WITNESS LIST
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee
March  25, 2009 - 8:00 AM
Invited Testimony Tx Racing Commission
 
     On:
King, Charla Ann (TXRC)
 
 
 
 
Texas Racing Commission
 
     On:
Scoggins, Gregg (Magna Entertainment Corp. and Lone Star Park)
 
 
 
 
Tx Racing Commission
 
     On:
Fenner, Mark (Texas Racing Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  206 - Committee Substitute  (CSHB 206)
 
    For:
Blake, Michael (Texas Police Chiefs Assn)
 
 
Gaylor, Tom (Texas Municipal Police Association)
 
 
Woods, Yolanda (City of Houston)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Elkin, Bill (Houston Police Retired Officers Assoc.)
 
 
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bright, Lou (T.A.B.C.)
 
 
 
 
HB  222 - Committee Substitute  (CSHB 222)
 
    For:
Harrison, Vernon (Texas Card Players Association)
 
 
Jones, Chris  (Self)
 
 
Kimes, Brett  (Self)
 
 
Lavigne, Mike (Poker Players Alliance)
 
 
Lewis, Michelle  (Self)
 
 
Pitts, John R (Amaya Gaming)
 
 
Thompson, Roy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Kohler, Rob (Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bennett, Joey (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas)
 
 
Brown, Jennifer (Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Indian Tribe)
 
 
Brown, Jim (Texas Affilitation of Affordable Housing Providers)
 
 
Elliott, William  (Self)
 
 
Flaniken, Tex  (Self)
 
 
Garza-Oswald, Meghan (Haven for Hope Homeless Campus)
 
 
Givens, Carl  (Self)
 
 
Harrison, Brenda (Texas Cardplayers Ass'n)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Asmussen, Cindu (Concerned Women for America)
 
 
Gertenschlager, MerryLynn  (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Sanderson, Phil (Texas lottery Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  815
 
    For:
Gorman, Mark (Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS))
 
 
Hernandez, David (Holiday Wine & Liquor
South Texas Independent Package Store Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Chavez, Juan (Western Beverages Liquors of TX)
 
 
Duck, Tom (Star of Texas Liquor and Wine)
 
 
Jabour, Stephen (Feldman Valley Wine, Steve Jabour)
 
 
Wonsmos, Greg (Centennial Fine Wine and Spirits and Texas Package Stores Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Steen, Alan (TABC-Resource)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Atkins, Winn (Diageo)
 
 
Girard, Chuck (Republic National Distributing Company)
 
 
Glenn, Eric (Diageo)
 
 
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
 
 
Hull, Sharol (California Wine Institute)
 
 
Rudd, Jim (California Wine Institute)
 
 
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Szyndrowski, Dale (Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS))
 
 
Townes,Jr., Ralph (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
 
 
Valdez, Jerry (North Texas Distributors Alliance)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Boose, Timothy  (Self)
 
 
Carter, Eddy (Majestic Co.)
 
 
Gabriel, Cindy (Gabriel Wine & Spirits)
 
 
Gabriel, Johnny (Gabriel Wine & Spirits)
 
 
Jabour, David (Twin Liqours)
 
 
Jabour, Margaret (Twin Liquors)
 
 
Jansen, Joe (Goody Goody Liquor Inc.)
 
 
Johnson, Larry  (Self)
 
 
Korkmas, George (Tony K's-House of Fine Spirits
A.C.Cut Rate Wholesale Liquors)
 
 
Trabulsi, Richard  (Self and Richard's Liquors and Fine Wines)
 
 
Wilson, Everett (Specs Family Partners)
 
 
 
 
HB  863
 
    For:
Hernandez, David (Holiday Wine & Liquor/
So TX Independent Package Store Coalition)
 
 
Ozgo, David (Distilled Spirits Council of the United States)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Chavez, Juan (Western Beverage Liquors of TX)
 
 
Duck, Tom (Star of Texas Liquor & Wine)
 
 
Jabour, Stephen (Feldman Valley Wine: Steve Jabour)
 
 
Wonsmos, Greg (Centennial Fine Wine and Spirits &
Texas Package Stores Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Steen, Alan (TABC-Resource)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Atkins, Winn (Diageo)
 
 
Glenn, Eric (Diageo)
 
 
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
 
 
Hull, Sharol (California Wine Institute)
 
 
Rudd, Jim (California Wine Institute)
 
 
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Szyndrowski, Dale (Distilled Spirits Council of US (DISCUS))
 
 
Townes, Jr., Ralph (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
 
 
Valdez, Jerry (North Texas Distributors Alliance)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Boose, Timothy  (Self)
 
 
Carter, Eddy (Majestic Co.)
 
 
Gabriel, Cindy (Gabriel's Wine & Spirits)
 
Against:
Gabriel, Johnny (Gabriel Wine & Spirits)
 
 
Jabour, David (Twin Liquors)
 
 
Jabour, Margaret (Twin Liquors)
 
 
Jansen, Joe (Goody Goody Liquor Inc.)
 
