WITNESS LIST
Agriculture & Rural Affairs
April 6, 2009 - 03:00 PM or upon adjournment
SB  212
 
FOR:
 
Cooper, Allen   (National Wildlife Federation),  Austin, TX
 
LoBello, Rick   Education Curator  (Native Plant Society),  El Paso, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Borunda Firth, Sylvia   Dir. of Government Affairs  (City of El Paso),  El Paso, TX
 
Haverlah, Sandra   (Environmental Defense Fund),  Austin, TX
 
Huffman, Laura   State Director  (The Nature Conservancy),  Austin, TX
 
Kramer, Ken   Director  (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club),  Austin, TX
 
Reaves, Jim   Director, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs  (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Good, Kevin   Special Asst. to Director, State Parks  (TX Parks & Wildlife),  Austin, TX
 
Poole, Jackie   Botanist  (Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.),  Austin, TX
SB  1131
 
FOR:
 
Murden, Dale   Grower  (Texas Citrus Mutual),  Monte Alto, TX
 
Prewett, Ray   President (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Citrus Mutual),  Mission, TX
 
ON:
 
Staples, Comm. Todd   Commissioner  (Texas Department of Agriculture),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Cleveland, Wayne   Executive Director  (Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Association),  Salado, TX
 
Quintero, Ruben   Supervisor  (Sharyland Orchards),  Mission, TX
 
Reaves, Jim   Director, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs  (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Da Graca, John   Dr.  (Texas A&M University - Kingsville Citrus Center),  Weslaco, TX
SB  1132
 
FOR:
 
Prewett, Ray   President  (Texas Citrus Mutual),  Mission, TX
 
ON:
 
Staples, Comm. Todd   Commissioner  (Texas Department of Agriculture),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Quintero, Ruben   Supervisor  (Sharyland Orchards),  Mission, TX
 
Reaves, Jim   Director, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs  (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association),  Austin, TX
SB  1309
 
FOR:
 
Dippel, Donnie   President  (Texas Ag. Industries Association),  La Grange, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Crawford, Lauren  (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Municipal League),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Prewett, Ray   President  (Texas Citrus Mutual),  Mission, TX
 
Reaves, Jim   Director, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs  (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association),  Austin, TX
SB  1501
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Wright Steele, Catherine   Director Gov. Affairs  (Texas Dept. of Agriculture),  Austin, TX
SB  1666
 
ON:
 
Staples, Todd   Commissioner  (Texas Dept. of Agriculture),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Cleveland, Wayne   Exec. Director  (Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Assoc.),  Salado, TX
 
Hodges, Ken   Legislative Director  (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
Metzger, Luke   Director  (Environment Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Ross, Susan   (TREIA (Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association)),  Austin, TX
 
Woodard, Shayne   (Verenium Corp.),  Austin, TX
SB  1693
 
FOR:
 
Deffner, Dr. David   D.C.  (Stop the Stink),  Mexia, TX
 
Prior, Chad   Mr. (also providing written testimony)  (The Prior Family),  Jewett, TX
 
ON:
 
Carey, John   Dept. Head - Poultry Science  (Texas Agrilife Extension Service),  College Station, TX
 
Grimm, James C.   Ex Vice Pres.  (Tx Poultry Fed.),  Round Rock, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Kramer, Ken   Director  (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Cochran, Mark   Poultry Program Supervisor  (TSSWCB (Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board)),  Nacogdoches, TX
 
Dougal, Leonard   Attorney  (Texas Poultry Federation),  Austin, TX
 
Foster, John   Programs Officer  (Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board),  Temple, TX
 
Hodges, Ken   Legislative Director  (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
Maguire, Charles   Asst. Director - Water Quality Planning Division  (TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)),  Austin, TX

 
Woodard, Shayne   (Tyson Foods),  Austin, TX
SB  1779
 
FOR:
 
Murden, Dale   Grower  (Texas Citrus Mutual),  Monte Alto, TX
 
Prewett, Ray   President (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Citrus Mutual),  Mission, TX
 
ON:
 
Staples, Todd   Commissioner  (Texas Dept. of Agriculture),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Cleveland, Wayne   Executive Director  (Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Assoc.),  Salado, TX
 
Hodges, Ken   Legislative Director  (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
Quintero, Ruben   Supervisor  (Sharyland Orchards),  Mission, TX
 
Whalen, Ken   Executive Vice President  (TX Daily Newspaper Assoc. / TX Press Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Da Graca, John   Dr.  (Texas A&M University - Kingsville Citrus Center),  Weslaco, TX
SB  1806
 
FOR:
 
Rowe, Alison   Attorney  (Equine Veterinarians in Texas),  Bryan, TX
 
Stried, Ronald   President  (Texas Veterinary Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Rich DVM, Jacquelyn J.   President, Texas Thoroughbred Association  (Texas Thoroughbred Association),  Lott, TX
SB  2379
 
FOR:
 
Woody, Tracy   G.M.  (Jeri's Seafood),  Anahuac, TX
 
ON:
 
Goodrich, Robert   Assistant Chief Fisheries Enforcement  (Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Wiles, Kirk   Manager, Seafood and Aquatic Life Group  (Department of State Health Services),  Austin, TX