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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Intergovernmental Relations

            April 6, 2011 9:30 AM

            SB 437

                  AGAINST:

                                 Allen, Joe, B.   Attorney (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson, LLP), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Grant, Julian   (Office of Attorney General), Austin, TX

                                 Holcomb, Doug   (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Ahmad, Janet    (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Hentschel, Nancy    (Self), Sugar Land, TX

                                 Igo, Shanna   (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Cohen, Howard   (Schwartz. Page & Harding, LLD), Houston, TX

                                 Collins, Sharlene   Attorney (Armbrust & Brown), Austin, TX

                                 Frederick, Amy   (Blake Magee Company), Austin, TX

                                 Hefner, Mary Ann   Chair, Legislative Planning Committee (Association of Water Board

                                 Directors), Kingsland, TX

                                 Littlefield, Sue   Attorney (Armbrust & Brown PLLC), Austin, TX

                                 Norman, Scott   (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                                 Savoy, Philip   (Murfee Engineering Co), Austin, TX

                                 Short, Jim   (Houston Real Estate Council), Fulshear, TX

                  On:

                                 Huff, Melanie   (Secretary of State), Austin, TX

            SB 446

                  AGAINST:

                                 Ahmad, Janet   (Homeowners for Better Building), San Antonio, TX

                                 Alexander, Robert   (Tx Legis Action Comm of Comm Assns Inst), Houston, TX

                                 Hentschel, Nancy    (Self), Sugar Land, TX

                                 Jones, Harvella   (The Texas and National Homeowners Advocate Group), Richmond, TX

                                 Lent, Robin   (HOA Reform Coalition), Spring, TX

                                 Walshak, Lynn   (HOA Reform Coalition), Houston, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  Against:

                                 Adams, Sylvia    (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Downey, Authur, J.   (Texas Neighborhoods Together), San Antonio, TX

                                 Leck, Ashlei   (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                                 Silva, Yvonna    (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Smith, David   VP Legislative Affairs (Texas Neighborhoods Together), Plano, TX

            SB 601

                  FOR:

                                 Perez, Art   (University Medical Center of El Paso), El Paso, TX

                                                                                        1


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Intergovernmental Relations

            April 6, 2011 9:30 AM

                                 Sosa, Edward   (El Paso County Hospital District), El Paso, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Yanas, Chris   (Teaching Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 609

                  FOR:

                                 Spurlock, Michael   (Housing Authority of the City of El Paso), El Paso, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Pearson, Dan   (El Paso Water Utility), Austin, TX

            SB 768

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Bone, Barry, M.   VP Real Estate (TXI Operations LP), Dallas, TX

                                 Howard, Robert   (Bluebonnet Electric Coop), Austin, TX

                                 Joseph, John, M.   (TXI Operations, L.P.), Austin, TX

                                 Richardson, Jody   (TXI Operations LP), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Hrncir, John   (City of Austin), Austin, TX

            SB 860

                  FOR:

                                 Sosa, Edward   (El Paso County Hospital District), El Paso, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Finch, Dan   (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

                                 Salinas, Nelson   Government Affairs Manager (The Texas Association of Business),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Yanas, Chris   (Teaching Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 916

                  ON:

                                 Brown, Brian   (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP), Austin, TX

                                 Fleming, John   (Texas Mortgage Bankers), Austin, TX

                                 Hutchings, Sealy   (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner), Austin, TX

                                 Pettijohn, Leslie   Commissioner (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner), Austin, TX

                                 Ruby, Doug   (Texas Property Tax Lienholders Association), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Heasley, John   (Texas Bankers Association), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Silva, Yvonna    (Self), Houston, TX

                                                                                        2


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Intergovernmental Relations

            April 6, 2011 9:30 AM

            SB 942

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Kalisek, Lauren   (Travis County WCID No. 17), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Green, Tim   (Aqualand Development), Austin, TX

            SB 1002

                  FOR:

                                 Ehrig, Bobby    (Self), Bulverde, TX

                                 Harris, Shilo, A.    (Self), Floresville, TX

                                 Schlitz, Michael   Sergeant First Class (retired)  (Self), San Antonio, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Ahmad, Janet    (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Hentschel, Nancy    (Self), Sugar Land, TX

