WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 2, 2023 9:00 AM
FOR:
Coday, Matt President and Founder (Oil and Gas Workers Association (OGWA)), Odessa,
TX
Fu, PhD, Xiqiu "Bob" President and Founder of China Aid (also providing written
testimony) (China Aid Association), Midland, TX
Holton, Christopher Senior Analyst (Center for Security Policy), Washington, DC
Little, Cooper Executive Director (Independent Cattleman's Association of Texas), Austin,
TX
May, Charles Advocacy Director (South Texans' Property Rights Association), Crawford,
TX
Russo, Chris (Self; Texans for Strong Borders), El Lago, TX
Xie, Bin Sr. Data Security Architect (also providing written testimony) (Self), Sugar Land,
TX
AGAINST:
Bai, Bing (Self), Pearland, TX
Ban, Oliver (Self), Austin, TX
Blanding, Saba (Self), Houston, TX
Cai, Dick (Self), Plano, TX
Cao, Cheng (Self), Georgetown, TX
Carranza, Susana Dr. (Self), Austin, TX
Cen, Jianmei (Self), Austin, TX
Chen, Jing (Self), Austin, TX
Cheng, Zhengang (also providing written testimony) (Self), Flower mound, TX
Cook, Molly (Self), Houston, TX
Duan, Crystal Engineer (Self), Houston, TX
English, Jamila Legislative Director (Self; Emgage), Houston, TX
Fang, Fang (Big Plan), Austin, TX
Fleming, John General Counsel (Texas mortgage bankers association), Austin, TX
Fu, Dali (also providing written testimony) (Self), Rosenberg, TX
Gao, Yue (Self), Austin, TX
Gessler, Christy (Texas Realtors), Liberty Hill, TX
Gu, Qin (Self), Austin, TX
Guo, Zhao (also providing written testimony) (Self), Round Rock, TX
Hafizi, Niloufar (Self; Emgage Action), Katy, TX
He, Ping (Self), Pflugerville, TX
Hong, Wei (Self), Houston, TX
Hong, Wei (Self), Houston, TX
Hsu, David Attorney at Law (Self), Cypress, TX
Hu, Xinyue (Self), Austin, TX
Ingle, Yifan (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Jiang, Han (Self), Hutto, TX
Jin, Jonathan (Self; Asian culture and education society USA), Allen, TX
WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 2, 2023 9:00 AM
Jun, Hailong Board director (Self; DFW chinese alliance), Allen, TX
Kim, Jenny Secretary of AAABA (also providing written testimony) (Self; Austin Asian
American Bar Association), Austin, TX
Kim, Jenny (Self), Austin, TX
Kongdara, Somprathana (also providing written testimony) (Self; Asian Texans for
Justice), Pflugerville, TX
Lai, Min (Self), TX, TX
Lai, Peter (Self), Plano, TX
Lai, Zhonghua (Self), Round Rock, TX
Lai, Zhonghua (Self), Round rock, TX
Lei, Chao (Self), Austin, TX
Li, Hugh (Self; Austin Chinese American Network), Austin, TX
Li, Victoria (Self), Austin, TX
Li, Wei (Self), College Station, TX
Li, Xinrui (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
Lin, Geng (Self), Austin, TX
Liu, Janet (Self), Dallas, TX
Liu, Wei (Self), Austin, TX
Liu, Xin (Self), Grand Prairie, TX
Lopez, Roberto Senior Advocacy Manager (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX
Luo, Ling (also providing written testimony) (Self; Asian americans leadership council),
Richmond, TX
Luo, Mingqiu (Self), Sugar land, TX
Ma, Longxin (Self), Katy, TX
Mansoor, Nabila Executive director Rise AAPI (Self; Rise AAPI), Sugar Land, TX
Nakamura, Gary Executive Director (Self; JACL Houston Chapter), Houston, TX
Norman, Scott Executive Director (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
Reyes, Dao Editor of Texas Capital News (Self; Texas Capital News), Manor, TX
Ru, Ziling (Self), Austin, TX
Shang, Zaixi Dr. (Self), Austin, TX
Shih, Helen (Self), Pearland, TX
Shih, Huiyi (Self; United Chinese Americans), Pearland, TX
Shinkawa, Gloria Retired (Self; Japanese American Citizen League), Austin, TX
Shinkawa, Paul (Self; Japanese American Citizens League), Austin, TX
Shui, Yong (Self), Round Rock, TX
