WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            April 4, 2011 - 3:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

             

            HB 257

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Peterson, Michael (AT&T)

                 On:

                                 Norris, Robert (Legislative Budget Board)

            HB 803

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Gary (THE TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS)

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB)

                                 Caraway, Luanne (Self; Tax Assessor-Collector Association)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Holmes, Glenda (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Co. TAX OFFICE & VOTERS)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

            HB 1435

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Caraway, Luanne (Self)

                                 Ciavaglia, Mark (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)

            HB 1531

                 For:

                                 Baumann, Chris (Responsive Education Solutions)

                                 Cook, Charles (Responsive Education Solutions)

                                 Dunn, David (TX CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSN)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Erben, Andrew (Tx. INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION REFORM (TIER))

                                 Salinas, Nelson (The Texas Assoc. of Business)

                 Against:

                                 Patterson, T J (City of Fort Worth)

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            HB 1796

                 For:

                                 Brown, Charles (Texas Property Tax Lienholders Association)

                                 Doggett, Mary (Texas Property Tax Lienholders Assoc.)

                 Against:

                                 Heasley, John (TEXAS BANKERS ASSOCIATION)

                 On:

                                 Pettijohn, Leslie (OFC. OF CONSUMER CREDIT COMMISSIONER)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ruby, Doug (Texas PRoperty TAX Lienholders Assoc)

            HB 1841

                 For:

                                 Clark, Jeffrey (Technology Association of America (TechAmerica))

                                 LeBas, James (Rackspace Hosting)

                                 Robinson, Perry (Rackspace Hosting, Inc)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Contreras, Carlos (City of SAN ANTONIO)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)

                                 Dawson, Samuel G. (Greater San antonio Chamber of Commerce GREATER SAN ANTONIO

                                 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)

                                 Johnson, Brenk (SOFTLAYER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.)

                                 Kaplan, David (Self)

                                 Lawson, Richard (VERIZON)

                                 Patterson, T J (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Peterson, Michael (AT&T)

                                 Roberts, Jack (DELL COMPUTER CORP.)

                                 Saenz, Luis (AMAZON)

                                 Wurzel, Geoff (TECHNET)

            HB 1887

                 For:

                                 Popp, Jim (Popp Gray & Hutcheson)

                 On:

                                 Garoon, Glenn (Self; FACT - Foundation Appraiser Coalition of Texas)

                                 Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                                 Holmes, Glenda (Texas Apartment Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Mendez, Mark (TARRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT)

                                 Morrison, Chet (Texas Association of Property Tax Proffessionals)

            HB 1887 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)

                 For:

                                 Popp, Jim (Popp Gray & Hutcheson)

                 On:

                                 Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brusniak, John (BRUSNIAK / BLACKWELL PC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of

                                 PROPERTY TAX ATTORNEYS)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)

                                 Doggett, Mary (Self)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Ramirez, Melissa (American Property Tax Counsel)

            HB 1903

                 For:

                                 Isett, Carl (J.P. Morgan Chase)

                                 Smith, Charles (JP MORGAN CHASE)

                 Against:

                                 Caraway, Luanne (Self; Tax Assessor-Collector Association of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                 Against:

                                 Bacarisse, Louis (PERDUE BRANDON FIELDER Collins & Mott law firm)

                                 Barber, Gary (THE TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS)

                                 Ciavaglia, Mark (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP)

                                 Russell, Claudia (El Paso County)

            HB 2100

                 For:

                                 Gay, Geoffrey (City of Odessa)

                                 Morton, Richard (City of Odessa)

                                 Redford, Susan (Ector County)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Moore, Bradford (High Plains Diversified ENergy Corporation)

                 On:

                                 McCord, Karen (Ector County Appraisal District)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Holt, David (City of Odessa)

                                 Long, Larry (City of Odessa, Texas)

                                 McCord, Phillip (Self)

                                 Mendez, Hector (Ector County ISD)

                                 Pace, Ray (ECISD)

                                 Smith, Walter (Odessa College Trustees)

                                 Thompson, Mary (Ector Co Hosp. Dist.)

