WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            April 10, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 725

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cole, Celia  CEO (Feeding Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Hodges, Kenneth  (Corn Producers Association of Texas), Waco, TX

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

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel, TX American Fed. Of Teachers (TX - American

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Ward, Kyle  Executive Director (TX PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Williams, Paige  Director of Legislation (Texas Classroom Teachers Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Hunter, Dan  Asst Commissioner (Texas Dept Of Agriculture), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Eyer, Jenny  (CHILDREN AT RISK), Dallas, TX

            SB 755

                  FOR:

                                 Arredondo, Jenny  Sr. EXecutive Director of Child Nutrition  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (San antonio isd), San Antonio, TX

                                 Eyer, Jenny   (also providing written testimony) (CHILDREN AT RISK), Dallas, TX

                                 Glosson, Sharon  Executive Director  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; North East

                                 ISD), San Antonio, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cole, Celia  CEO (Feeding Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Hodges, Kenneth  (Corn Producers Association of Texas), Waco, TX

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

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel, TX American Fed. Of Teachers (TX - American

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Ward, Kyle  Executive Director (TX PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Williams, Paige  Director of Legislation (Texas Classroom Teachers Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Hunter, Dan  Asst Commissioner (Texas Dept Of Agriculture), Austin, TX

            SB 873

                  FOR:

                                 Christian, George  (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin, TX

                                 Medrano, Andres   (also providing written testimony) (Real Page), Austin, TX

                                 Mintz, David  Vice President of Government Affairs (Texas Apartment Association),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Reeve, Lana  (RealPage, Inc.), Richardson, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            April 10, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                  AGAINST:

                                 Gonzales, Juliana  Austin Tenants' Council, Executive Director (Austin Tenants' Council),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Roach, Nelson   (Self; TTLA), Daingerfield", TX

                                 Sommerman, Victoria  (Texas Watch), Austin, TX

                                 Weber, Martin   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Benter, Tammy  Water Director - PUC (Public Utility Commission), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Lavelle, Tanya  Policy Director (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Lawson, Drew  (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX

                                 Marcinkowski, Dave   (Self; Texas Apartment Association and Madera Residential),

                                 Lubbock, TX

                                 Matz, Laura  (Texas Community Association Advocates), Austin, TX

                                 Minick, Stephen  Vice President for Government Affairs (Texas Asssociation of Business),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Pendleton, DJ  Executive Director (Texas Manufactured Housing Association), Austin, TX

                                 Scurlock, Stephen  (Independent Bankers Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Wright, Felicia  (Texas Assn. of Builders), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Duncan, Charlie  (Tx low income housing info service), Austin, TX

            SB 1392

                  FOR:

                                 Harden, Bob  (Texas association of ground water owners and producers), Austin, TX

                                 Johnson, Russell  Attorney  (Self), Austin Tx, TX

                                 Messer Whitehead, Victoria  Director of Governmental Affairs (High Plains Water District),

                                 Lubbock, TX

                                 Sequeira, Simon  (Texas alliance of water providers), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Aaron, Dirk  Clearwater UWCD (Clearwater UWCD), Belton, TX

                                 Cole, Reginald David  Director GCD (Clearwater UWCD), Killeen, TX

                                 Conkwright, Jim   (also providing written testimony) (Prairielands Groundwater

                                 Conservation District), Cleburne, TX

                                 Dailey, Robert   (Self; The WOODLANDS JOINT POWERS AGENCY AND 10

                                 Municipal Utility Districts and 50 Mud Directors), The Woodlands, TX

                                 Davis, Terry  Mr  (Self; Southern Montgomery Municipal District), Spring, TX

                                 Dupnik, John  General Manager (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Ellis, Gregory   (Self; Clients of the firm including the South Plains UWCD, Llano Estacado

                                 UWCD, Mesa UWCD, Kinney County GCD and Jeff Davis County UWCD.), League City,

                                 TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            April 10, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Fitzsimmons, Shauna  (North Texas Groundwater Conservation District; Sandy Land

                                 Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX

                                 Jones, Kathy Turner  General Manager (LONE STAR GCD), Conroe, TX

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair  (also providing written testimony) (Sierra Club -