Smith, Rhett (Self), Houston, TX
Stallings, Shelly (Self), Austin, TX
Streiff, Stephen (Tlta), Austin, TX
Wang, Dandan (Self), Austin, TX
Wei, Mingyuan (Self), Round rock, TX
Wen, Feng Data Scientist (Self), Houston, TX
White, William Executive Director (Self; Cair- Houston), Sugar land, TX
Wong, Martha Former state rep. (Texas asian republican club), Houston, TX
WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 2, 2023 9:00 AM
Wu, Christina (Self; ACAESUSA), Dallas, TX
Wu, Hanyu (Self), Round Rock, TX
Wu, Xiaoyu Dr. (Self), Austin, TX
Xiao, Fei (Self), Pflugerville, TX
Xie, Jian President (Self; Asiam culture and education Society USA; United Chinese
Americans), Dallas, TX
Xing, Enge (Self), Austin, TX
Xu, June (Self), Sugar land, TX
Xu, June (Self), Sugar land, TX
Xu, Shiyong (Self), Sugar Land, TX
Xu, Zhengyan (Self), Leander, TX
Yi, Alice (Self; ATJ ; AALC ; Apapa), Austin, TX
Yu, Bin (Self), Katy, TX
Zhang, Jingjing (Self), Leander, TX
Zhao, CJ (Self; APAPA Austin Chapter), Austin, TX
Zheng, Bill (Self; BTIC America Corp), Houston, TX
Zheng, Ling (Self), Round rock, TX
Zhou, Haiyu (Self), Southlake, TX
ON:
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Anderson, Deborah (Self), Waco, TX
Ballew, Denise (Self), Hewitt, TX
Beckmeyer, John ED (Self; RPT), Loraine, TX
Bradford, Trayce (Self), Grapevine, TX
Cheshire, Cary (Self), Benbrook, TX
Clark, Rebecca (Self), Richmond, TX
Crow, Tisha SREC (Self; SREC and Ector County Republican Party), Odessa, TX
Duke, Devvie SREC (Self), Mcgregor, TX
Eller, Andrew (Self; State Republican Executive Committee SD24, Republican Party of
Texas, Self), Temple, TX
Glass, Tom (Self), McDade, TX
Glover, Jill (Self), Double Oak, TX
Hall, Terri Founder/Director, Texas TURF (Self; Texas TURF, We the People - Liberty in
Action), San Antonio, TX
Hamilton, Melissa (TSCRA), Austin, TX
Jahadi, Pooneh Dr (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Jahadi, Sara (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Lucas, Susan (Self), Bryan, TX
Moore, Ken SREC SD 11 (Self), Pearland, TX, TX
Morris, Milinda SD 13 SREC Committeewoman (Self; SREC), Houston, TX
WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 2, 2023 9:00 AM
Narvaiz, Naomi SREC SD25 (Self; State Republican Executive Committee SD25), New
Braunfels, TX
Nobis, Tom (Self), Houston, TX
Shoemake, Chad Political Director (Self; RPT), Maxwell, TX
Stanart, Gail Texas Tea Party Repunlican Women (Self), Houston, TX
Swartz, Donna (Self), Waco texas, TX
Trainor, Lucy (Self), Driftwood, TX
Withrow, Gwen SREC SD 4 (Self; Republican party SREC), Montgomery, TX
Yazdi, Arya (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Zenner, Ed SREC 23 (Grassroot Texans), DeSoto, TX
AGAINST:
Chen, Alice Stafford City Councilwoman (Self), Stafford, TX
Chen, Alice (Self), Stafford, TX
Chen, Sarah (Self; Asian Texans for Justice), Austin, TX
Chen, Xiao (Self), Hutto, TX
Cheng, Shanfeng (Self), Austin, TX
Cui, Chenyang (Self), Round rock, TX
Forbes, Lee (Self; APALA Texas), Austin, TX
Gharbi, Fatemeh (Self), Austi, TX
Gharbi, Maryam (Self; Atx wlf), Round roak, TX
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Griffith, Idona (Self), Austin, TX
Guo, Bin (Self), Austin, TX
Hall, Sohey (Self), Austin, TX
Harris, Naftali (Self), Austin, TX
Hernandez, Daniela State Legislative Coordinator (Workers Defense Action Fund), Austin,
Texas, TX
House, Karina (Self), AUSTIN, TX
Hu, Bin (Self), Austin, TX
Jahadi, Sara (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Jiang, Han (Self), Hutto, TX
Jin, Joanne Youth council (Self; Asian culture and education society USA), Tx, TX
Kenkel, Sam (Self), AUSTIN, TX
