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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            International Relations & Trade

            April 4, 2011 10:00 AM

            SB 824

                  FOR:

                                 Chatham, Donna   Executive Director (Association of Rural Communities in Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Barnes, Elizabeth   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                                 Barnes, Jim   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                                 Garcia, Joe A.   (Willacy County), Austin, TX

                                 Henneberger, John   Co-Director (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 McClaugherty, Fern   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Edinburg, TX

                                 Rickers, Emily   (Community Development Corp.-Brownsville), Brownsville, TX

                                 Townsend, Virginia   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                                 Tyler, Kathy    (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Widrow, Woody   Executive Director (RAISE Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 825

                  FOR:

                                 Chatham, Donna   Executive Director (Association of Rural Communities in Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Henneberger, John   Co-Director (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Tyler, Kathy    (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Barnes, Elizabeth   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                                 Barnes, Jim   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                                 Garcia, Joe A.   (Willacy County), Austin, TX

                                 McClaugherty, Fern   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Edinburg, TX

                                 Rickers, Emily   (Community Development Corp - Brownsville), Brownsville, TX

                                 Townsend, Virginia   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                                 Widrow, Woody   Executive Director (RAISE Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Wynn, Monty   (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Cabello, Homero   (Texas Dept. of Housing & Community Affairs), Austin, TX

                                 Gerber, Michael   (Texas Dept. of Housing & Community Affairs), Austin, TX

            SB 1019

                  FOR:

                                 Bresnen, Steve   (El Paso County), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            International Relations & Trade

            April 4, 2011 10:00 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Morales, Erich   Asst. County Atty (County of El Paso), El Paso, TX

            SB 1363

                  FOR:

                                 Archer, Tom   President (Homeowners of Texas), Austin, TX

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

                                 Rickers, Emily   (Community Development Corp. Brownsville), Brownsville, TX

                                 Sesin, Raul   Planning Administrator (Hidalgo County), Edinburg, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Munoz, Ned   General Counsel (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Allison, Jim   General Counsel (County Judges & Commissioners Association of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Arredondo, T.J.   Planning Supervisor (Hidalgo County), Edinburg, TX

                                 Barnes, Elizabeth   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                                 Barnes, Jim   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                                 Chatham, Donna   (Association of Rural Communities in Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Garcia, David   Deputy Administrator (Cameron County), Brownsville, TX

                                 Hennberger, John   Co-Director (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 McClaugherty, Fern   (Objective Watcher's  of the Legal System), Edinburg, TX

                                 Simpson, Terry   County Judge (San Patricio County & County Judges & Community

                                 Association), Sinton, TX

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

                                 Tyler, Kathy    (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Wynn, Monty   (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Bennett, Kyndel    (Self), Austin, TX

            SB 1364

                  FOR:

                                 Archer, Tom   President (Homeowners of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Rickers, Emily   (Comm. Dev. Corp. Brownsville), Brownsville, TX

                                 Sesin, Raul   Planning Administrator (Hidalgo County), Edinburg, TX

                                 Townsend, Virginia   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Munoz, Ned   General Counsel (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Allison, Jim   General Counsel (County Judges & Commissioner & Asso. of Texas), Austin,

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            International Relations & Trade

            April 4, 2011 10:00 AM

                                 TX

                                 Arredondo, T.J.   Planning Supervisor (Hidalgo County), Edinburg, TX

                                 Barnes, Elizabeth   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                                 Barnes, Jim   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                                 Bresnen, Steve   (El Paso County), Austin, TX

                                 Chatham, Donna   Executive Director (Association of Rural Communities in Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Garcia, David   Deputy Administrator (Cameron County), Brownsville, TX

                                 Henneberger, John   Co-Director (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service),

                                 Austin, TX

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

                                 McClaugherty, Fern   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Edinburgh, TX

                                 Simpson, Terry   County Judge (San Patricio County & County Judges & Community

                                 Association), Sinton, TX

                                 Tyler, Kathy    (Self), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Bennett, Kyndel    (Self), Austin, TX

            SB 1462

                  FOR:

                                 Archer, Tom   President  (also providing written testimony) (Homeowners of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Doggett, Robert   (Texas low Income Housing Information Service), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Arredondo, T.J.   Planning Supervisor (Hidalgo County), Edinburg, TX

                                 Barnes, Elizabeth   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                                 Barnes, Jim   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

                                 Bresnen, Steve   (El Paso County), Austin, TX

                                 Chatham, Donna   Executive Director (Association of Rural Communities in Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Garcia, David   Deputy County Administrator (Cameron County Commissioners Court),

                                 Brownsville, TX

                                 Henneberger, John   Co-Director (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service),

                                 Austin, TX

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

                                 McClaugherty, Fern   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Edinburg, TX

                                 Sesin, Raul   Planning Administrator (County of Hidalgo), Edinburg, TX

                                 Townsend, Virginia   (Objective Watcher's of the Legal System), Mission, TX

            SJR 40

                  FOR:

                                 Ford, Karen   (Hill Country Alliance), Austin, TX

                                 Rickers, Emily   (Comm. Dev. Corp. Brownsville), Brownsville, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            International Relations & Trade

            April 4, 2011 10:00 AM

                  AGAINST:

                                 Brannan, Ryan    (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy Foundation),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Munoz, Ned   General Counsel (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Bresnen, Steve   (El Paso County), Austin, TX

                                 Chatham, Donna   Executive Director (Association of Rural Communities in Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Henneberger, John   Co-Director (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service),

                                 Austin, TX

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

                                 Worth, TX

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

                                 Wynn, Monty   (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Bennett, Kyndel    (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Calcote, ML   (Real Estate Council of San Antonio), Austin, TX

                                 McDonald, Nancy   (The Real Estate Council of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 McDonald, Nancy   (The Real Estate Councils of Texas), Dallas, TX

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

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Skaggs, Jason   Exe. Director of Govt. Affairs (Texas And Southwestern Cattle Raisers

                                 Association), Austin, TX

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

                                 Terry, Seth   (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Morales, Erich   Asst. County Atty. (County of El Paso), El Paso, TX

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