WITNESS LIST
Agriculture & Livestock Committee
March  17, 2009 - 8:00 AM
HB  328
 
    For:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
HB  885
 
    For:
Widrow, Woody (Raise Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Del Gallo, Krista (Texas Council on Family Violence)
 
 
Duose, Victoria  (Self)
 
 
Ellis, Randall (One Voice)
 
 
Lewis, Kathryn (Advocacy, Incorporated)
 
 
Lewis-Nourzad, Lisa (Goodwill Industries)
 
 
Lyons Serna, Karen (Foundation Communities)
 
 
Marlin, Justin (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Price, Michael (Texas Coalition for Consumer Choice (TC3))
 
 
Sasser, Emily  (Self)
 
 
Scurlock, Steve (IBAT - Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
 
 
Wofford, Molly (United Ways of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Stone, Charles (Charlie) (Office of Rural Community Affairs)
 
 
 
 
HB  1580
 
     On:
Staples, Todd (Texas Department of Agriculture)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Latta, Karen (Sunset Advisory Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  1615
 
    For:
Cushing, Mark (Banfield, the Pet Hospital)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cockrum, Pamela (Banfield)
 
 
Dunavant, Mike (Banfield)
 
 
 
 
HB  1617 - Committee Substitute  (Brown)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Scurlock, Steve (IBAT - Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  1622
 
    For:
Davenport, David (Texas Food Bank Network
Capital Area Food Bank)
 
 
Dwyer, JC (Texas Food Bank Network)
 
 
Neira, Luz Myriam (San Antonio Food Bank)
 
 
Singleton, Janie  (Self)
 
 
Wilson, Melissa  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Wright Steele, Catherine (Texas Department of Agriculture)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Abbott, Sydney  (Self and Houston Food Bank)
 
 
Anderson, Barbara (Texas Food Bank Network)
 
 
Canales, Ramiro (Texas Association of School Administrators)
 
 
Conchas, Patricia (San Antonio Food Bank)
 
 
Cooper, Eric (San Antonio Food Bank)
 
 
Drefke, Terri (Food Bank RGV)
 
 
Goddard, Lisa (Capital Area Food Bank of Texas)
 
 
Hanson, Bea  (Self)
 
    For:
Huemmer, Maria (The Texas Catholic Conference, the Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas)
 
 
Lewis-Nourzad, Lisa (Texas-PTA)
 
 
Lucio, Robert J. (Community Council of South Central Texas, Inc.)
 
 
Mangapora, Theresa (Brazos Valley Food Bank)
 
 
Nicholson, Charles (Tanglewood Baptist Church Food Pantry, Lexington Mobil Food Pantry)
 
 
Romo, Joel (American Heart Association)
 
 
Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Schuster, Michelle  (Self)
 
 
Stengel, Mary  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn  (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
 
 
 
 
HB  1684
 
    For:
Davis, Donald (Texas Deer Association)
 
 
Nicholson, Joshua  (Self)
 
 
Turner, Bob  (Self and TVMA)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Skaggs, Jason (Tx and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.)
 
 
Stried, Ronald (Texas Veterinary Medical Assoc)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hillman DVM, Bob (Texas Animal Health Commission)
 
 
Stone, Charlie (Office of Rural Community Affairs)
 
 
 
 
HB  1908
 
    For:
Carnes, J  (Self and Texas Veg. Assoc.)
 
 
Prewett, Ray (Texas Vegetable Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Masabni, Joseph (Texas AgriLife Extension Service)
 
 
Sowards, Dan (TX Dept. of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  1911
 
    For:
Covey, Ray (Texas Economic Development Council/AEP Texas)
 
 
Dromgoole, Charlie (Texas Forest Country Partnership)
 
 
Harle, Nicki (Texas Midwest Community Network)
 
 
Hunt, Lonnie (County of Houston)
 
 
Quinn, Charles (Levelland Economic Development Corp. & City of Levelland)
 
 
Scheible, Libbey  (Self and Inoss Inc.)
 
 
Schroeder, David (Wharton Economic Development Corporation)
 
 
Smith, Charles (Industrial Founation of Mt Pleasant TEDC)
 
 
Traylor, Gary  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Staples, Todd (Texas Department of Agriculture)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Garza, Norman (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Huddleston, Cheri (Lufkin/Angelina Co Economic Development Partnership)
 
 
Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council
1011 San Jacinto, Suite 650
Austin, TX 78701)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Redington, Penny (Tx Assn Regional Councils)