 
Johnson, Larry  (Self)
 
 
Korkmas, George (Tony K's Home of Fine Spirits
A.C. Cut Rate Wholesale Liquors)
 
 
Trabulsio, Richard  (Self and Richard's Liquors & Fine Wines)
 
 
Wilson, Everett (Spec's Family Partners)
 
 
 
 
HB  1062 - Committee Substitute  (CSHB 1062)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
James, Nick (Beer Alliance of Texas)
 
 
McFarlin, Don (Beer Alliance of Texas)
 
 
McKinney, Mike (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bright, Lou (T.A.B.C.)
 
 
 
 
HB  1474 - Committee Substitute  (CSHB 1474)
 
    For:
Bresnen, Steve (Bingo Interest Group)
 
 
Fenoglio, Stephen (Over 700 Charities and Business Organizations, Including State VFW & 153 400 plus posts)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Kohler, Rob (Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Sanderson, Phil (Texas Lottery Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Garcia, Joe (Trend Gaming Systems)
 
 
Pewitt, Bill (Littlefield Corp.
2501 N. Lamar Blvd Austin Tx 78705)
 
 
Stofer, Nicole (TX Association for the Advancement of Charitable Bingo)
 
 
Young, Melissa (Texas Charity Advocates)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Asmussen, Cindy (Concerned Women for America)
 
 
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
 
 
 
 
HB  1631 - Committee Substitute  (CSHB 1631)
 
    For:
Ingram, Blake (TIADA)
 
 
Price, Betsy (Tax Assessor-Collector Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Blankenship, Robert (Owner of Texas Auto Center LP)
 
 
Martin, Jeff (Tx Ind Auto Dealers Assoc)
 
 
Rhodes, Brent (Fiesta Motors)
 
 
 
 
HB  1685
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
 
 
McKinney, Mike (Wholesale beer Distributors of Texas)
 
 
Townes,Jr., Ralph (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bright, Lou (T.A.B.C.)
 
 
 
 
HB  1706 - Committee Substitute  (CSHB 1706)
 
    For:
Johnson, Russell (Merchants Information Solutions, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Gillespie, Mark (Texas Assoc. of Licensed Investigators)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hutchings, Sealy (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Vane, Mark (Gardere Wynne Sewell)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Carl, Weeks  (Self and Texas Association of Licensed Investigation)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Kutnz, William (Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulation)
 
 
 
 
HB  1974
 
    For:
Garrison, Dan (Garrison Brothers Distillery)
 
 
Wolf, Howard  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
 
 
Townes,Jr., Ralph (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bright, Lou (T.A.B.C.)
 
 
 
 
HB  2104
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
 
 
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
 
 
McKinney, Mike (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
 
 
Townes,Jr., Ralph (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bright, Lou (T.A.B.C.)
 
 
 
 
HB  2310 - Committee Substitute  (CSHB 2310)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Davis, Jennifer  (Self)
 
 
Holcombe, Linda (Texas Industrial Vocational Assoc.,-TIVA (Rep.High Schol programs-cosmetology,HVAC,electricians))
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Kuntz, William (Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation)
 
 
 
 
HB  2509
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Lewis, Gib (Sci Games Int.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Grief, Gary (Texas Lottery Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  2594 - Committee Substitute  (CSHB 2594)
 
    For:
Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Strama, Keith (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Girard, Chuck (Republic National Distributing Company)
 
 
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
 
 
Marosko, Fred (Texas Package Stores Association)
 
 
Townes, Jr., Ralph (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bright, Lou (T.A.B.C.)
 
 
 
 
HB  2756
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Bright, Lou (T.A.B.C.)
 
 
 
 
HB  2757 - Committee Substitute  (CSHB 2757)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Bright, Lou (T.A.B.C.)
 
 
 
 
HB  2763
 
    For:
Delaney, Mark (Williams Scotsman, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Kuntz, William (Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulation)
 
 
 
 
HB  2821
 
    For:
Coleman, Kevin  (Self and AEG Texas Section
AEG National
AIPG National)
 
 
Cowan, Matthew  (Self and Texas Association of Professional Geoscientists)
 
 
Mathewson, Christopher  (Self)
 
 
Rensink, David (Houston Geological Society)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Linton, Keith  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Clark, Lynn (Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists)
 
 
Lowenstein, Glenn (Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Wyman, Rosemary  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Horton, Charles (Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists)
 
 
 
 
HB  3113 - Committee Substitute  (CSHB 3113)
 
    For:
Hasslocher, Jimmy (Texas Deer Assoc.)
 
 
Kinsel, Karl (Texas Deer Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brown, Kirby (Texas Wildlife Association)
 
 
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)
 
 
Park, Joey (Coastal Conservation Association of Texas)