Khadivi, Kevin Dr (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Khadivi, Shirin (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Li, Wei (Self), College Station, TX
Li, Wenjing (Self), Leander, TX
Li, Yongheng Software Engineer (Self), Austin, TX
Luo, Jie (Self), Round Rock, TX
Madaninejad, Babafsheh Dr (Self), Austin, TX
Martinez, Ricardo CEO (Self; EQTX Equality Texas), Austin, TX
Mintz, David Vice President of Government Affairs (Texas Apartment Association), Austin,
TX
WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 2, 2023 9:00 AM
Perales, Jesus (Self), Austin, TX
Puente, Jaime Dir. of Economic Opportunity (Every Texan), Austin, TX
Rashed, Shakeel (CAIR), Austin, TX
Sha, Sabrina (Asian Texans for Justice), Austin, TX
Sharghi, Behzad (Self), Austin, TX
Sharghi, Bita (Self), Austin, TX
Sheida, Sheida (Self; ATX WLF), Austin, TX
Short, Jim (Houston Real Estate Council), Fulshear, TX
Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX
Soheili, Mike (Self), Austin, TX
Stern, Maggie Program and Policy Manager (Children's Defense Fund - Texas), Austin, TX
Stewart, Susan (Self), Pflugerville, TX
Teng, Junwei (Self), Austin, TX
Tian, Xiaoying (Self), Austin, TX
Tian, Yuan (Self), Austin, TX
Villareal, Gabriela (Self; Asian Americans Advancing Justice- Asian Law Caucus), San
Francisco, CA
Wei, Ce (Self), Leander, TX
Wu, Kunliang (Self), Rosenberg, TX
Xie, Selena (Self), Austin, TX
Yazdi, Arya (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Yazdi, Donya (Self), Austin, TX
Yazdi, Hamid Dr (Self), San Antonio, TX
Yu, Ankun (Self), Round rock, TX
Yu, Bin (Self; Asian chamber of connerce), Houston, TX
Zai, Kamran (Self), Austin, TX
Zayan, Shaimaa Mrs (Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-TX)), Cedar Park, TX
Zhang, Changhua (Self), Richmond, TX
Zhao, Xinmiao (Self), Austin, TX
Zhao, Yu (Self), Flower mound, TX
Zhou, Min (Self), Katy, TX
ON:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Roach, Blake (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
Yashewski, Suzanne Regulatory compliance counsel (Texas credit union association),
Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Chen, Xiaobing (Self), AUSTIN, TX
Fretel, Anna (Self), Austin, TX
Hirasaki, George Dr. (Self), Bellaire, TX
Kia, Mitra (Self), Baytown, TX
Labun, Ou Dr (Self), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 2, 2023 9:00 AM
Liu, Xiaomei (Self), Austin, TX
Swanson, Stephanie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas), Spicewood, TX
Xu, Cong (Self), AUSTIN, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Parsley, Lee General Counsel (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
ON:
Edmonds, Shannon Director of Governmental Relations (Texas District and County
Attorneys Association (TDCAA)), Austin, TX
LaVoie, Megan Administrative Director (Texas Office of Court Administration), Austin, TX
FOR:
Norman, Scott Executive Director (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
Russo, Chris (Self; Texans for Strong Borders), El Lago, TX
AGAINST:
Bai, Bing (Self), Pearland, TX
Ban, Oliver (Self), Austin, TX
Blanding, Saba (Self), Houston, TX
Cai, Dick (Self), Plano, TX
Cao, Cheng (Self), Georgetown, TX
Carranza, Susana Dr. (Self), Austin, TX
Cen, Jianmei (Self), Austin, TX
Chen, Jing (Self), Austin, TX
Cheng, Zhengang (Self), Flower mound, TX
Cook, Molly (Self), Houston, TX
Duan, Crystal Engineer (Self), Houston, TX
English, Jamila Legislative Director (Self; Emgage), Houston, TX
Fang, Fang (Big Plan), Austin, TX
Fleming, John General Counsel (Texas mortgage bankers association), Austin, TX
Fu, Dali (also providing written testimony) (Self), Rosenberg, TX
Gao, Yue (Self), Austin, TX
Gessler, Christy (Texas Realtors), Liberty Hill, TX
Gu, Qin (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
