WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
April 17, 2019 - 8:00 AM
For:
Bulcao, Paula (BP America, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Dantzler, Susan (Self; Lege Dir Texas Nationalist Movement)
Fuchs, Jeremy (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Lozano, Michael (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Mathis, James (Occidental Petroleum)
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Spence, Logan (Industrial Sand Producers of Texas)
Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Against:
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Hinsley, Betty (Self)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Litzinger, Amy (Self; Easterseals Central Texas)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Yanaway, Diana (Self)
For:
Fuller, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter Schools Association)
List, Amanda (ResponsiveEd)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cross, Elizabeth (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Linn, Julie (Great Hearts Texas)
Sage, Tom (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Luke, Charles (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
For:
Paul, Treangen (Self; TNW Corporation, Texas Short Line and Regional Railroad Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hutchison, Chelsy (Union pacific railroad)
Kearns, Dennis (Texas Railroad Association)
Mullins, Lindsay (BNSF Railway)
Van Schaick, Jeff (Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services)
Wehmeyer, Mackenna (Texas Rail Advocates)
On:
Lankford, Alvin (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
LeBas, James (Texas Apartment Association)
Main, Crystal (Self; NE Tarrant Tea Party)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
For:
Crouch, Chandler (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
DeOtte, Richard (Self)
DeOtte, Yvette (Self)
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Against:
Clark, Richard (Self)
On:
Lankford, Alvin (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hughes, Rob (Texas Forestry Association)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Skrobarczyk, Ryan (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Haynes, Adam (Conferenc of Urban Counties)
Magee, Clint (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Against:
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Harrison, Joseph (Self)
Head, Ray (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Against:
Lankford, Alvin (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)
Lankford, Alvin (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)
Graydon, Galt (Citizens for Appraisal Reform)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Against:
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
For:
Rodrigue, Kathy (Ellis Appraisal District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Litzinger, Amy (Self; Easterseals Central Texas)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
For:
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Prioritied)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Against:
Eissler, Rob (Montgomery County Tax Assessor/Collector)
Elfant, Bruce (Self; Texas association of tax assessor coloectors)
For:
Kahn, Barry (Self; Texas Affiliation of Affordable Providers, Texas Association of Builders,
Texas Apartment Association)
Kelley, Nathan (Self; TAAHP)
Kroll, John (Bonner Carrington)
Lankford, Alvin (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arriaga, Roger (Self; Tx Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)
Bast, Cynthia (Self; Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
Kercheval, Todd (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)
Kercheval, Todd (Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies)
LeBas, James (Texas Apartment Association)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Talerico, Jeanne (Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Grimes, Joshua (Self)
Hildenbrand, Zacariah (Self)
Thimmesch, Kevin (Self; Eureka Resources)
Troxclair, Caleb (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Walden, Steven (Self; TX Desalination Assn)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bujano, Gil (Bpx energy)
Bulcao, Paula (BP America, Inc.)
Hosek, Chris (Fountain Quail Energy Services)
Macksood, Greg (PDC Energy)
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Sebree, Ben (Chevron)
Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Weber, Jamie (Parsely Energy)
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Prioritied)
Leyden, Colin (Environmental Defense Fund)
Maley, Charles (Self; Encore Green Environmental, LLC)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
For:
Bean, Chrstopher (Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Martinez, Mario (Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association (TIADA))
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Eissler, Rob (Montgomery County Tax Assessor/Collector)
For:
Andro, Richard (Refund Advisory Corp)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Elfant, Bruce (Texas association of tax assessors)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kroll, John (AEG Live)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Noble, Shannon (Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Association)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
For:
Grimes, Joshua (Self)
Hildenbrand, Zacariah (Self)
Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Thimmesch, Kevin (Self; Eureka Resources)
Walden, Steven (Self; TX Desalination Assn)
Against:
Leyden, Colin (Environmental Defense Fund)
Maley, Charles (Self; Encore Green Environmental, LLC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bujano, Gil (Bpx energy)
Bulcao, Paula (BP America, Inc.)
Carmichael, Katherine (98th Meridian Foundation Board of Directors)
Hosek, Chris (Fountain Quail Energy Services)
Macksood, Greg (PDC Energy)
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Sebree, Ben (Chevron)
Weber, Jamie (Parsely Energy)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Prioritied)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
On:
Holcomb, Terry (Republican Party of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Against:
Cartwright, Deborah (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Cubriel, Randy (Nucor)
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
LeBas, James (AECT, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
For:
Blankers, Michael (Self)
Hoffman, Martin (Self)
Pettit, Julie (Self)
Against:
Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)
Fleming, John (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Clark, Richard (Self)
Hoffman, Emma (Self)
Rogers, Molly (Self)
Sutton, Patrick (Self)
Against:
Huffman, Jeff (Texas Credit Union Association)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Yarbrough, Brian (JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC)
For:
Ellis, Justin (Self; DART Police)
Parnell, James (Self; Dallas Police Association)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Justin (Self; Austin Police Association)
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Jones, Chris (CLEAT)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Landry, Mitch (Texas municipal police assocition)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
For:
Holcomb, Terry (Republican Party of Texas)
Morales, Roy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ash, Ryan (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Bender, Missy (Texas School Coalition)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
Stanart, Gail (Self)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Hamill, Joe (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Prioritied)
Little, Egan (Self; L C Vending / TMVA)
Main, Crystal (Self)
Martinez, Jorge (Self; Americans For Prosperity, The LIBRE Initiative, Concerned Veterans for
America)
Menendez, Fatima (MALDEF)
Openshaw, Michael (Self)
Smith, Kendall (Self; Accent Food Services/TMVA)
Stern, Maggie (Childrens Defense Fund)
On:
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bender, Missy (Texas School Coalition)
Holcomb, Terry (Republican Party of Texas)
Morales, Roy (Self)
Against:
Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Prioritied)
Little, Egan (Self; L C Vending / TMVA)
Smith, Kendall (Self; Accent Food Services/TMVA)
On:
Macias, Luke (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ash, Ryan (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Person, Maria (Self)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
Scheberle, Drew (Austin chamber of commerce)
Stanart, Gail (Self)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Garaña, Kristine (Self)
Hamill, Joe (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Main, Crystal (Self)
Martinez, Jorge (Self; Americans For Prosperity, The LIBRE Initiative, Concerned Veterans for
America)
Menendez, Fatima (MALDEF)
Openshaw, Michael (Self)
Stern, Maggie (Childrens Defense Fund)
On:
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Bulcao, Paula (BP America, Inc.)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Fuchs, Jeremy (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Lozano, Michael (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Mathis, James (Occidental Petroleum)
Spence, Logan (Industrial Sand Producers of Texas)
Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Against:
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Litzinger, Amy (Self; Easterseals Central Texas)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
For:
Fuller, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter Schools Association)
List, Amanda (ResponsiveEd)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cross, Elizabeth (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Donnelly, Annemarie (Self; IDEA Public Schools)
Linn, Julie (Great Hearts Texas)
Sage, Tom (Self)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Luke, Charles (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Cartwright, Deborah (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Cubriel, Randy (Nucor)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
LeBas, James (AECT, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Landry, Mitch (Texas municipal police assocition)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
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