WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
April 7, 2009 - 01:30 PM or upon adjournment
SB  89
 
FOR:
 
Barnett, Michael   Sergeant  (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission),  Houston, TX
 
Burchell, Chris   Supervisor  (Texas Anti-trafficking in Person Coalition),  San Antonio, TX
 
Mark, Dennis   Executive Director  (Redeemed Ministries),  Spring, TX
 
Solak, Jennifer   Staff Attorney  (Children at Risk),  Houston, TX
 
ON:
 
Rush-Armendariz, Noël   Associate Professor  (University of Texas at Austin),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Anderson, Laura   Lieutenant  (San Antonio Police Department),  San Antonio, TX
 
Chavez, Marc   Assistant District Attorney  (Lubbock County District Attorney's Office),  Lubbock, TX
 
Daniels, Katrina   Assistant District Attorney  (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed),  San Antonio, TX
 
Gerstenschlager, Merry   Education Liaison  (Texas Eagle Forum),  Weatherford, TX
 
Gutiérrez, Isela   Juvenile Justice Initiative Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Martinez, Maria   (Immigration and Reform Coalition of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Petroff, Kevin   Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX
 
Rivas, Andrew   Executive Director  (Texas Catholic Conference),  Austin, TX
 
Sabo, Jason   Senior Vice President  (United Ways of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Saldaña, Joe   Legislative Chairman  (San Antonio Police Officers Association),  San Antonio, TX
 
Setliff, Aaron   Director of Policy  (The Texas Council on Family Violence),  Austin, TX
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Sinitysn, Olga   (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Zarzuelo, Diana   (Self),  Houston, TX
 
On:
 
Braaten, Timothy   Executive Director  (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education),  Austin, TX
 
Nichols, Eric   Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice  (Office of the Attorney General),  Austin, TX
 
Randall, Patrick   Program Consultant  (Texas Health and Human Services Commission- Family and Community Services),  Austin, TX
 
Woodall, Frank   Director, Education  (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Green, Shelton   Lobbyist  (Christian Life Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Lugo, Noelita   Policy Staff  (Texans Care for Children),  Austin, TX
 
Roberts, Beverly   Legislative Liaison  (Concerned Women for America),  Houston, TX
SB  388
 
FOR:
 
Heimlich, Ed   Executive Director  (Informed Citizens),  Houston, TX
 
Martin, Laura   Policy Analyst  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Yáñez-Correa, Ana   Executive Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Gaylor, Tom   Deputy Executive Director  (Texas Municipal Police Association),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
 
Saldaña, Joe   Legislative Chairman  (San Antonio Police Officers Association),  San Antonio, TX
 
Wilkison, Charley   Public Affairs Director  (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Wilson, L.C.   Assistant Chief  (Texas Department of Public Safety- Texas Rangers),  Austin, TX
SB  537
 
ON:
 
Kunkel, Douglas   Captain  (Texas Department of Public Safety),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Daniels, Katrina   Assistant District Attorney  (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed),  San Antonio, TX
SB  552
 
FOR:
 
Gaylor, Tom   Deputy Executive Director  (Texas Municipal Police Association),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Saldaña, Joe   Legislative Chairman  (San Antonio Police Officers Association),  San Antonio, TX
 
Wilkison, Charley   Public Affairs Director  (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Elkin, Bill   Executive Director  (Houston Police Retired Officers Association),  Houston, TX
 
Against:
 
Mannix, Sean   Commander  (Texas Police Chiefs Association),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Braaten, Timothy   Executive Director  (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education),  Austin, TX
 
Woodall, Frank   Director, Education  (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education),  Austin, TX
SB  743
 
FOR:
 
Jones, James   Detective  (San Antonio Police Department),  San Antonio, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Daniels, Katrina   Assistant District Attorney  (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed),  San Antonio, TX
 
Mannix, Sean   Commander  (Austin Police Department),  Austin, TX
 
Mills, Amy   Assistant District Attorney  (Tarrant County District Attorney's Office),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Saldaña, Joe   Legislative Chairman  (San Antonio Police Officers Association),  San Antonio, TX
SB  787
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Martinez, Diana   Director of Policy  (TexProtects, The Texas Association for the Protection of Children),  Dallas, TX
 
On:
 
Nichols, Eric   Deputy Attorney General on Criminal Justice  (Office of the Attorney General),  Austin, TX
SB  912
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Chavez, Marc   Assistant District Attorney  (Lubbock County District Attorney's Office),  Lubbock, TX
 
Danbury, Debra   (Self)
 
Daniels, Katrina   Assistant Criminal District Attorney  (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed),  San Antonio, TX
 
Dornburg, Andrew   Assistant District Attorney  (Fort Bend County District Attorney),  Richmond, TX
 
Garcia, Ed   Member  (Texas Pain Society),  Webster, TX
 
Hurley, Richard   Physician  (Texas Pain Society),  Waco, TX
 
Mills, Amy   Assistant District Attorney  (Tarrant County District Attorney's Office),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Petroff, Kevin   Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX
 