Guo, Zhao (also providing written testimony) (Self), Round Rock, TX
Hafizi, Niloufar (Self; Emgage Action), Katy, TX
He, Ping (Self), Pflugerville, TX
Hong, Wei (Self), Houston, TX
Hong, Wei (Self), Houston, TX
Hu, Xinyue (Self), Austin, TX
Ingle, Yifan (Self), Cedar Park, TX
WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 2, 2023 9:00 AM
Jiang, Han (Self), Hutto, TX
Jin, Jonathan (Self; Asian culture and education society USA), Allen, TX
Jun, Hailong Board director (Self; DFW chinese alliance), Allen, TX
Kim, Jenny Secretary of AAABA (Self; Austin Asian American Bar Association), Austin,
TX
Kim, Jenny (Self), Austin, TX
Lai, Min (Self), TX, TX
Lai, Peter (Self), Plano, TX
Lai, Zhonghua (Self), Round Rock, TX
Lai, Zhonghua (Self), Round rock, TX
Lei, Chao (Self), Austin, TX
Li, Hugh (Self; Austin Chinese American Network), Austin, TX
Li, Victoria (Self), Austin, TX
Li, Xinrui (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
Lin, Geng (Self), Austin, TX
Liu, Janet (Self), Dallas, TX
Liu, Wei (Self), Austin, TX
Liu, Xin (Self), Grand Prairie, TX
Lopez, Roberto Senior Advocacy Manager (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX
Luo, Ling (also providing written testimony) (Self; Asian americans leadership council),
Richmond, TX
Luo, Mingqiu (Self), Sugar land, TX
Ma, Longxin (Self), Katy, TX
Mansoor, Nabila Executive director Rise AAPI (Self; Rise AAPI), Sugar Land, TX
Nakamura, Gary Executive Director (Self; JACL Houston Chapter), Houston, TX
Reyes, Dao Editor of Texas Capital News (Self; Texas Capital News), Manor, TX
Ru, Ziling (Self), Austin, TX
Shang, Zaixi Dr. (Self), Austin, TX
Shih, Helen (Self), Pearland, TX
Shih, Huiyi (Self; United Chinese Americans), Pearland, TX
Shinkawa, Gloria Retired (Self; Japanese American Citizen League), Austin, TX
Shinkawa, Paul (Self; Japanese American Citizens League), Austin, TX
Shui, Yong (Self), Round Rock, TX
Stallings, Shelly (Self), Austin, TX
Wang, Dandan (Self), Austin, TX
Wei, Mingyuan (Self), Round rock, TX
Wen, Feng Data Scientist (Self), Houston, TX
White, William Executive Director (Self; Cair- Houston), Sugar land, TX
Wu, Christina (Self; ACAESUSA), Dallas, TX
Wu, Hanyu (Self), Round Rock, TX
Wu, Xiaoyu Dr. (Self), Austin, TX
Xiao, Fei (Self), Pflugerville, TX
WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 2, 2023 9:00 AM
Xie, Jian President (Self; Asiam culture and education Society USA; United Chinese
Americans), Dallas, TX
Xing, Enge (Self), Austin, TX
Xu, June (Self), Sugar land, TX
Xu, June (Self), Sugar land, TX
Xu, Shiyong (Self), Sugar Land, TX
Xu, Zhengyan (Self), Leander, TX
Yi, Alice (Self; ATJ ; AALC ; Apapa), Austin, TX
Yu, Bin (Self), Katy, TX
Zhao, CJ (Self; APAPA Austin Chapter), Austin, TX
Zheng, Bill (Self; BTIC America Corp), Houston, TX
Zheng, Ling (Self), Round rock, TX
Zhou, Haiyu (Self), Southlake, TX
ON:
Li, Wei (Self), College Station, TX
Streiff, Stephen (Tlta), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Artho, Tara (Self; Texas Grain and Feed Association), Fort worth, TX
Ballew, Denise (Self), Hewitt, TX
Bessent, Kody CEO (Plains Cottons Growers, Inc.), Lubbock, TX
Cheshire, Cary (Self), Benbrook, TX
Duke, Devvie SREC (Self), Mcgregor, TX
Glass, Tom (Self), McDade, TX
Green, Kelley Evp (Texas cotton ginners assn), Round Rock, TX
Hamilton, Melissa (TSCRA), Austin, TX
Lucas, Susan (Self), Bryan, TX
Moore, Ken SREC SD 11 (Self), Pearland, TX, TX
Morris, Joe (Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association), Austin, TX
Morris, Milinda SD 13 SREC Committeewoman (Self; SREC), Houston, TX
Narvaiz, Naomi SREC SD25 (Self; State Republican Executive Committee SD25), New
Braunfels, TX