                                 Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Leigh, David K.   (Self), Belton, TX

                                 Masson, Kerry  Mr  (Self; Southern Montgomery County MUD), Montgomery, TX

                                 McGeary, Judith   (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance), Cameron, TX

                                 McMurry, Dave  General Manager  (Self; Aqua Water Supply Corp.), Bastrop, TX, TX

                                 Puig-Williams, Vanessa  Executive Director, General counsel for TESPA  (Self; Trinity

                                 Edwards Springs Protection Association), Austin, TX

                                 Raun, Lowell   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas rice producers group,

                                 coastal bend gcd), El campo, TX

                                 Rogers, Linda Kaye   (Self), Wimberley, TX

                                 Schlessinger, Sarah  Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Schumann, Bill  Bell county commissioner  (Self; Bell county), Belton, Texas, TX

                                 Selvera, ERIN  Director of legal and legislative services (TEXAS RURAL WATER

                                 ASSOCIATION), Austin, TX

                                 Shaw, Doug   (Self; Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District), Springtown, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Hunt Companies, Inc.), Austin, TX

                                 Stansberry, Blayne  President Board of Directors  (Self; Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer

                                 Conservation District), Austin, TX

                                 Stephens, Rodney   (Self; Middle trinity groundwater conservation district), Comanche, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bessent, Kody  Vice President of Operations & Legislative Affairs (Plains Cotton Growers,

                                 Inc.), Lubbock, TX

                                 Day, Alan  General Manager, Brazos Valley GCD (Brazos Valley Groundwater

                                 Conservation District), Hearne, Texas, TX

                                 Embrey, Ty  (Terrell County GCD, Panola County GCD, Clearwater UWCD, Middle

                                 Trinity GCD), Austin, TX

                                 Hodges, Kenneth  (Corn Producers Association of Texas), Waco, TX

                                 Williams, C.E.  General Manager  (Self; Panhandle GCD), White Deer, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Gaines, James  (Texas landowners council), Austin, TX

                                 Gipson, Mark  (Pioneer Natural Resources), Irving, TX

                                 Graham, Bill   (Self), Milano, TX

                                 Howe, Billy  Associate Director Government Affairs (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Lauderback, Bill  Executive VP, Public Affairs (Lower Colorado River Authority), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Pomeroy, Cory  (Texas Oil and Gas Association), Austin, TX

                                 Sequeira, Simon   (Self; Texas alliance of water providers), Magnolia, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            April 10, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Skaggs, Jason  Executive Director of Government & Public Affairs (Texas and

                                 Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Stevens, Bill  Consultant (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers), Austin, TX

                                 Williams, Julie  State Government Affairs Representative (Chevron), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Adams, Leah  General Manager (Panola County Groundwater Conservation District),

                                 Carthage, TX

                                 Andruss, Tim  General Manager (Victoria County GCD), Victoria, TX

                                 Ashbrook, Joni   (Self), Bastrop, TX

                                 Barfknecht, Jayson  Public Works Diector, City of Bryan (City of Bryan), Bryan, tx, TX

                                 Bell-Enders, Kendall  (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District), Austin, TX

                                 Biemer, Jason  Division Manager  (Self; City of Kyle, TX), Kyle, TX

                                 Birch, Carol  Legislative Counsel (Public Citizen Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Box, Steve  Executive director  (Self; Environmental Stewardship), Bastrop, TX

                                 Brown, Tim  Bell County Commissioner (Bell county), Tx, TX

                                 Burnam, Lon   (Self), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Canepa, Alex  Research and Education Director (GROW North Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Casnovsky, Joy  Program Director  (Self; Sustainable Food Center), Austin, TX

                                 Curtis, Linda  Director  (Self; Independent Texans PAC), Bastrop, TX

                                 Davenport, Teresa   (Self), McKinney, TX

                                 Davis, Kelly   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Drummond, Marie   (Self), Del Valle, TX

                                 Earwood, Meredith  Operations Manager (Sutton County Underground Water Conservation

