WITNESS LIST

            Water & Rural Affairs

            April 15, 2019 11:00 AM - or upon adjournment

            SB 516

                  FOR:

                                 Adams, Brad   (also providing written testimony) (Donate Life Texas), Dallas, TX

                                 Shepperd, John  Executive Director  (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation and Texas

                                 Coalition for Conservation), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Romero, Michelle  Director of Legislative Affairs (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

                                 Woodard, Shayne  (Donate Life Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 948

                  FOR:

                                 Steinbach, Don  (Texas Chapter Wildlife Society), Burton, TX

                                 Tarlton, Patrick  (Texas Deer Association), Austin, TX

                                 Vandivier, Tom  (Texas wildlife association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Wolf, Clayton  Wildlife Division Director (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Balkcom, Quint  President of Game Warden Peace Officers Assc. (Game Warden Peace

                                 Officer's Association), Bullard, TX

                                 Schumann, Peyton  Director of Government Affairs (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Shepperd, John  Executive Director  (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation and Texas

                                 Coalition for Conservation), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Barker, Jarret  Assist. Commander Law Enforcement (Texas Parks and Wildlife

                                 Department), Austin, TX

            SB 1386

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone star chapter sierra club), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Chenoweth, Todd  General Counsel (Texas Water Development Board), Austin, TX

            SB 2026

                  FOR:

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

                  AGAINST:

                                 Johnson, Russell  Atty (Texas Rural Water Association), Texas, TX

                                 Kirk, Randel   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Mountain Peak Special Utility

                                 District), Midlothian, TX

                                 Martinsson, Leah  Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin,

                                 TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Water & Rural Affairs

            April 15, 2019 11:00 AM - or upon adjournment

                                 Smith, Jennifer   (also providing written testimony) (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation

                                 District; Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; North Texas Groundwater

                                 Conservation District), Austin, TX

                                 Zent, Lara  Executive Director & General Counsel  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Texas Rural Water Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Ellis, Gregory  (Groundwater Conservation District clients of the firm.), League City, TX

                                 Williams, C.E.  General Manager  (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District),

                                 White Deer, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 TX

                                 Schumann, Peyton  Director of Government Affairs (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 Heck, Jess  (SouthWest Water Company), Austin, TX

                                 Valdez, Jerry  (Texas Alliance of Water Providers), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Betz, Cary  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            SB 2027

                  FOR:

                                 McCarthy, Eddie   (also providing written testimony) (Fort Stockton Holdings, LP), Austin,

                                 TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Embrey, Ty  (Middle Trinity GCD, Clearwater UWCD, Panola County GCD, Middle Pecos

                                 GCD, Real Edwards Conversation and Reclamation District), Austin, TX

                                 Martinsson, Leah  Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Smith, Jennifer  (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District; Upper Trinity

                                 Groundwater Conservation District; North Texas Groundwater Conservation District),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Whitehead, Victoria  General Counsel (High Plains Underground Water Conservation

                                 District No. 1), Lubbock, TX

                                 Williams, C.E.  General Manager  (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District),

                                 White Deer, TX

                  ON:

                                 Ellis, Gregory  (Groundwater Conservation District clients of the firm.), League City, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 Schumann, Peyton  Director of Government Affairs (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers

                                 Association), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Water & Rural Affairs

            April 15, 2019 11:00 AM - or upon adjournment

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 Harward, Heather  (Brazos Valley GCD), Austin, TX

                                 Mullins, Chris  Staff Attorney  (Self; Save Our Springs Alliance), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone star chapter sierra club), Austin, TX

                                 Turner, Robert   (Self; West texas ground water management alliance), Voss, TX

            SB 2126

                  FOR:

                                 Gilman, Charles  Director of Water Resources and Flood Management  (Self; San Jacinto

                                 River Authority), Conroe, TX, TX

                                 Perkins, David  (Texas Aggregates & Concrete Associatio n), Round Rock, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bonds, Craig  Inland Fisheries Division Director (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Balkcom, Quint  President of Game Warden Peace Officers Assc. (Game Warden Peace

                                 Officer's Association), Bullard, TX

                                 Houston, Jace  General Manager (San Jacinto River Authority), Conroe, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Mullins, Chris  Staff Attorney  (Self; Save Our Springs Alliance), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone star chapter sierra club), Austin, TX

            SB 2272

                  FOR:

                                 Lary, Trey  Attorney (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP), Austin, TX

                                 Zent, Lara  Executive Director & General Counsel  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Texas Rural Water Association), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cohen, Howard  Attorney (Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P.), Houston, TX

                                 Hale, J.D.  (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                                 Heck, Jess  (SouthWest Water Company), Austin, TX

                                 Morris, Joe  (Aqua Water Supply Corporation), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Benter, Tammy  (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 2332

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone star chapter sierra club), Austin, TX

            SB 2334

                  FOR:

                                 Chavez, Enrique  Logistics and supply chain (Montgomery county Food Bank), Conroe, TX

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


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Water & Rural Affairs

            April 15, 2019 11:00 AM - or upon adjournment

                                 Hulett, Allison  CEO (Montgomery county Food Bank), Conroe, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Barba, Michael  Associate Director of Public Policy (Texas Catholic Conference of

                                 Bishops), Austin, TX

                                 Bertrand, Aimee  (Harris County Commissioners Court), Houston, TX

                                 Harris, Ashley  Director of Policy and Community Engagement (United Ways of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 2452

                  FOR:

                                 Gonzalez, Hector  Government Affairs Manager (El Paso Water), El Paso/Texas, TX

                  ON:

                                 Lavin, Amanda  Asst. Exec.Administrator (Texas Water Development Board), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone star chapter sierra club), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Chenoweth, Todd  General Counsel (Texas Water Development Board), Austin, TX

            SB 2507

                  FOR:

                                 Langford, Ivan  General Manager (Gulf Coast Water Authority), Texas City, TX

            SCR 2

                  FOR:

                                 Balkcom, Quint  President of Game Warden Peace Officers Assc. (Game Warden Peace

                                 Officer's Association), Bullard, TX

                  ON:

                                 Baronet, Bryan  Lt Marine Enforcement (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Shepperd, John  Executive Director  (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation and Texas

                                 Coalition for Conservation), Austin, TX

            SJR 79

                  FOR:

                                 Gonzalez, Hector  Government Affairs Manager (El Paso Water), El Paso/Texas, TX

                  ON:

                                 Lavin, Amanda  Asst. Exec.Administrator (Texas Water Development Board), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone star chapter sierra club), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Chenoweth, Todd  General Counsel (Texas Water Development Board), Austin, TX