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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Open Government, Select

            May 19, 2011 8:30 AM

            HB 2460

                  FOR:

                                 Mason, Craig   Chief Pension Executive (City of Houston), Houston, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

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

                                 TX

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

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

                                 Texas Daily Newspaper Association), New Braunfels, TX

                                 Valdez, Jerry   (Greater Houston Partnership), Austin, TX

                  On:

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

            HB 2463

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

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

                  On:

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

                                 Jones, Paul   General Counsel (Texas Workforce Commission), Austin, TX

            HB 2947

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Cutrer, Jennifer   Vice President-Public Affairs (Parkland Health & Hospital System),

                                 Dallas, TX

                                 Wall, Matthew   Associate General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX

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

                  On:

                                 Devery, Beth   Assistant County Attorney (Central Health), Austin, TX

            SB 1923

                  AGAINST:

                                 Christian, William    (also providing written testimony) (Austin American Statesman,

                                 Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express News), Austin, TX

                                 Cohen, Jeff   Editor (Hearst Newspapers, Houston Chronicle), Houston, TX

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

                                 Texas Daily Newspaper Association), New Braunfels, TX

                                 Zipp, Fred   Editor (Austin American-Statesman), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Adkins, Phillip   General Counsel (Texas Department of Public Safety), Austin, TX

                                                                                        1


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Open Government, Select

            May 19, 2011 8:30 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  Against:

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

                                 TX

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

                                                                                        2