                                 District), Sonora, TX

                                 Fairchild, Fancy.   (Self), Elgin, TX

                                 Falk, Carrie   (Self; Blue ribbon day), Elgin, TX

                                 Flatten, Charles  Water policy  (Self; Hill Country Alliance), Bee cave, TX

                                 Forbes  (North Plains Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX

                                 Foster, David  Clean Water Action State Director (Clean Water Action), Austin, TX

                                 Fowler, Larry   (Self), Georgetown, TX

                                 Gangnes, Michele  Director  (Self; League of independent Voters of Texas, and  Simsboro

                                 Aquifer Water Defense Fund), Lexington, TX

                                 Geisman, Cindy   (Self), Bastrop, TX

                                 Gendron, Patrick  Texas certified farmers market assoc  (Self; Texas certified farmers

                                 market association), Bryan, TX

                                 Glass, Tom   (Self), Hockley, TX

                                 Godwin, Gaelyn  Rev  (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Green, Ronald  Dr  (Self; Greater edwards aquifer alliance), Helotes, TX

                                 Haverlah, Sandra  Ms. (Environmental Defense Fund), Austin, TX

                                 Henneke, Dee   (Self; Farfa), Leander, TX

                                 Hess, Myron  (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

                                 Holland, Zach   (Self; Bluebonnet GCD), Navasota, TX

                                 Hubbard, Alexandra   (Self), Elgin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            April 10, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Lillibridge, Brian  Water Specialist (City of Buda), Buda, TX

                                 Marrs, Annie  Ms  (Self), Bastrop, TX

                                 Masters, Kelley   (Self), Cedar park, TX

                                 McGuire, Mike  General Manager  (Self; Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation

                                 District), Munday, TX

                                 Morris, Joe  (Aqua WSC), Austin, TX

                                 Parker, Judy   (Self; Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District), Killeen, Tx, TX

                                 Peace, Annalisa   (Self; Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance), San Antonio, TX

                                 Rabe, Katherine Porter   (Self; MSP/JHP Properties LLC), College station, TX

                                 Russell, Claudia  (Brush Country Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX

                                 Ryan, Michelle   (Self), Elgin, TX

                                 Salas, Sarah   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Sengelmann, Greg  General Manager (Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation

                                 District), Gonzales, TX

                                 Sikora, Catherine  Ms.  (Self), Georgetown, TX

                                 Sinclair, Caroline   (Self), Del Valle, TX

                                 Singleton, Mary   (Self), Bastroo, TX

                                 Smith, Jennifer  (Benbrook Water Authority), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Mark  (Hunt Companies, Inc.), El Paso, TX

                                 Smock, Roxanna   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Sterling, Karen   (Self), Cedar Creek, TX

                                 Stover, John  (Southeast Texas GCD), Lufkin, TX

                                 Turner, Robert  (West Texas Groundwater Management Alliance), Voss, TX

                                 Turner, Robert  (Sterling county underground wastere consev dist), Voss, TX

                                 Turner, Robert  (Irion county underground water conservation dist), Voss, TX

                                 Turner, Robert  (Plateau underground water conservation district), Voss, TX

                                 Turner, Robert  (West texas groundwater conservation management alliance), Voss, TX

                                 Woodsong, Theresa  Citizen  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Zent, Lara  Executive Director & General Counsel (Texas Rural Water Association),

                                 Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Mace, Robert  DEA-TWDB (TWDB), Austin, TX

            SB 1429

                  FOR:

                                 Ewing, Steve  CFO  (also providing written testimony) (San Angelo Community Medical

                                 Center), San Angelo, TX

                                 Wetz, Staci  CFO (Shannon Medical Center), San Angelo, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Gilbert, Don   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Hawkins, John  SVP, Government Relations (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX

                                 Minick, Stephen  Vice President for Government Affairs (Texas Asssociation of Business),

                                 Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            April 10, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Turner, Robert   (Self), Voss, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Fudge, Barbara   (Self; Texas Democratic Women), Waxahachie, TX

            SB 1479

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Adams, Leah  General Manager (Panola County Groundwater Conservation District),

