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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            May 12, 2011 9:00 AM

            HB 533

                  FOR:

                                 Popp, James   Attorney (American Property Tax Counsel), Aus

                  ON:

                                 Ramirez, Melissa   Attorney, Popp Gray & Hutcheson (Myself & My firm), Austin

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Allen, George   E V P (Texas Apartment Association), Austin

                                 Bragiel, Justin   General Counsel (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association), Austin, TX

                                 Christian, George   Attorney (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association), Austin, TX

            HB 1887

                  FOR:

                                 Bragiel, Justin   General Counsel (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association), Austin, TX

                                 Brusniak, John   Attorney (Brusniak / Blackwell), Dallas, TX

                                 Ramirez, Melissa   Attorney, Popp, Gray & Hutcheson (Myself & My firm), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Allen, George   E V P (Texas Apartment Assn.), Austin

                                 Christian, George   Attorney (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association), Austin, TX

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel   Consultant (Texas Association of Realtors), Austin, TX

                                 Head, Ray   Property Tax Consulting (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals),

                                 Austin

                                 Mendez, Mark   Assistant Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX

                                 Popp, James   Attorney (American Property Tax Counsel), Aus

                                 Porter, Scott   Johnson County Tax Assessor-Collector (Tax Assessor Collectors

                                 Association), Cleburne, TX

                                 Young, Chris   Attorney (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP), Austin, TX

            HB 2599

                  FOR:

                                 Hamilton, Billy   Consultant (Swedish Match), Austin, TX

                                 Tully, Ron   Representative (National Tobacco), Louisville, KY

                  AGAINST:

                                 Huang, MD, MPH, Philip   Medical Director, Austin/Travis Co. Health Dept. (American

                                 Cancer Society, American Heart Assoc, American Lung Assoc., Campaign for Tobacco -

                                 free Kids), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Calcote, M L   (7-Eleven), Austin, TX

                                 Ellmer, Mindy   Consultant (Swedish Match), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Alexander, Troy   Assoc. Director for Advocacy (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            May 12, 2011 9:00 AM

                                 Gray, James   (American Cancer Society)

                                 Lindsey, Andrew   Government Relations Staff (Texas Parent Teacher Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Little, Melinda   Direct of Advocacy (Tobacco-Free Kids), Hou., TX

                                 Martinez, James   Director of Advocacy (The American Lung Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Romo, Joel   Sr. Director of Gov. Relations (American Heart Association), Austin, TX

            SB 1927

                  FOR:

                                 Barron, Chris   Executive Director (Firemen's & Fire Marshals' Assn. of Texas)

                                 Carlton, John   Attorney (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Avery, Clay   State Association Executive (Texas State Assoc. of Fire & Emerg. Districts

                                 (SAFE - D))

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