Shapleigh, Ballard   Assistant District Attorney  (El Paso District Attorney Jaime Esparza),  El Paso, TX
 
White, Mark   (Texas Pain Society),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Aguilar, Jorge   Sergeant, Narcotics Division Unit  (Texas Department of Public Safety),  San Antonio, TX
 
Hatcher, Johnny   Manager, Narcotics Regulation Program  (Texas Department of Public Safety),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Krusz, John   (Texas Pain Society),  Dallas, TX
SB  920
 
FOR:
 
Gladden, Richard   (Self),  Denton, TX
 
ON:
 
Edmonds, Shannon   (Texas District And County Attorneys Association),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Blackwell, Betty   Attorney  (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers),  Austin, TX
 
Heimlich, Ed   Executive Director  (Informed Citizens),  Houston, TX
 
Marzullo, Amanda   Policy Analyst  (Texas Fair Defense Project),  Austin, TX
 
Mendez, Mark   Assistant County Administrator  (Tarrant County),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Against:
 
Whaler, Ken   Executive Vice President  (Texas Daily Newspaper Association/Texas Press Association),  Austin, TX
SB  937
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Breen, Terry   Assistant District Attorney  (24th District Attorney's Office),  Goliad, TX
 
Daniels, Katrina   Assistant District Attorney  (Bexar County District Attorney),  San Antonio, TX
 
Mannix, Sean   Commander  (Austin Police Department),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Martinez, Robert   Section Chief  (Office of the Attorney General),  Austin, TX
 
Pruitt, Sharon   Assistant Attorney General  (Office of Attorney General),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
On:
 
Mohler, Paul   Training Coordinator  (Attorney General of Texas),  Austin, TX
SB  1175
 
FOR:
 
Jones, Chris   (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Gladden, Richard   (Self),  Denton, TX
 
Martin, Laura   Policy Analyst  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Anderson, Laura   Lieutenant  (San Antonio Police Department),  San Antonio, TX
 
Jones, James   Captain  (Houston Police Department),  Houston, TX
 
Saldaña, Joe   Legislative Chairman  (San Antonio Police Officers Association),  San Antonio, TX
 
Against:
 
Spratt-Anderson, Melanie   County Attorney  (Self),  McCarney, TX
SB  1256
 
FOR:
 
Garrett, Mike   Senior Police Officer  (Houston Police Department),  Houston, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Anderson, Laura   Lieutenant  (San Antonio Police Department),  San Antonio, TX
 
Clark, Mark   Executive Director  (Houston Police Officers' Union),  Houston, TX
 
Daniels, Katrina   Assistant District Attorney  (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed),  San Antonio, TX
 
Gay, Clifford   Programmatic Recovery Specialist  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Sean, Mannix   Commander  (Austin Police Department),  Austin, TX
 
Tittle, Gary   Lieutenant  (Dallas Police Department),  Dallas, TX
 
On:
 
Pruitt, Sharon   Assistant Attorney General  (Office of Attorney General),  Austin, TX
SB  1273
 
FOR:
 
Chris, Jones   (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Mannix, Sean   Commander  (Self; Austin Police Department),  Austin, TX
 
Pierce, Joe   Deputy Fire Chief  (Dallas Fire-Rescue Department),  Dallas, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Cain, Randy   Attorney  (Texas Fire Chiefs Association),  Austin, TX
 
Daniels, Katrina   Assistant District Attorney  (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed),  San Antonio, TX
 
Jones, James   Captain  (Houston Police Department),  Houston, TX
 
Saldaña, Joe   Legislative Chairman  (San Antonio Police Officers Association),  San Antonio, TX
 
Stratton, John   Legislative Director  (American Radio Relay League),  Austin, TX
 
Tittle, Gary   Lieutenant  (Dallas Police Department),  Dallas, TX
SB  1281
 
FOR:
 
Kowal, John   Senior Police Officer  (Houston Police Department),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Chavez, Marc   Assistant District Attorney  (Lubbock County District Attorney's Office),  Lubbock, TX
 
Clark, Mark   Executive Director  (Houston Police Officers' Union),  Houston, TX
 
Danbury, Debra   Government Relations Representative  (Safe Med Now),  Austin, TX
 
Daniels, Katrina   Assistant District Attorney  (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed),  San Antonio, TX
 
Dornburg, Andrew   Assistant District Attorney  (Fort Bend County District Attorney),  Richmond, TX
 
Ferrill, Shelley   MD- President  (Family Medical Center Cinco Ranch),  Katy, TX
 
Garcia, Ed   Member  (Texas Pain Society),  Webster, TX
 
Gaylor, Tom   Deputy Executive Director  (Texas Municipal Police Association),  Austin, TX
 
Hurley, Richard   Physician  (Texas Pain Society),  Waco, TX
 
Petroff, Kevin   Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX
 
Shapleigh, Ballard   Assistant District Attorney  (El Paso District Attorney Jaime Esparza),  El Paso, TX
 