                                 Carthage, TX

                                 Embrey, Ty  (Terrell County GCD, Panola County GCD, Clearwater UWCD, Middle

                                 Trinity GCD), Austin, TX

            SB 1489

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Clifton, Ricky  General Manager  (Self; GCWDA), Houston, TX

                                 Golemon, Kinnan  (Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority), Austin, TX

            SB 1511

                  ON:

                                 Evans, Mark  Chairman, Region H  (also providing written testimony) (Region H Water

                                 Planning Group), Houston, TX

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Williams, C.E.  General Manager  (Self; Panhandle GCD), White Deer, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Schlessinger, Sarah  Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Wright, Felicia  (Texas Assn. of Builders), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Woodsong, Theresa   (Self), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Flatten, Charles  Water policy  (Self; Hill Country Alliance), Bee cave, TX

                                 Mckinnon, Temple  (TWDB), Austin, TX

            SB 1796

                  FOR:

                                 Flatten, Charles  Water policy  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Hill Country

                                 Alliance), Bee cave, TX

                                 Fleming, Lila   (Self), TX, TX

                                 Green, Ronald  Dr  (Self; Greater edwards aquifer alliance), Helotes, TX

                                 Groeger, Alan  Assoc professorr  (Self), San marcos, TX

                                 Houser, Sabrina   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), New braunfels, TX

                                 Madden, Jensie   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; League of Women Voters of

                                 Texas), Fischer, TX

                                 Mims, Con   (also providing written testimony) (Nueces River Authority), Uvalde, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            April 10, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Peace, Annalisa   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Greater Edwards Aquifer

                                 Alliance), San Antonio, Texas, TX

                                 Pitts, Wes   (Self), Driftwood, TX

                                 Urban, Carl   (Self), Buda, TX

                                 Watts, Martha  Ms  (Self), Brooklyn, NY

                                 Wheelus, Dan  Attorney  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Ranch Conservation, a

                                 Texas non profit corp. and a number of ranchers), Austin,, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Callegari, Robert  (City of Dripping Springs), Austin, TX

                                 McCarthy, Eddie  (DH Investments), Austin, TX

                                 Miertschin, James  Phd (City of dripping springs), Austin, TX

                                 Minick, Stephen  Vice President for Government Affairs (Texas Asssociation of Business),

                                 Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Galindo, David  (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Bell-Enders, Kendall  (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District), Austin, TX

                                 Birch, Carol  Legislative Counsel (Public Citizen Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Burnam, Lon   (Self), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Curtis, Linda  Director  (Self; Independent texans PAC), Bastrop, TX

                                 Curtis, Linda  (League of independent voters of texas), Bastrop, TX

                                 Davis, Kelly   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Dupnik, John  General Manager (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Fairchild, Fancy   (Self), Elgin, TX

                                 Foster, David  Clean Water Action State Director (Clean Water Action), Austin, TX

                                 Gaines, James  (Texas landowners council), Austin, TX

                                 Graham, Terrell   (Self), Kenedy, TX

                                 Hess, Myron  (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Lauderback, Bill  Executive VP, Public Affairs (Lower Colorado River Authority), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Lewey, Sky  Ms.  (Self), Uvalde, TX

                                 Mast, Hank   (Self), Alpine,Texas, TX

                                 Mast, Tom   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 McNeel, Douglas   (Self; San Geronimo Valley Alliance), Helotes, TX

                                 Morris, Joe   (Self; Texas Ranch Conservation), Austin, TX

                                 Muse, Christy  External relations, Shield Ranch  (Self; Shield Ranch), Ausrin, TX

                                 Park, Joey  (Texas Wildlife Association), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Candace   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Stansberry, Blayne  President Board of Directors  (Self; Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer

                                 Conservation District), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            April 10, 2017 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Stapper, Reginald   (Self), Junction, TX

                                 Urban, Betsy   (Self), Buda, TX

                                 Watts, John  Mr  (Self), Brooklyn, NY

                  AGAINST:

                                 Graham, Bill   (Self), Milano, TX

                                 Howard, Jay  (Guadalupe Blanco River Authority), Austin, TX

            SB 2262

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Kirkle, Sarah  Review Director (Sunset Advisory Commission), Austin, TX