WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
April 7, 2015 - 8:30 AM
For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Against:
Reynolds, Patrick (Texas Retailers Association)
Sharp, Kathryn (Texas retailers association)
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brooks, Jeffrey (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Cunningham, Michael (Texas Building and Construction Trades Council)
Francis, Will (National association of social workers - texas chapter)
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
Jones, Max (The Greater Houston Partnership)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)
Sanchez, Joe (AARP Texas)
Sanderson, Josh (Association of texas professional educators)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/TX)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County)
Against:
Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)
Campos, Dya (HEB Inc Growcery Stores)
Wilkes, Morris (United Supermarkets)
Yarbrough, Brian (The Home Depot)
On:
Jarrell, Jeremiah (Legislative Budget Board)
Reynolds, Brad (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Stearns, Eric (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Mica, Tara (NRA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Self; Exotic Wildlife Association)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
On:
Reynolds, Brad (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Stearns, Eric (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Kuhlmann, Kate (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA (Parent Teacher Association))
On:
Stearns, Eric (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Allison, Greg (Self; Bay area houston economic partnership)
Davidson, Peter (City of Corpus Christi)
Davidson, Peter (Ciy of Corpus Christi and the Marina Association of Texas)
Preston, John (Self; Gulf coast yacht brokers association)
Urbanic, Simon (Self)
On:
Reynolds, Brad (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Booth, Brittney (Boating Trades Association of Texas)
Friedson, Scott (Self; Tapia)
Kuhl, John (Boating Trades Association of Metropolitan Houston)
Seal, Dan (Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Timmons, Gary (Tapia)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Self; Exotic Wildlife Association)
Mica, Tara (NRA)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Mica, Tara (NRA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Briscoe, Richard (Self; Open Carry Texas)
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Self; Exotic Wildlife Association)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
For:
Harless, Robby (Self)
Platt, Yasmina (Self; Aircraft owners and pilots association)
Provencio, Chris (Textron Aviation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Delagrammaticas, Bob (Self)
Iannarelli, Janine (Self; Par Avion Ltd.)
McGarry, Mignon (United Technologies Corporation)
Posey, Jake (Bell Helicopter)
Shields, Chris (Texas Agricultural Aviation Association)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Armendariz, Ricardo (Mountain Star Properties)
Crowe, Bryan (Destination El Paso)
Crowe, Bryan (Destination El Paso)
Ellsesser, Stephen (Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce)
Joslove, Scott (Texas hotel and lodging assn)
Niland, Cortney (City of El Paso)
Westin, Cary (City of El Paso)
For:
Friedson, Scott (Self; Tapia)
Timmons, Gary (Self; Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Morrison, Clay (TAPIA)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Cantu, Anthony (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Earle, Art (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Kroll, John (City of Humble)
Masters, Honorable Julie (City of Dickinson)
Robinson, Julie (City of Dickinson)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Greytok, John (City of Stafford)
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
On:
Stearns, Eric (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Ferrell, Darrek (City of McKinney)
For:
Grice, James (Self; Texas Data Center Coalition)
Holcomb, Curt (Self; Jones Lang LaSalle)
Marsh, Bryan (Digital realty trust, inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Flores, Robert (Data Foundry, Inc.)
LeBas, James (Rackspace)
Miller, Chris (AECT)
Shannon, Fred (Hewlett Packard)
Weist, Jon (City of Irving)
For:
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Confeence of Bishops)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)
Salinas, Nelson (Texas assoc of business)
For:
Meyers, W. A. "Andy" (Self; Fort Bend County)
Against:
Arceneaux, Yvonne (Willow Fork Drainage District)
Beavers, Jimmie (Self; Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 120)
Bentson, Alan (Self; Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 165)
Cashiola, Dominic (Self; Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 146)
Fry, Bill (Self; Association of Water Board Directors)
Lewis, Craig (Self; Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 50)
Marks, Malcolm (Self; Barker Cypress Municipal Utility District)
Moore, Dwight "Clint" (Self)
Myers, Joseph (Self; Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 365)
Nathanson, Gary (Self; Langham Creek Utility District)
Walsh, Patrick (City of Houston)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Wittenburg, Michelle (Ft Bend County)
Against:
Blackman, Wenny (Self)
Brittain, Dave (Self; Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 109)
Juhl, Penny (Fort Bend Municipal Utility District No. 143)
Pleasant, Chester (Self; Cinco Southwest Municipal Utility District No. 2)
Wagner, Daniel (Self; Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 346)
Webb, Talytha (Self; Cinco Southwest Municipal Utility District No. 3)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cooke, Heather (City of Austin and Austin Water)
Diamond, Michael (Scotts Miracle Gro Co)
Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)
Howe, Mike (Texas Section American Water Works Association)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Reaves, Jim (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Yarbrough, Brian (The Home Depot)
For:
Anderson, Kevin (Self)
Downs, Ben (Self; Texas Assn of broadcasters)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Rodriguez, Oscar (Texas Assn of Broadcasters)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bailey, Chuck (American Rental Association)
Dupy, Fred (Self; Texas Rental Association)
For:
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/TX)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
On:
Barton, Karey (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reynolds, Brad (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Joslove, Scott (Texas hotel and lodging assn)
For:
Jensen, Ron (The City of Grand Prairie)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Solis, Eddie (City of Arlington)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
For:
Joslove, Scott (Texas hotel and lodging assn)
Schmitz, David (City of College Station)
Walker, Hugh (City of Bryan)
For:
Kroll, John (City of Humble)
On:
Curtis, Matt (Homeaway)
Joslove, Scott (Texas hotel and lodging assn)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Against:
Drenner, Julie (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Flores, Robert (Data Foundry, Inc.)
LeBas, James (Rackspace)
Shannon, Fred (Hewlett Packard)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cooke, Heather (City of Austin and Austin Water)
Diamond, Michael (Scotts Miracle Gro Co)
Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)
Howe, Mike (Texas Section American Water Works Association)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Reaves, Jim (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Yarbrough, Brian (The Home Depot)
For:
Fuentes, Jonathan (Town of Pecos City)
Saldana, Alfredo (Town of Pecos City)
Against:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Pearson, Bruce (City of Pleasanton)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Herzog, Greg (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
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