WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            May 2, 2011 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

             

            HB 95

                 For:

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition Veterans Organization Texas Council of Chapter

                                 Military Officers)

                                 Little, Morgan (TX Coalition of Veterans Orgs (TCVO))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Higgins, Carlos (TEXAS SILVER-HAIRED LEGISLATURE)

                                 Reilly, Patrick (Self)

                                 Renfroe, Rebecca (Self)

                                 Renfroe Jr, John A. (Veterans)

                 On:

                                 Copeland, Christian Adam (VietNam Veterans Assoc TX Association of VietNam Vets)

            HB 355

                 For:

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)

                 Against:

                                 Blevins, Chesley (Texas Mining and Reclamation ASSN.)

                                 Hale, Greg (Capitol Aggregates, Ltd.)

                                 Kearns, Dennis (Texas Railroad Association BNSF Railway)

                                 LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)

                                 Minick, Stephen (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS)

                                 Nasi, Mike (Balanced Energy for Texas Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lavine, Dick (CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                 Against:

                                 Ashley, Price (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS)

                                 Beinke, Allen (TEXAS AGGREGATE & CONCRETE ASSN.)

                                 Bell, Wendell (Texas Public Power Association)

                                 Blocker, Trey (Peabody Energy)

                                 Garcia, Kathy (LPS Energy)

                                 Gibbs, Gary (American Electric Power Company)

                                 Ingraham, Deborah (TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, INC.)

                                 Kennedy, John (TEXAS TAXPAYERS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION)

                                 Matz, Laura (Kansas City Southern)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Nasi, Mike (Gulf Coast Lignite Coalition)

                                 Olson, Ron (UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD)

                                 Powers, Trey (American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy)

                                 White, Kathleen (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Zachary, Mance (Luminant)

            HB 472

                 For:

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition for Veterans Organizations, Vice Chair Texas Council of

                                 Chapter Military Officers Assn of America)

                                 Little, Morgan (TX Coalition of Veterans Orgs (TCVO))

                 On:

                                 Wooten, Tim (TX. Comptroller)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Higgins, Carlos (TEXAS SILVER-HAIRED LEGISLATURE)

                                 Reilly, Patrick (Self)

            HB 576

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Svatora, Rick (Texas Veterans Commission)

            HB 874

                 For:

                                 Kennedy, John (TEXAS TAXPAYERS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION)

                 Against:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)

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

                                 Gattis, Dan (Urban Counties)

                                 Hunt, Deborah (Tax Assessor/Collectors Association of Texas (TACA) Williamson County

                                 Tax Assessor/Collector)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Porter, Scott (Tax Assessor Collectors Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, George (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas, and Texas Oil & Gas Association)

                 Against:

                                 Allred, Don (Oldham County)

                                 Cabrales, John (City of Denton)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Contreras, Carlos (City of San Antonio)

                                 Eckstein, Deece (TRAVIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT)

                                 Flores, Aurora (TX Assn of Counties)

                                 Guevara, Thomas (BEXAR County Commissioners Court)

                                 Knierim, Tracy (Town of Flower Mound)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Mendez, Mark (TARRANT COUNTY)

                                 Northern, Melissa (TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND)

                                 Pardue, Craig (DALLAS COUNTY)

                                 Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Roe, Kristen (Brazos County Tax Office)

                                 Townsend, Trent (City of Austin)

                                 Westbrook, Beatrice (Self)

            HB 1152

                 For:

                                 Emerick, David (J.P. Morgan Chase)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)

            HB 1282

                 For:

                                 Stringfellow, Bruce (Self)

                 Against:

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Hammond, Bill (TX ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS)

                 Against:

                                 Caraway, Luanne (Hays County Tax Office)

                                 Greytok, John (NAMA - the National Association of Mass Appraisal)

                                 Hunt, Deborah (Self)

                                 Kennedy, John (TEXAS TAXPAYERS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION)

                                 Lain, Jackie (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)

            HB 1880

                 For:

                                 Vargas, Daniel (Operation Finally Home)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2104

                 For:

                                 Pardue, Craig (DALLAS COUNTY)

            HB 3069

                 For:

                                 Acevedo, Joseph (Pharos Capital Group, LLC)

                                 Butler, Richie (CITYVieW)

                                 Olguin, Scott (Breakwater Investment Group)

                                 Villasenor, Becky (CABRERA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC)

            HB 3435

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Lain, Jackie (Texas Association of School Boards)

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

            HB 3704

                 For:

                                 Turney, Paul (Brazos Valley Affordable Housing Corp.)

                                 Wilkinson, Tom (Brazos Valley Affordable Housing Corp)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Lain, Jackie (Texas Association of School Boards)

            HJR 23

                 For:

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organization Vice Chair Texas Council of

                                 Chapters, Military Officer Assn of America)

                                 Little, Morgan (TX Coalition of Veterans Orgs (TCVO))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Higgins, Carlos (TEXAS SILVER-HAIRED LEGISLATURE)

                                 Reilly, Patrick (Self)

            HJR 29

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Lavine, Dick (CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES)

                                                                                               4


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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB)

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Liberty Institute)

                 Against:

                                 Lain, Jackie (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

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

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

            HJR 37

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Lavine, Dick (CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Liberty Institute)

                 Against:

                                 Lain, Jackie (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

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

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

            HJR 48

                 For:

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organization, Vice Chair Texas Council of

                                 Chapter Military Officers Assn of America)

                                 Little, Morgan (TX Coalition of Veterans Orgs (TCVO))

                 On:

                                 Wooten, Tim (TX Comptroller)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Higgins, Carlos (TEXAS SILVER-HAIRED LEGISLATURE)

                                 Reilly, Patrick (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HJR 52

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Svatora, Rick (Texas Veterans Commission)

            HJR 59

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Lavine, Dick (CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Liberty Institute)

                 Against:

                                 Lain, Jackie (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

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

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

            HJR 145

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Lain, Jackie (Texas Association of School Boards)

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

            HJR 150

                 Against:

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                 Against:

                                 Greytok, John (NAMA - the National Association of Mass Appraisal)

                                 Kennedy, John (TEXAS TAXPAYERS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION)

                                 Lain, Jackie (Texas Association of School Boards)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            SB 422

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Robert (City of Lubbock, TX)

                                 Wilt, Michael (REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF AUSTIN)

            SB 520

                 For:

                                 Allen, Joe B (Katy Area Economic Development Council)

                                 D'Armond, Perri (Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council)

                                 Ladour, Lance (Katy Area Economic Development Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

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