                                 Igo, Shanna    (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Lent, Robin    (Self), Spring, TX

                                 Walshak, Lynn    (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Zion, Mark   Executive Director (Texas Public Power Association), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Soliz, Norma   Senior Director of Regulatory Regulations (CPS Energy), San Antonio, TX

            SB 1233

                  FOR:

                                 Lee, Don   Executive Director (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Allison, Jim   General Counsel (County Judges & Commissioners Assn of Tx), Austin, TX

                                 Guerra, Thomas   Bexar County Government Relations Manager (Bexar County

                                 Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX

                                 Igo, Shanna    (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Jones, Chris   (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Jones, Max   Administrative Assistant (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX

                                 Mendez, Mark   Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County Commissioners Court), Ft.

                                 Worth, TX

                                 Pardue, Craig   (Dallas County), Dallas, TX

                                 Roark, Mark   (Limestone County Sheriff's Office), Groesbeck, TX

                                 Simpson, Terry   County Judge (San Patricio Co. & Co. Judges and Comm. Assoc), Sinton,

                                 TX

                                 Sisk, Cathy   Director, Legislative Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX

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

                                 Wilson, Dennis   (Sheriff's Assoc. of Texas), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Intergovernmental Relations

            April 6, 2011 9:30 AM

                  On:

                                 Irvine, Tim   Chief of Staff and General Counsel (Texas Department of Housing and

                                 Community Affairs), Austin, TX

            SB 1243

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

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

                                 Lee, Don   Executive Director (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                                 Mendez, Mark   Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County Commissioners Court), Ft.

                                 Worth, TX

                                 Norman, Lee   County Judge (Garza County), Post, TX

                                 Simpson, Terry   County Judge (San Patricio Co. & Co. Judges and Comm. Assoc), Sinton,

                                 TX

                                 Spieker, Dianna   Tom Green Co Treasurer (County Treasurer's Association of Texas), San

                                 Angelo, TX

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

            SB 1341

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Barnett, Mike   (Texas Association of Realtors), Austin, TX

                                 Igo, Shanna    (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Lee, Don   Executive Director (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                                 Robinson, Jim   Chief Appraiser (Harris County Appraisal Dist & TAAD Legislative

                                 Committee), Houston, TX

                  On:

                                 Brown, Brian   (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP), Austin, TX

            SB 1496

                  FOR:

                                 Love, Roland   (Texas Land Title Association), Dallas, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Hentschel, Nancy    (Self), Sugar Land, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Lee, Randy   (Stewart Title Guaranty Co.), Austin, TX

                                 Robinson, Jim   Chief Appraiser (Harris County Appraisal Dist), Houston, TX

            SB 1558

                  FOR:

                                 Kirkland, Pam   Purchasing Manager, City of Richardson (Texas Public Purchasing Assn),

                                 Richardson, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Hentschel, Nancy   (Self), Sugar Land, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Intergovernmental Relations

            April 6, 2011 9:30 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Allison, Jim   General Counsel (County Judges & Commissioners Assn of Tx), Austin, TX

                                 Igo, Shanna    (Self), Austin, TX

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

                                 Simpson, Terry   County Judge (San Patricio Co. and Co. Judges & Comm. Assoc), Sinton,

                                 TX

            SJR 19

                  FOR:

                                 Jones, Harvella   (The National Homeowners Advocate and the National HAGS Coalition),

                                 Richmond, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Ahmad, Janet   (Homeowners for Better Building and HOA Reform Coalition), San

                                 Antonio, TX

                                 Alexander, Robert   (Texas Community Association Advocates), Houston, TX

                                 Hentschel, Nancy   (Self), Sugar Land, TX

                                 Lent, Robin   (HOA Reform Coalition), Spring, TX

                                 Walshak, Lynn   (HOA Reform Coalition), Houston, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  Against:

                                 Leck, Ashlei   (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                                 Silva Adams, Sylvia    (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Smith, David   VP Legislative Affairs (Texas Neighborhoods Together), Plano, TX

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