WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            March 28, 2011 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 378

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Wright Steele, Catherine   Director, Government Affairs (Texas Department of

                                 Agriculture), Austin, TX

            SB 583

                  FOR:

                                 Small, Ed   Attorney (Texas Forestry Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Pierce, Kevin   Criminal Investigator (Texas Forest Service), Lufkin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Garza, Norman   Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Hufford, Ron   Executive Vice President (Texas Forestry Association), Lufkin, TX

                                 Reaves, Jim   Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs (Texas Nursery and Landscape

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Turner, Bob   Consultant (Texas Poultry Federation), Voss, TX

            SB 584

                  FOR:

                                 Small, Ed   Attorney (Texas Forestry Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Pierce, Kevin   Criminal Investigator (Texas Forest Service), Lufkin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Garza, Norman   Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Hufford, Ron   Executive Vice President (Texas Forestry Association), Lufkin, TX

                                 Reaves, Jim   Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs (Texas Nursery and Landscaping

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Turner, Bob   Consultant (Texas Poultry Federation), Voss, TX

            SB 810

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Goodrich, Robert   Assistant Chief of Fisheries Enforcement (Texas Parks and Wildlife

                                 Department), Austin, TX

                                 Riechers, Robert   Director of Coastal Fisheries (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 897

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Park, Joey   (Coastal Conservation Association), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            March 28, 2011 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

                  On:

                                 Goodrich, Robert   Assistant Chief of Fisheries Enforcement (Texas Parks and Wildlife

                                 Department), Austin, TX

            SB 932

                  FOR:

                                 Bender, Steven   Regional Representative (National Wildlife Federation and Texas Teaming

                                 with Wildlife Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Huffman, Laura   Executive Director (The Nature Conservancy of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Nelson, Ben H.   President (Jeri's Seafood Inc.), Anahuac, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Elkins, Keith   Executive Director (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Houston, Joshua   Legislative Counsel (Texas Impact), Austin, TX

                                 Jackson, Guy R.   President (Chambers County Abstract), Austin, TX

                                 Park, Joey   (Coastal Conservation Association), Austin, TX

                                 Weinberg, David   Executive Director (Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Schneider, Michael   Director of Programs (Texas Association of Broadcasters), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Goodrich, Robert   Assistant Chief Fisheries Enforcement (Texas Parks and Wildlife

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Riechers, Robin   Director of Coastal Fisheries (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1044

                  FOR:

                                 Bender, Steven   Regional Representative (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

                                 Braun, David   Attorney (Rural Landowners), Dripping Springs, TX

                                 Eckstein, Deece   I.G.R. Coordinator (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX

                                 Nuckols, Tom   Assistant County Attorney (Travis County), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Beall, Jon   Owner/ Farmer  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Brown, Kirby   Vice President of Public Policy (Texas Wildlife Association), Austin, TX

                                 Cofer, George   Owner (Annandale Ranch and Hill Country Conservancy), Austin, TX

                                 Garza, Norman   Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Houston, Joshua   Legislative Counsel (Texas Impact), Austin, TX

                                 Huffman, Laura   Executive Director (The Nature Conservancy of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Kramer, Ken   Director (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club), Austin, TX

                                 Sugg, Paul   (Texas Association of Counties), Austin, TX

                                 Vasquez, Michael   Program Manager (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            March 28, 2011 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Weinberg, David   Executive Director (Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Campbell, Scott   Coordinator, Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program (Texas

                                 General Land Office), Austin, TX

            SB 1086

                  FOR:

                                 Garza, Norman   Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Turner, Bob   Consultant (Rural Issues Consulting), Voss, TX

                  On:

                                 Hadley, Elizabeth   Associate Commissioner for Marketing (Texas Department of

                                 Agriculture), Austin, TX

            SB 1157

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Wright Steele, Catherine   Director, Government Affairs (Texas Department of

                                 Agriculture), Austin, TX

            SB 1255

                  FOR:

                                 Ganzon, Mauro S.   M.D. (Wise Regional Health System), Boyd, TX

                                 McBeath, Don   (Texas Association of Rural and Community Hospitals), Austin, TX

                                 Summers, Steve   CEO (Wise Regional Health System), Decatur, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Strate, Susan   M.D. (Texas Medical Association and Wichita County Medical Society),

                                 Wichita Falls, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Bailey, Charles   General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX

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