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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Economic & Small Business Development Committee

            April 30, 2015 - 8:00 AM

            HB 292

                 Against:

                                 Connell, Scott (Sherman Economic Development Corp.)

                                 Feagley, Roger (Sulphur Springs Hopkins County EDC)

                                 Gill, Susan (Longview Economic Development Corp)

                                 Newman, Joe (Elgin Economic Development Corp.)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Sims, Greg (Self; Greenville Board of Development/Greenville 4a EDC/Texas ED Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/TX)

                                 Teakell, Randy (AT&T)

                                 Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity-Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Jones, Scott (Self; Odessa Chamber of Commerce)

            HB 1126

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Dodge, Megan (City of San Antonio)

                                 Feagley, Roger (Sulphur Springs Hopkins County EDC)

                                 Messier, David (Self; Same Sky Productions)

                                 Poinsett, Royce (Troublemaker Studios)

                                 Richardson, Jody (Motion Picture Association of America)

                                 Richardson, Jody (Motion Picture Association of America)

                                 Sims, Greg (Self; Greenville Board of Development/Greenville 4a EDC/Texas ED Council)

                                 Villarreal, Andrea (Self)

            HB 1249

                 For:

                                 Cunningham, Charles (Self; Overton economic devdelopment corporation)

                 Against:

                                 Connell, Scott (Sherman Economic Development Corp.)

                                 Feagley, Roger (Sulphur Springs Hopkins County EDC)

                                 Gill, Susan (Longview Economic Development Corp)

                                 Jones, Scott (Self; Odessa Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Newman, Joe (Elgin Economic Development Corp.)

                                 Sims, Greg (Self; Greenville Board of Development/Greenville 4a EDC/Texas ED Council)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF & Texans for Toll-free Highways)

                                 Lindsey, Ryan (Oldcastle materials, inc.)

                                 McEwan, Jennifer (Texas Transportation Alliance)

                 Against:

                                 Foreman, Mike (City of Celina)

                                 Gandy, Jim (Frisco Economic Development Corporation)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)

                 On:

                                 Nelson, Matt (Texas Water Development Board)

            HB 2707

                 For:

                                 Heimlich, Ed (Self)

                                 Venable, Peggy (Self; Americans for Prosperity-Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Jenkins, Theresa (The Recording Academy)

                                 Krc, Freddie (Self; Austin federation of musicians local 433)

                                 Mayer-oakes, Drew (City of san antonio)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Dodge, Megan (City of San Antonio)

                                 Messier, David (Self; Same Sky Productions)

                                 Mordecai, Laura (Self; Texas chapter of the recording academy)

                                 Nakia, Reynoso (Self; The Recording Academy Texas Chapter)

                                 Poinsett, Royce (Troublemaker Studios)

                                 Richardson, Jody (Motion Picture Association of America)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Sims, Greg (Self; Greenville Board of Development/Greenville 4a EDC/Texas ED Council)

                                 Villarreal, Andrea (Self)

            HB 2772

                 For:

                                 Schwab, Carlton (TexasEconomic Development Council)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Sims, Greg (Self; Greenville Board of Development/Greenville 4a EDC/Texas ED Council)

            HB 3838

                 Against:

                                 Jones, Scott (Self; Odessa Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Sims, Greg (Self; Greenville Board of Development/Greenville 4a EDC/Texas ED Council)

                                 Trevino, Terry (Seguin Economic Development)

                 On:

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity-Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Arnold, Mark (Sugar Land Economic Development Corporation.)

                                 Broussard, Edward (City of Tyler)

                                 Foreman, Mike (City of Celina)

                                 Gandy, Jim (Frisco Economic Development Corporation)

                                 May, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)

                                 Ramirez, Ricardo (Self; City of Sugarland)

                                 Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)

            HB 4052

                 Against:

                                 Gill, Susan (Longview Economic Development Corp)

                                 Jones, Scott (Self; Odessa Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Newman, Joe (Elgin Economic Development Corp.)

                                 Sims, Greg (Self; Greenville Board of Development/Greenville 4a EDC/Texas ED Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                 Against:

                                 Dodge, Megan (City of San Antonio)

                                 Feagley, Roger (Sulphur Springs Hopkins County EDC)

                                 May, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)

                                 Ramirez, Ricardo (Self; City of Sugarland)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

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