WITNESS LIST
Higher Education Committee
March  11, 2009 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  51
 
    For:
Bellow, Dan (Greater Houston Partnership)
 
 
Best, Robert (Dallas Regional Chamber)
 
 
Halstead, Donna D. (Dallas Citizens Council)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bailey, Guy (Texas Tech University)
 
 
Bataille, Gretchen (University of North Texas)
 
 
Daniel, David (UT Dallas)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Frederick, John (UTSA)
 
 
Gardner, David (THECB)
 
 
Khator, Renu (Univer of Houston System)
 
 
Natalicio, Diana (The University of Texas at El Paso)
 
 
Paredes, Raymund (TX Higher Education Coordinating Board)
 
 
Spaniolo, James (UT Arlington - James D. Spaniolo)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Baskin, JJ  (Self)
 
 
Goolsby, Tony  (Self)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (TX Association of Business)
 
 
Moseley, Jeff (Greater Houston Partnership)
 
 
Payne, Brinton (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Sproull, Bill (Metroplex Technology Business Council)
 
 
Suhm, Vic (North Texas Commission)
 
 
Weist, Jon (Arlington Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Yancy, Justin (Governor's Business Council)
 
 
 
 
HB  52
 
    For:
Adkins, John  (Self)
 
 
Boon, Jim (Texas Exes)
 
 
Jagannathan, Dhananjay  (Self)
 
 
Jiles, Jodie  (Self)
 
 
Murphy, Harriet  (Self)
 
 
Tisdale, Daniel  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Arellano, Miriam  (Self)
 
 
Barrientos, Gonzalo  (Self)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Leyva, Carla (League of United Latin American Citizen (LULA) Council # 4799)
 
 
Liu, William (Asian Desi Pacific Islander American Collective)
 
 
Quintanilla, Cindy (Latino Leadership Council)
 
 
Rendon, Manuel  (Self)
 
 
Romero, Jesse  (Self)
 
 
Wright, Howell (Rockdale ISD & Texas Association of Community Schools)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bonesteel, Kathryn  (Self)
 
 
Cigarroa, Francisco (The University of Texas System)
 
     On:
Cortez, Albert (Intercultural Development Research Associations)
 
 
Murano, Elsa (Texas A&M University)
 
 
Pettibon, Joseph (Texas A&M University)
 
 
Powers, William (University of Texas at Austin)
 
 
Ratliff, Lauren (The U.T. Senate of College Councils)
 
 
Reinarz, Alice (Texas A&M University)
 
 
Walker, Bruce (Resource Witness/ Pres. Powers)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Baskin, JJ  (Self)
 
 
Bobeck, Patricia (UT Jackson School Friends and Alumni Network)
 
 
DeLeon, Ben  (Self)
 
 
Dies, Martin  (Self)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (TX Association of Business)
 
 
Howden, Robert  (Self)
 
 
Nease, Nelson  (Self)
 
 
Willeford, Pamela  (Self)
 
 
Yancy, Justin (Governor's Business Council)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Adams, Jeff  (Self and Farmersville I.S.D.)
 
 
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
 
 
Gonzales-Garza, Rita (League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC District VII)
 
 
Mayfield, Ron (Fort Stockton ISD)
 
 
Romero, Anna  (Self)
 
 
Romero, Antonio  (Self)
 
 
Romero, Emiliano  (Self)
 
 
Roser, Chelsea (Latino Leadership Council)
 
 
Smith, Michael (Texas Association of Community Schools)
 
 
Tule, Lorena (League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council 4799)
 
 
Tullos, Jay  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Gardner, David (THECB)
 
 
King, Mike (TAR Texas Assoc. of Rural Schools)
 
 
Lavergne, Gary (Resource Witness / Pres. Powers)
 
 
Paredes, Raymund (THECB)
 
 
 
 
HB  152
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzales-Garza, Rita (League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC Dist VII)
 
 
Smith, Michael (Texas Association of Community Schools)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Romero, Jesse  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Paredes, Raymund (THECB)
 
 
 
 
HB  156
 
Against:
Arellano, Miriam  (Self)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Leyva, Carla (League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council #4799)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Canales, Ramiro (Texas Association of School Administrators)
 
 
Murano, Elsa (Texas A&M University)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Adams, Jeff (Farmersville I.S.D)
 
Against:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
 
 
Gonzales-Garza, Rita (League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC District VII)
 
 
King, Mike (TARS Texas Association of Rural Schools)
 
 
Mayfield, Ron (Fort Stockton ISD)
 
 
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
 
 
Romero, Anna  (Self)
 
 
Romero, Antonio  (Self)
 
 
Romero, Emiliano  (Self)
 
 
Roser, Chelsea (Latino Leadership Council)
 
 
Salazar, Jaime (League of United Latin American Citizens)
 
 
Smith, Michael (Texas Association of Community Schools)
 
 
Tullos, Jay  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Gardner, David (THECB)
 
 
Paredes, Raymund (THECB)
 
 
 
 
HB  203
 
    For:
Arellano, Miriam  (Self)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Leyva, Carla (League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council #4799)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Cortez, Albert (Intercultural Development Research Association IDRA)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzales-Garza, Rita (League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC District VII)
 
 
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
 
 
Romero, Anna  (Self)
 
 
Romero, Antonio  (Self)
 
 
Romero, Emiliano  (Self)
 
 
Roser, Chelsea (Latino Leadership Council)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Gardner, David (THECB)
 
 
Paredes, Raymund (THECB)
 
 
 
 
HB  962
 
    For:
Mendoza, Tracey  (Self and Texas Library Association)
 
 
Tandy, Martha (Texas Library Ass.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
 
 
HB  1676
 
Against:
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Adams, Jeff (Farmersville I.S.D)
 
 
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
 
 
Gonzales-Garza, Rita (League of United Latin American Citizens, LULAC District VII)
 
 
King, Mike (TARS Texas Assoc. of Rural Schools)
 
 
Mayfield, Ron (Fort Stockton ISD)
 
 
Romero, Anna  (Self)
 
 
Romero, Emiliano  (Self)
 
 
Smith, Michael (Texas Association of Community Schools)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Gardner, David (THECB)
 
     On:
Paredes, Raymund (THECB)