            HB 2476

                 For:

                                 Mize, Steve (TKO Equipment Co I am the Controller)

                                 Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bailey, Chuck (American Rental Asso)

                                 Clark, James (Hertz)

                                 Isett, Carl (RSC Equipmental Rental 6929 E Greenway PKWay # 200 Scottsdale, AZ 85254)

                                 Propes, Jay (Southwestern Association)

            HB 2476 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Rob (UNITED RENTALS INC. FIVE GREENWICH OFFICE PARK

                                 GREENWICH CT. 06831)

                                 Noonan, Ed (United Rentals)

            HB 2529

                 Against:

                                 Flores, Rebecca (Houston Independent School District)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (CO VOTERS & TAX OFFICE)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. of APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)

                 On:

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Beneski, Amy (TX Assoc. of School ADMINISTRATORS)

                                 Brusniak, John (BRUSNIAKI BLACKWELL, PC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF

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                 Against:

                                 PROPERTY TAX ATTORNEYS)

                                 Caraway, Luanne (Self)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)

                                 Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)

                                 Lain, Jackie (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)

                                 McCord, Karen (Self)

                                 Pace, Ray (Self)

                                 Smith, Jason (Harris County, TX)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

            HB 3182

                 For:

                                 Ryan, Robert (STALLION OILFIELD SERVICES)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hinkle, Dan (Association of Energy Service Companies)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

            HB 3253

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Wayne (Port San Antonio)

                                 Cortez, Philip (City of San Antonio)

                                 Dawson, Samuel (GREATER SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)

                                 Devine, Kevin (The Boeing Company)

                                 Graham, Lloyd (Self)

                                 Henderson, James (City of San Antonio)

                                 Marquez, David (BEXAR COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPT.)

                 On:

                                 Cartwright, Deborah (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Wooten, Tim (TX Comptroller)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Rodriguez, Jennifer (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company)

            HB 3341

                 For:

                                 Carr, Snapper (City of Irving)

                                 Gears, Herbert (City of Irving)

                 Against:

                                 Harris, James (Thompson & Knight LLP/ Joe Putnam, Irving Taxpayers Opposed to Illegal &

                                 Wasteful use of Tax Money)

                                 Houston, Daniel (Thompson Knight/ Joe Putnam/ Irving Taxpayer)

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                 Against:

                                 Kroll, John (AEG Live,)

                 On:

                                 Reynolds, Brad (Tx COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                                 Castro, Larry (City of Dallas)

                                 Contreras, Carlos (City of San Antonio)

                                 Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Patterson, T J (City of Fort Worth)

            HB 3509

                 For:

                                 LeBas, James (Rackspace Hosting)

                                 Robinson, Perry (Rackspace Hosting, Inc.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Clark, Jeffrey (Technology Association of America (TechAmerica))

                                 Contreras, Carlos (City of San Antonio)

                                 Dawson, Samuel (GREATER SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)

                                 Johnson, Brenk (SOFTLAYER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.)

                                 Wurzel, Geoff (TECHNET)

            HB 3727

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Wayne (Port San Antonio)

                                 Cortez, Philip (City of San Antonio)

                                 Dawson, Samuel (GREATER SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)

                                 Devine, Kevin (THE BOEING COMPANY)

                                 Graham, Lloyd (Self)

                                 Henderson, James (City of San Antonio)

                                 Marquez, David (BEXAR COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPT.)

                 On:

                                 Cartwright, Deborah (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Wooten, Tim (TX Comptroller)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Rodriguez, Jennifer (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company)

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            HJR 5

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas TaxPayers & Research Assoc)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Holmes, Glenda (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

                 Against:

                                 Lain, Jackie (TEXAS Association of SCHOOL BOARDS & Texas Association of School

                                 Administrators)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

            HJR 99

                 For:

                                 Dunn, David (Texas Charter Schools Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baumann, Chris (Responsive Education Solutions)

                                 Cook, Charles (Responsive Education Solutions)

                                 Erben, Andrew (Tx. INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION REFORM (TIER))

                                 Salinas, Nelson (The Texas Assoc. of Business)

                 Against:

                                 Lain, Jackie (TEXAS Association OF SCHOOL BOARDS)

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