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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            May 9, 2011 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

            HB 92

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

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

            HB 338

                  FOR:

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

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Hamilton, Cheryl   Ph.D.  (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Trizna, Kathleen    (Self; Native Plant Society of Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Wright Steele, Catherine   Director Gov. Affairs (Texas Dept. of Agriculture), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Hodges, Ken   Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Oakley, Keith   (Turf grass Producers of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Turner, Bob   Consultant (Texas Seed & Grain Association), Voss, TX

            HB 413

                  FOR:

                                 Choate, Elizabeth   Director of Government Relations, General Counsel (Texas Veterinary

                                 Medical Association), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Sidwa, Tom   State Public Health Veterinarian (Dept. of State Health Services), Austin, TX

            HB 1449

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Bright, Ann   General Counsel (Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.), Austin, TX

            HB 2108

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Skaggs, Jason   Exec. Dir. Govt. Affairs (TX and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association),

                                 Austin, TX

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

            SB 1232

                  FOR:

                                 Harris, Mitchell   C.E.O. (Ag Texas Farm Credit), Lubbock, TX

                                 Vaughn, Dee   Farmer, Board Member (Corn Producers Association of Texas), Dumas, TX

                                 Wetzel, Chad   Owner  (Self; CLW Farm & Seed), Sherman, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            May 9, 2011 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Berglund, Daniel   President, Producer (Texas Soybean Assoc.), Wharton, TX

                                 Gibson, David   Executive Vice President (Corn Producers Association of Texas), Lubbock,

                                 TX

                                 Hodges, Ken   Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Martin, Ann    (Self), Tulia, TX

                                 Obenhaus, Gary   Farmer  (Self), Eagle Lake, TX

                                 Raun, L.G.   Rice Producer  (Self), El Campo, TX

                                 Swinford, David   (Texas Grain and Feed Assoc., Texas Ag Co-Op Assoc., Texas Cattle

                                 Feeders Assoc.), Dumas, TX

                                 Turner, Bob   Consultant (Texas Poultry Federation & Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers), Voss,

                                 TX

                                 Whalen, Ken   Executive Vice President (TX Daily Newspaper Assoc. / TX Press Assoc.),

                                 Austin, TX

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