garcia, Joe (City of McAllen)
 
 
Glasscock, Bruce (City of Plano)
 
 
Holt, David (City of Odessa
City of Snyder)
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Ozuna, Miguel (Texas Municipal Human Resources Association & Texas Public Employer Labor Relations Associations)
 
 
Ray, Katherine  (Self)
 
 
Roeha, Susan (City of New Braunfels, Tx)
 
 
Tomme, Paul (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport)
 
 
Wakefield, Kakhi (City of McKinney)
 
 
Williams, Katy (City of Amarillo)
 
 
 
 
HB  4295
 
    For:
Betts, Ettric (city employees)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Hammond, Bill (Tx Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
HB  4648
 
    For:
Kelly, Hugh Rice (South Hampton Civic Club)