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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Open Government, Select

            March 31, 2011 8:30 AM

            SB 442

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Glasgow, Anne   Executive Director (Texas Society of Professional Surveyors), Austin, TX

                                 Sanders, George   Texas Reg. Professional Land Surveyor (Texas Society of Professional

                                 Land Surveyors), Austin, TX

            SB 470

                  FOR:

                                 Egbuniwe, Nneka   Deputy General Counsel (Dallas County Hospital District), Dallas, TX

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 TX

                                 Robb, Catherine   (Texas Association of Broadcasters), Austin, TX

                                 Whalen, Ken   Executive V.P. (Texas Daily Newspaper Association Texas Press

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Yanas, Chris   Director of Government Relations (Teaching Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 550

                  FOR:

                                 Adams, Neal   General Counsel (Texas Association of School Administrators), Grapevine,

                                 TX

                                 Baggett, Donnis   Publisher (Waco Tribune- Herald and Texas Daily Newspaper

                                 Association and Texas Press Association), Waco, TX

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

                                 TX

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

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay   Director of Public Affairs (Texas Classroom Teachers Association),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Harris, Dwight   Legislative Aide (Texas- AFT), Austin, TX

                                 Knaack, Frank   Policy and Advocacy Strategist (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Wilson, Andy   (Public Citizen, Inc.), Austin, TX

            SB 701

                  FOR:

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

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Greenberg, Sherri   Professor & Director, Center of Politics and Governance  (Self), Austin,

                                 TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Open Government, Select

            March 31, 2011 8:30 AM

                                 Joseph, Zenobia   Educator  (Self), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

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

                                 Knaack, Frank   Policy and Advocacy Strategist (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Wilson, Andy   (Public Citizen, Inc.), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Gilmore, Janet   Assistant Director, E-Government Services (Texas Department of

                                 Information Resources), Austin, TX

                                 Quintero, James   Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX

            SB 711

                  ON:

                                 Temple, Larry   Executive Director (Texas Workforce Commission), Austin, TX

            SB 935

                  ON:

                                 Ligarde, Margaret   Environmental Law Division (Texas Commission on Environmental

                                 Quality (TCEQ)), Austin, TX

            SB 1270

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  Against:

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

                                 TX

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

                                 Whalen, Ken   Executive V.P. (Texas Daily Newspaper Association), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Boatright, David   Criminal Investigations Division (Office of Attorney General), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Crawford, Amanda   Chief-Open Records Division (Attorney General), Austin, TX

            SB 1327

                  ON:

                                 Collins, Steven   Associate Vice Chancellor and Special Counsel (University of Texas

                                 System), Austin, TX

                                 Plutho, Lawrence   System Wide Compliance Officer (University of Texas System), Austin,

                                 TX

            SB 1613

                  FOR:

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

                                 TX

                                 Wilson, Andy   (Public Citizen, Inc.), Austin, TX

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

                                                                                        2


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Open Government, Select

            March 31, 2011 8:30 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Aus, Fred   MGR, Government Affairs (Lower Colorado River Authority), Austin, TX

                                 Perny, Andrew   Assistant City Attorney (City of Austin/ Austin Energy), TX

                                 Pulis, Zandra   Attorney (CPS Energy), San Antonio, TX

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

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