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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Open Government, Select

            April 14, 2011 8:30 AM

            SB 669

                  FOR:

                                 Dahill, John   General Counsel (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                                 Ellis, Gregory    (Self), League City, TX

                                 Jennings, Shanae   City Secretary  (also providing written testimony) (City of Irving),

                                 Irving, TX

                                 Kunau, Camila   Assistant City Attorney (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX

                                 Moore, Les   Police Legal Advisor/Assistant City Attorney  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (City of Irving), Irving, TX

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 TX

                                 Hall, Terri   Founder (Texas Turf, Texans for Accountable Government, Central Texas

                                 Republican Liberty Caucus), San Antonio, TX

                                 Prather, Laura   (Texas Association of Broadcasters, Freedom of Information Foundation of

                                 Texas, Texas Daily Newspaper Association, Texas Press Association), Austin, TX

                                 Toney, Doug   Editor/Publisher (New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, Texas Press Association,

                                 Texas Daily Newspaper Association), New Braunfels, TX

                  ON:

                                 Burgdorf, Barry   Vice Chancellor and General Counsel (The University of Texas System),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Joseph, Zenobia   Educational Consultant  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; A+

                                 Writers Consulting, LLC), Austin, TX

                                 VanHettinga, Brynne   (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas), Leander, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

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

                  Against:

                                 Mallette, Cindy   Grassroots & Communications Director (Americans for Prosperity),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Weeks, Carl   Investigator (Texas Association of Licensed Investigators), Austin, TX

            SB 677

                  FOR:

                                 Prather, Laura   (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Dahill, John   General Counsel (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                                 Ellis, Gregory    (Self; Harris-Galveston Subsidence District), League City, TX

                                 Moore, Les   Police Legal Advisor (City of Irving), Irving, TX

                                 Pardue, Craig   (Dallas County), Dallas, TX

                  ON:

                                 Joseph, Zenobia   Educational Consultant  (Self; A+ Writers Consulting, LLC), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Open Government, Select

            April 14, 2011 8:30 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

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

                                 TX

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

                                 Toney, Doug   Editor/Publisher (New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, Texas Press Association,

                                 Texas Daily Newspaper Association), New Braunfels, TX

                                 VanHettinga, Brynne   (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas), Leander, TX

                                 Weeks, Carl   Investigator (Texas Association of Licensed Investigators), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Crawford, Amanda   Chief-Open Records Division (Office of the Attorney General),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1421

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Doyle, Kristen   General Counsel (Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Gimson, William   Executive Director (Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1571

                  FOR:

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

                                 TX

                                 Hall, Terri   Founder (Texas Turf, Texans for Accountable Government, Central Texas

                                 Republican Liberty Caucus), San Antonio, TX

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

                                 VanHettinga, Brynne    (Self; American Civil Liberties Union of Texas), Leander, TX

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Dahill, John   General Counsel (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

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

                                 Toney, Doug   Editor/Publisher (New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, Texas Press Association,

                                 Texas Daily Newspaper Association), New Braunfels, TX

                  Against:

                                 Mendez, Mark   Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Fort Worth, TX

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

                  On:

                                 Crawford, Amanda   Chief-Open Records Division (Office of the Attorney General),

                                 Austin, TX

                                                                                        2


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Open Government, Select

            April 14, 2011 8:30 AM

                                 Fowler, Perry   Director-Municipal & Utilities Division (Associated General Contractors of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 1826

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

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

                                 TX

                                 Hall, Terri   Founder (Texas Turf, Texans for Accountable Government, Central Texas

                                 Republican Liberty Caucus), San Antonio, TX

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

                                 Toney, Doug   Editor/Publisher (New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, Texas Press Association,

                                 Texas Daily Newspaper Association), New Braunfels, TX

                                 VanHettinga, Brynne   (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas), Leander, TX

                  On:

                                 Thomas, Zindia   Assistant Attorney General (Office of Attorney General), Austin, TX

                                                                                        3