Roach, Blake (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
Skrobarczyk, Ryan Director (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association), Cedar Park, TX
Swartz, Donna (Self), Waco texas, TX
Trainor, Lucy (Self), Driftwood, TX
Wade, Patrick (Texas Grain Sorghum Association), Austin, TX
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association), Amarillo, TX
Withrow, Gwen SREC SD 4 (Self; Republican party SREC), Montgomery, TX
AGAINST:
Bradford, Trayce (Self), Grapevine, TX
Chen, Alice (Self), Stafford, TX
Chen, Alice Stafford City Councilwoman (Self), Stafford, TX
WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 2, 2023 9:00 AM
Chen, Sarah (Self; Asian Texans for Justice), Austin, TX
Chen, Xiao (Self), Hutto, TX
Cheng, Shanfeng (Self), Austin, TX
Clark, Rebecca (Self), Richmond, TX
Forbes, Lee (Self; APALA Texas), Austin, TX
Fretel, Anna (Self), Austin, TX
Gharbi, Fatemeh (Self), Austi, TX
Gharbi, Maryam (Self; Atx wlf), Round roak, TX
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Griffith, Idona (Self), Austin, TX
Guo, Bin (Self), Austin, TX
Hall, Sohey (Self), Austin, TX
Harris, Naftali (Self), Austin, TX
Hernandez, Daniela State Legislative Coordinator (Workers Defense Action Fund), Austin,
Texas, TX
House, Karina (Self), AUSTIN, TX
Jahadi, Pooneh Dr (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Jahadi, Sara (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Jiang, Han (Self), Hutto, TX
Jin, Joanne Youth council (Self; Asian culture and education society USA), Tx, TX
Khadivi, Kevin Dr (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Khadivi, Shirin (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Li, Wei (Self), College Station, TX
Li, Wenjing (Self), Leander, TX
Li, Yongheng Software Engineer (Self), Austin, TX
Luo, Jie (Self), Round Rock, TX
Madaninejad, Babafsheh Dr (Self), Austin, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Perales, Jesus (Self), Austin, TX
Puente, Jaime Dir. of Economic Opportunity (Every Texan), Austin, TX
Sha, Sabrina (Asian Texans for Justice), Austin, TX
Sharghi, Behzad (Self), Austin, TX
Sharghi, Bita (Self), Austin, TX
Sheida, Sheida (Self; ATX WLF), Austin, TX
Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX
Soheili, Mike (Self), Austin, TX
Stewart, Susan (Self), Pflugerville, TX
Tian, Xiaoying (Self), Austin, TX
Tian, Yuan (Self), Austin, TX
Villareal, Gabriela (Self; Asian Americans Advancing Justice- Asian Law Caucus), San
Francisco, CA
Wei, Ce (Self), Leander, TX
Wu, Kunliang (Self), Rosenberg, TX
WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 2, 2023 9:00 AM
Xie, Selena (Self), Austin, TX
Xu, Cong (Self), AUSTIN, TX
Yazdi, Arya (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Yazdi, Donya (Self), Austin, TX
Yazdi, Hamid Dr (Self), San Antonio, TX
Zai, Kamran (Self), Austin, TX
Zhang, Changhua (Self), Richmond, TX
Zhao, Xinmiao (Self), Austin, TX
Zhao, Yu (Self), Flower mound, TX
Zhou, Min (Self), Katy, TX
ON:
Yashewski, Suzanne Regulatory compliance counsel (Texas credit union association),
Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Chen, Xiaobing (Self), AUSTIN, TX
Hirasaki, George Dr. (Self), Bellaire, TX
Hu, Bin (Self), Austin, TX
Labun, Ou Dr (Self), Austin, TX
Swanson, Stephanie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas), Spicewood, TX
FOR:
Gambill, Lauren (Self; Texas Medical Association; Texas Pediatric Society), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Galvan, Lyssette Public Policy Director (NAMI Texas), Austin, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
ON:
Farris, Michelle Chief (Tx Dept of Public Safety), Austin, TX
LaVoie, Megan Administrative Director (Texas Office of Court Administration), Austin, TX