WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
April 16, 2007 - 09:00 AM
SB  134
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Holland, Scott    (Self),  Mertzon, TX
 
Against:
 
Bailey, Ken    (Texas Democratic Party),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth    (Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
SB  361
 
FOR:
 
Beirne, David    (Harris County Clerk),  Austin, TX
 
Little, Morgan    (Reserve Officers Assoc'n of the US),  Dripping Springs, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Streater, Joy    (County Distric Clerks Assn),  New Braunfels, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
McGeehan, Ann    (Office of Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
SB  601
 
FOR:
 
Arp, Rusty    (Lubbock Professional Police Assn.),  Lubbock, TX
 
Bayles, Darin    (on behalf of Chief Bryan Williams-Round Rock Police Department),  Round Rock, TX
 
Lucas, Terry    (Mike Merkel, Chief of Police, Alvin Police Dept),  Alvin, TX
 
Sylvester, Jim    (Travis County Sherriff's Office),  Austin, TX
 
Wiles, Richard W  Chief of Police  (El Paso Police Dept),  El Paso, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Armstrong, William    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Gaylor, Tom    (Texas Municipal Police Association),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Clark, Mark R.    (Houston Police Officer's Union),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Flores, Antonio    (Brownsville Police Officers Association),  Brownsville, TX
 
Gonzalez, Napoleon    (Brownsville Police Officers' Association),  Brownsville, TX
 
Ibarra, Domingo  President  (Corpus Christi Police Officers' Assc.),  Corpus Christi, TX
 
Mannix, Sean M.  Police Officer  (Self),  Round Rock, TX
 
Self, James O.  San Antonio Police Retiree  (Self),  Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
 
Smith, Bryan P.  Chief of Police, Corpus Christi Police Dept  (City of Corpus Christi),  Corpus Christi, TX
 
Watts, Larry  Retired Houston Police Office  (Self),  San Marcos, TX
 
Zamorano, Carlos    (Brownsville Police Officers' Association),  Brownsville, TX
 
Against:
 
Craft, Lon    (Baytown Municipal Police Assoc.),  Baytown, TX
 
Elkin, W.M. "Bill"    (Houston Police Retired Officers Association),  Houston, TX
 
Heaton, Chris    (Texas Municipal Police Assn),  Austin, TX
 
Morris, Trae    (Pasadena),  Houston, TX
 
Pyryt, Chris    (Plano Police Association),  Murphy, TX
 
Wester, Heath    (Grand Prairie Police Association),  Grand Prairie, TX
 
On:
 
Lopez, Carlos    (Texas Department of Transportation),  Austin, TX
 
Nicolas, Ken C.    (Office of the Governor, CJD),  Austin, TX
SB  602
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Arp, Rusty    (Lubbock Professional Police Assn),  Lubbock, TX
 
Bayles, Darin    (Chief Bryan Williams - Round Rock Police Dept.),  Round Rock, TX
 
Flores, Antonio    (Brownsville Police Officers Assoc.),  Brownsville, TX
 
Gonzalez, Napoleon    (Brownsville Police Officers' Association),  Brownsville, TX
 
Ibarra, Domingo  President  (Corpus Christi Police Officers Assc.),  Corpus Christi, TX
 
Lucas, Terry    (Mike Merkel, Chief of Police - Alvin PD),  Alvin, TX
 
Mannix, Sean M.  Police Officer  (Self),  Round Rock, TX
 
Self, James O.    (Self; San Antonio Police Retiree),  San Antonio, TX
 
Smith, Bryan P  Chief of Police, Corpus Christi  (City of Corpus Christi),  Corpus Christi, TX
 
Sylvester, Jim    (Travis County Sheriff's Office),  Austin, TX
 
Watts, Larry  Retired  Houston Police Officer  (Self),  San Marcos, TX
 
Wiles, Richard  Chief of Police, El Paso  (City of El Paso),  El Paso, TX
 
Zamorano, Carlos    (Brownsvilee Police Officers' Association),  Brownsville, TX
 
Against:
 
Armstrong, William    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Craft, Lon    (Baytown Municipal Police Assoc.),  Baytown, TX
 
Elkin, W.M. "Bill"    (Houston Police Retired Officers; Association),  Houston, TX
 
Gaylor, Tom    (Texas Municipal Police Association),  Austin, TX
 
Heaton, Chris    (Texas Municipal Police Assn),  Austin, TX
 
Morris, Trae    (Pasadena),  Houston, TX
 
Pyryt, Chris    (Plano Police Association),  Murphy, TX
 
Wester, Heath    (Grand Prairie Police Association),  Grand Prairie, TX
 
On:
 
Lopez, Carlos    (Texas Department of Transportation),  Austin, TX
 
Nicolas, Ken C.    (Self),  Austin, TX
SB  836
 
FOR:
 
Martinez, Ray    (Tx. Conference of Urban Counties),  Austin, TX
 
Streater, Joy    (County District Clerks Assn),  New Braunfels, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Jones, Johnnie    (Self; Lubbock County Democratic Party Executive Committee),  Lubbock, TX
 
