WITNESS LIST
Public School Finance, Select Committee
April 19, 2004 -10:00A
Governor's School Finance Plan
FOR: Bettencourt, Paul (Harris County Tax
Assessor-Collector), Houston, TX
Patrick, Dan (CLOUT), Houston, TX
Ritter, Phil (Texas Instruments Incorporated),
Dallas, TX
Rohm, Wanda (NFIB), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Brown, Commissioner Tim (Conference of Urban
Counties), Belton, TX
Harris, Judge Ron (Collin County, North TX-Collin,
Denton, Dallas, Tarrant, Dallas Regional
Mobility Coalition), McKinney, TX
Haschke, Donna N. (Tx State Teachers Assoc.),
Austin, TX
McCown, F. Scott (Center for Public Policy
Priorities), Austin, TX
Moncrief, Mayor Mike (Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX
Sturzl, Frank (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX
Whitley, Commissioner Glen (Tarrant County), Hurst,
TX
ON: Allaway, Bill (Texas Taxpayers and Research Assn.
(TTARA)), Austin, TX
Angelou, Angelos (Angelou Economics), Austin, TX
Boren, Councilman Gary (City of Lubbock), Lubbock,
TX
Casey, Daniel (Self), Austin, TX
Clark, Catherine (Texas Assn. of School Boards and
Texas Assn. of School Administrators),
Austin, TX
Cluck, Mayor Robert (City of Arlington), Arlington,
TX
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research
Association), Austin, TX
Downing, Clayton (Texas School Coalition), Flower
Mound, TX
Fallon, Gayle (Houston Federation of Teachers),
Houston, TX
Hammond, Bill (Texas Assoc. of Business), Austin, TX
Hendee, Edd (CLOUT), Houston, TX
Hollingsworth, Jr., Lonnie (Texas Classroom Teachers
Association), Austin, TX
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities),
Austin, TX
Luce, Tom (Self), Dallas, TX
Morrissey, Mike (Office of the Governor), Austin, TX
Neeley, Dr. Shirley J. (Texas Education Agency),
Austin, TX
Pierce, Wayne (Equity Center), Austin, TX
Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development
Council), Austin, TX
Scott, Robert (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX
Shields, Brad (Texas Smokestack School Coalition),
Austin, TX
Stevens, John (Texas Business and Education
Coalition), Austin, TX
Toomey, Mike (Office of the Governor), Austin, TX
Villarreal, Massey (Self), Houston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Popp, Jim (Texas Association of Property Tax
Professionals), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
Against: Dorman, Mayor David E. (City of Melissa), Melissa,
TX
Hankins, Barbara (League of Women Voters of Texas),
Austin, TX
On: Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire
Fighters), Austin, TX
FOR: Bowling, Bobby (Texas Association of Builders),
Austin, TX
Headrick, Kelly (American Cancer Society), Austin,
TX
Meyer, John (Self), Palestine, TX
Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity), Austin,
TX
AGAINST: Blazek, Thomas (City of Rockport), Rockport, TX
Brock, Mayor Euline (City of Denton), Denton, TX
Crane, Thomas (Travis County ESD 2), Pflugerville,
TX
Cryan, Charles (City of College Station), College
Station, TX
Feagin, Jackie (City of Garland), Garland, TX
Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council, Inc.),
Austin, TX
Gray, Jason (Frisco, Tx), Frisco, TX
Gregg, Brock (Assoc. of Tx Professional Educators),
Austin, TX
Jeffers, James (City of Nacogdoches), Nacogdoches,
TX
Joyner, Dr. Jim (City of Frisco), Frisco, TX
Lonon, Craig (City of Conroe), Conroe, TX
Martin, Mayor Glenn (City of Port Aransas), Port
Aransas, TX
Maso, Mayor Pro Tem Maher (City & Citizens of
Frisco), Frisco, TX
Nelson, Roger (City of Grapevine), Grapevine, TX
Repp, Mayor Glenn (City of Duncanville),
Duncanville, TX
Spataro, Susan (Travis County Commissioner's
Court/Travis County Auditor's Office),
Austin, TX
Spencer, Councilmember Sharron (City of Grapevine),
