WITNESS LIST
Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee
April 3, 2013 - 8:00 AM
For:
Adair, Craig (Self)
Henson, Scott (Self)
Hodges, David (Self; Texas asscoiation of counties)
Moll, Jeanette (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Pennock, Debby (Self)
Pringle, Susanne (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Staudt, Edna (Self)
Yanez Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Against:
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Klein, Jorie (Self; Parkland / TETAF./.THA)
Lewis, Bill (Motherd Against Drunk Driving)
Lewis, Bill (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
Norris, Chuck (Gonzales Healthcare Systems)
Stewart, Ronald (Self; TETAF, GETAC)
On:
Hibbs, Rebekah (Texas Department of Public Safety)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Association)
Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)
Against:
Bristow, Steven (Methodist Health System)
Christopher, Randall (Self; Texas Trauma Coordinators Forum)
Hastings, Paul (Texas Home School Coalition)
Hutto, Kathy (Community Health Systems)
Jones, Max (The Greater Houston Partnership)
Knaupe, Gregg (Seton Healthcare Family)
Marwitz, David A. (Texas Health Resources)
McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals)
Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County)
Rocha, Israel (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance)
Smetzer, Timothy (Self)
Smith, Andrew (University Health System)
Sprinkle, Gk (Texas Ambulance Association)
Townsend, Linda (Christus Health)
Welsh, Dinah (Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Yanas, Chris (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
On:
Barrett, Patrick (Self; Driver ed in a box)
Guerrero, Jane (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Chandler, Gary (DPSOA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Craft, Lon (TMPA)
Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Association)
Taylor, Clay (DPSOA)
On:
Hardaway, Robin (ERS)
Hearn, Skylor (Texas Department of Public Safety)
For:
Hickey, Paul (Longview Police Officers Association)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Snyder, Leigh Ann (Self)
Against:
Chancellor, John (Self; Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Mueller, Laura (Texas municipal league)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Craft, Lon (TMPA)
Delanghe, Wayne (Self; San Antonio Professional Firefighters Local 624)
Elkin, Bill (Houston Police Retired Officers Association)
Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas police assoc)
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Association)
Kenney, Robert (Self)
Moscoso, Washington (San Antonio Police Officer's Association)
rodriguez, Jimmy (San antonio police officers association)
Smetzer, Timothy (Self)
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston fire fighters local 341)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Wilkison, Charley (El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
On:
Corna, Jessica (TDI-Division of workers comp ---resource only)
For:
Hilsher, Scott (Harris County Attorney's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Craft, Lon (TMPA)
Elkin, Bill (Houston Police Retired Officers Association)
Kenney, Robert (Self)
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County)
For:
Hickey, Paul (Longview Police Officers Association)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Snyder, Leigh Ann (Self)
Against:
Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Mueller, Laura (Texas municipal league)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Delanghe, Wayne (Self; San Antonio professional firefighters Local 624)
Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas police assoc)
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Association)
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston fire fighters local 341)
Wilkison, Charley (El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association)
Against:
Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)
On:
Corna, Jessica (TDI-Division of workers comp ---resource only)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Union)
On:
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Wilkison, Charley (El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association)
Wilkison, Charley (El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baker, Donald (City of Austin Police Department)
Chancellor, John (Self; Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Craft, Lon (TMPA)
Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas police assoc)
Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Association)
Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)
McKinney, Donald (Houston Police Department)
Tittle, Gary (Dallas Police Department)
Walker, Ken (Self; Texas police chief association)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
On:
Helenberg, John (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards & Education
(TCLEOSE))
For:
Cottongame, Jackie (Self; Texas 911 Trainers)
Cross, Patty (Self; Texas 911 Trainers and Denco Area 911 District)
Plemons, Randy (Self; Denton County Sheriffs Office)
Smith, Carl (Self; Midlothian Police Chief)
On:
Dennis, Dan (Self; Forest Hill Police Department)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams (Self; Texas APCO Association of Public Safety Officials)
Adams (Self; Carrollton Police Department)
Cross, Grant (Self)
Decer, Sherry (Self; Texas 9-1-1 Trainers)
Hamilton, Greg (Self; Travis County Sheriffs Office)
Smetzer, Timothy (Self)
Against:
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs Association of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
On:
Helenberg, John (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards & Education
(TCLEOSE))
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Bowie, RenEarl (Texas DPS)
For:
Murr, Andrew (Self; Kimble County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Smetzer, Timothy (Self)
Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)
For:
Barrett, Patrick (Self; Driver ed in a box)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castaneda Jr, Tristan (DriversEd.Com)
Reyna, Carlos (Self; I Drive Safety)
On:
Spinks, Margaret (Texas Dept. of Public Safety)
On:
Spinks, Margaret (Texas Dept. of Public Safety)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Schexnyder, Jude (Self; Texas motorcycle safety coalition)
For:
Shotts, Samuel (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Barrett, Patrick (Self; Driver ed in a box)
Pennington, Tom (Self; Green light driverd ed. Inc)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Spinks, Margaret (Texas Dept. of Public Safety)
For:
Patterson, Jerry (Self; Texas General Land Office)
On:
Bowie, RenEarl (Department of Public Safety)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Tays, Steven (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)
On:
Spinks, Margaret (Texas Dept. of Public Safety)
For:
Reyna, Carlos (I drive safely)
Shotts, Samuel (Self)
On:
Spinks, Margaret (Texas Dept. of Public Safety)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barrett, Patrick (Self; Driver ed in a box)
Castaneda Jr, Tristan (DriversEd.Com)
Shields, Chris (American Safety Council)
For:
Barrett, Patrick (Self; Driver ed in a box)
Against:
Givilancz, Eric (Self; Roadworthy driving academy)
Pennington, Tom (Self; Green light driverd ed. Inc)
Reyna, Carlos (I drive safely)
Reyna, Carlos (Texas driving school)
Shotts, Samuel (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Spinks, Margaret (Texas Dept. of Public Safety)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arnold, Jay (Texas PTA)
Against:
Castaneda Jr, Tristan (DriversEd.Com)
Young, Robert (Sears Driving School)
For:
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Elkin, Bill (Houston Police Retired Officers Association)
Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Association)
On:
Mobley, Ken (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education)
Smetzer, Timothy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arnold, Jay (Texas PTA)
On:
Spinks, Margaret (Texas Dept. of Public Safety)
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