ON:
 
Jones, Pattie    (Lubbock County, TX),  Lubbock, TX
 
Kennedy, Dorothy    (Lubbock County Elections Office),  Lubbock, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Courage, John    (True Courage Action Network),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Grace, John    (Lubbock County Dist. Atty - Civil),  Lubbock, TX
 
Gutierrez, Ysidro    (Lubbock County Commissioner, Pct 3),  Lubbock, TX
 
McCay, Bill    (Lubbock County Commissioners Court),  Lubbock, TX
 
McGeehan, Ann    (Office of Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
SB  971
 
FOR:
 
Edwards, George    (Self; Parent of Deceased Child),  Katy, TX
 
Skrehot, David W.    (Katchakid,-Inc.),  Houston, TX
 
ON:
 
De La Garza, Michael A.    (Waterscapes),  San Antonio, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Moyer, Kelly    (Katchakid),  Magnolia, TX
 
On:
 
Moore, Kathleen "Katie"    (DSHS),  Austin, TX
SB  1102
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Spataro, Susan A    (Travis County Auditor),  Austin, TX
SB  1195
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Courage, John    (True Courage Action Network),  Austin, TX
SB  1197
 
FOR:
 
Stanart, Stan    (Self; Harris County Republican Party, Cherry Tree Republicans),  Houston, TX
 
ON:
 
Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth    (Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Streater, Joy    (County District Clerks Assn),  New Braunfels, TX
SB  1204
 
AGAINST:
 
Harvey, Jay    (Texas Trial Lawyers),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Chamberlain, David E.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Old, Jr., James R.    (Texas Association of Defense Council),  Austin, TX
 
Parsley, Lee    (Texans for Lawsuit Reform),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Bolton, Pamela J.    (Texas Watch),  Austin, TX
 
Medley, Lee    (United Steelworkers District Council),  Santa Fe, NM
 
Sheppard, Emmett    (Texas AFL-CIO),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Long Weaver, Patricia    (Texas Litigation Section Council Work Group),  Midland, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
On:
 
Dietz, John K    (Behalf/ TA District Judges & Travis Co. Distric Judges),  Austin, TX
SB  1434
 
FOR:
 
Bailey, Ken    (Texas Democratic Party),  Austin, TX
 
Courage, John    (True Courage  Action Network
True Courage Action Network),  Austin, TX
 
Wallace, Skipper    (Republican County Chairman's Assoc., Leg. Chairman),  Lampasas, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Beirne, David    (Harris County Clerk),  Houston, TX
 
Henshaw Winn, Elizabeth    (Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
 
Streater, Joy    (County District Clerks Assn),  New Braunfels, TX
SB  1464
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Brown, April    (Texas Conservative Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Wallace, Skipper    (Tx Republican County Chairs Assoc., Leg. Chairman),  Lampasas, TX
 
Against:
 
Courage, John    (True Courage Action Network),  Austin, TX
 
Santana, Sonia    (ACLU-TX),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
McGeehan, Ann    (Office of Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
SB  1626
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Mannix, Sean M.    (Austin Police Retirement System and Austin Police Association),  Round Rock, TX
 
On:
 
Brady, Hugh    (Special Asst City Atty - City of Austin),  Austin, TX
SB  1646
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Courage, John    (True Courage Action Network),  Austin, TX
 
Houston, Scott    (Texas Municipal League),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Beirne, David    (Harris County Clerk),  Houston, TX
 
Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth    (Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
 
Kennedy, Dorothy    (Lubbock County Elections),  Lubbock, TX
SB  1647
 
FOR:
 
Houston, Scott    (Texas Municipal League),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
McGeehan, Ann    (Office of Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Courage, John    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Streater, Joy    (County District Clerk Assn),  New Braunfels, TX
 
On:
 
Beirne, David    (Harris County Clerk),  Houston, TX
 
Kennedy, Dorothy    (Lubbock County Elections),  Lubbock, TX
SB  1751
 
FOR:
 
Britton, David    (The 41st Parmeter, Inc.),  Phoenix, AZ
 
Walker, Scott B.    (Bill Matrix Corporation),  Dallas, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Kohler, Rob    (Christian Life Commission of the Babtist General Convention),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Sadberry, Anthony    (TX Lottery Commission),  Austin, TX
SB  1776
 
FOR:
 
Borel, Dennis    (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities),  Austin, TX
 
Holland, Scott    (Irion Co W.C.D. and Sterling Co UWCD)
 
Vanhoose, Laurie    (Advocacy Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Bailey, Ken    (Texas Democratic Party),  Austin, TX
 
Courage, John    (True Courage Action Network),  Austin, TX
 
Harston, Ricky    (Glassock Groundwater Conservation District),  Garden City, TX
 
Houston, Scott    (Texas Municipal League),  Austin, TX
 
Santana, Sonia    (ACLU-TX),  Austin, TX
 
Streater, Joy    (County/District Clerks Assn),  New Braunfels, TX
 
On:
 
McGeehan, Ann    (Office of Secretary of State),  Austin, TX