Grapevine, TX
Stevenson, Mary Jane (City of Farmers Branch),
Farmers Branch, TX
Tandy, Mayor Julie (City of Keller), Keller, TX
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas LULAC), Austin, TX
ON: Bacon, April (Travis County Auditor's Office),
Austin, TX
Cole, Mayor William (City of Bulverde), Bulverde, TX
Hartman, Eric (Texas Federation of Teachers),
Austin, TX
Heaton, Chris (Texas Municipal Police Assn.),
Austin, TX
Lahner, Kevin (Town of Flower Mound), Flower Mound,
TX
Meyers, Commissioner W. A. "Andy" (Houston-Galveston
Area Council Legislative Committee),
Sugarland, TX
Middleton, Mayor Gary (City of Victoria), Victoria,
TX
Moser, Mayor John (City of Stephenville),
Stephenville, TX
Silver, Mayor Pro Tem Fredric (Town of Addison),
Addison, TX
Standerfer, Greg (City of Southlake), Southlake, TX
Stinson, Bill (Texas Association of Realtors),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Brown, Stephen (American Heart Association-Tx Aff.),
Austin, TX
Martinez, Maria (Americans for Prosperity), Austin,
TX
Shaw, Councilmember Ron (City of Snyder), Snyder, TX
Tatum, Kyev (Charter Schools), San Marcos, TX
Against: Allen-Noah, Mayor Francene (City of Snyder
citizens), Snyder, TX
Armendariz, Rick (City of El Paso), El Paso, TX
Bostic, Karen (City of North Richland Hills), North
Richland Hills, TX
Bryant, Lawrence (City of Azle), Azle, TX
Caulisk, Roger (City of Murphy), Murphy, TX
Chatham, Donna (Association of Rural Communities in
Tx), Austin, TX
Coe, Councilmember Gary (City of Round Rock), Round
Rock, TX
Earwood, Mayor Herman (City of River Oaks), River
Oaks, TX
England, Mayor Charles (City of Grand Prairie),
Grand Prairie, TX
Glasscock, Bruce (City of Plano), Plano, TX
Hazlewood, Mayor Thomas (City of Cleburne),
Cleburne, TX
Howe, Mike (State Association Fire & Emergency
Services Districts), Pflugerville, TX
Huff, Judge Jim (Live Oak County, Cities of Three
Rivers, George West, Three Rivers ISD, George
West ISD), George West, TX
Kever, Geralyn (McKinney ISD), McKinney, TX
Langford, Ivan (City of Dickinson), Dickinson, TX
Mayfield, Kenneth (Dallas County), Dallas, TX
Mullis, Jimmy (Travis County Emergency Srv. #2),
Pflugerville, TX
Noble, Rod (Texas Association of County Auditors),
Andrews, TX
Nolen, Chester (City of Cleburne), Cleburne, TX
Paynter, Suzii (Christian Life Commission/Texas
Baptist Convention), Austin, TX
Porterfield, Councilmember Glenn (City of Euless),
Euless, TX
Robinson, Lawrence W. (City of McKinney), McKinney,
TX
Rodriguez, Ralph (Travis County ESD#3 Oak Hill Fire
Dept.), Austin, TX
Schraub, Judge Donald (Guadalupe County), Seguin, TX
Skerik, June (City of Waco), Waco, TX
Slagel, Mayor Gary (City of Richardson), Richardson,
TX
Ware, Weston (Texans Against Gambling), Dallas, TX
On: Gauer, Mayor Mary (City of Harker Heights), Harker
Heights, TX
Harris, Commissioner Jack (Brazoria County), Austin,
TX
Hebert, Judge Robert (Fort Bend County), Richmond,
TX
Kautz, David (City of Round Rock), Round Rock, TX
Providing written testimony:
For: Keenan, Barry (Community Planning Assoc.), Austin,
TX
Against: Boyle, Tom (My Family), Midlothian, TX
Cox, Ronald (City of Friendswood and all Texas
cities), Friendswood, TX
Evans, Mayor Pat (City of Plano), Plano, TX
McWilliams, Dean & Andrea (Kickapoo Traditional
Tribe of Texas), Austin, TX
Shepard, Robert L. (US Smokeless Tobacco Co.), Ft.
Lauderdale, FL
Stephens, John (City of Austin), Austin, TX
Terrell, Mayor Steve (City of Allen), Allen, TX
Whitfield, Bill (City of McKinney), McKinney, TX
Winick, Mayor Veta (City of Dickinson), Dickinson,
TX
On: Briones, Judge Dolores (County of El Paso), El Paso,
TX
Hayden, Mayor ProTem Tim (City of Carrollton),
Carrollton, TX
Meraz, Gloria (Texas Library Association), Austin,
TX