White, Mark   (Texas Pain Society),  Austin, TX
 
Woods, Mitch   Sheriff  (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office),  Beaumont, TX
 
Against:
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Aguilar, Jorge   Sergeant, Narcotics Division Unit  (Texas Department of Public Safety),  San Antonio, TX
SB  1303
 
ON:
 
Braaten, Timothy   Executive Director  (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Woodall, Frank   Director, Education  (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education),  Austin, TX
SB  1424
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Cotton, Charles   (Self),  Friendswood, TX
 
Mica, Tara   State Liaison  (National Rifle Association),  Austin, TX
 
Tripp, Alice   Legislative Director  (Texas State Rifle Association),  Paige, TX
 
On:
 
Moninger, Steve   Attorney  (Department of Public Safety- Concealed Handgun Bureau),  Austin, TX
SB  1504
 
FOR:
 
Barber, Dave   Chief of Police  (City of Hedwig Village),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Jones, James   Captain  (Houston Police Department),  Houston, TX
SB  1505
 
FOR:
 
Keating, Kevin   Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Dewitt, Lauren   Medical Director  (Citizens Commission on Human Rights),  Austin, TX
 
Johnson, Sharon   (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Spiller, Lee   Director of Investigations  (Citizens Commission on Human Rights),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Mitchell, Beth   Attorney  (Advocacy, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Chavez, Marc   Assistant District Attorney  (Lubbock County District Attorney's Office),  Lubbock, TX
 
Clark, Mark   Executive Director  (Houston Police Officers' Union),  Houston, TX
 
Dornburg, Andrew   Assistant District Attorney  (Fort Bend County District Attorney),  Richmond, TX
 
Gay, Clifford   Programmatic Recovery Specialist  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Jones, James   Captain  (Houston Police Department),  Houston, TX
 
Mills, Amy   Assistant District Attorney  (Tarrant County District Attorney),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Shapleigh, Ballard   Assistant District Attorney  (El Paso District Attorney Jaime Esparza),  El Paso, TX
 
Against:
 
Auel, Ginger   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Baker, Becky   (Self),  Manchaca, TX
 
Breeding, John   Psychologist  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Buhman, Larry   Doctor  (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Castro, Sarah   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Choate, Dawn   GA Specialist  (The Arc of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Clark, James   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Crain, Revie   (Self),  Coupland, TX
 
Croman, Stephanie   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Crosley, Krisha   Book Keeper  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Crosley, Robert   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
David, Cottle   (Self),  Lakeway, TX
 
Ellzey, Jon   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Gov, Brett   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Gow, Shannon   Book Keeper  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Lambert, Tim   President  (Texas Home School Coalition),  Lubbock, TX
 
Pruett, Mark   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Smith, Claudia   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Spencer, Steve   Consultant  (Self),  Dripping Springs, TX
 
Still, Sasha   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Weaver, Wayne   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Whittier, Eric   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Wier, George   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
Against:
 
Scot, Johana   Executive Director  (Parent Guidance Center),  Austin, TX
 
Ward, Jerri   (Self),  Austin, TX
SB  1529
 
FOR:
 
Morris, Karen   Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Brown, Joseph   District Attorney  (District Attorney of Grayson County),  Sherman, TX
 
Chavez, Marc   Assistant District Attorney  (Lubbock County District Attorney's Office),  Lubbock, TX
 
Clark, Mark   Executive Director  (Houston Police Officers' Union),  Houston, TX
 
Daniels, Katrina   Assistant District Attorney  (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed),  San Antonio, TX
 
Jones, James   Captain  (Houston Police Department),  Houston, TX
 
Shapleigh, Ballard   Assistant District Attorney  (El Paso District Attorney Jaime Esparza),  El Paso, TX
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Weeks, David   (Walker County Criminal District Attorney),  Huntsville, TX
SB  1557
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Choate, Dawn   GA Specialist  (The Arc of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Kolmer, Jessica   (National Alliance on Mental Illness Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Noble, Shannon   (Texas Counseling Association),  Austin, TX
 
Wadge, Gyl   Public Policy Director  (Mental Health America of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Yáñez-Correa, Ana   Executive Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Wilson, Dee   (Texas Department of Criminal Justice),  Austin, TX
SB  1662
 
FOR:
 
Daniels, Katrina   Assistant District Attorney  (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed),  San Antonio, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Chavez, Marc   Assistant District Attorney  (Lubbock County District Attorney's Office),  Lubbock, TX
 
Dornburg, Andrew   Assistant District Attorney  (Fort Bend County District Attorney),  Richmond, TX
 
Kearns, Dennis   Attorney  (Texas Railroad Association; BNSF Railway),  Austin, TX
 
Mills, Amy   Assistant District Attorney  (Tarrant County District Attorney's Office),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Petroff, Kevin   Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX
 
Rudd, Jim   (West Texas Gas, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Shapleigh, Ballard   Assistant District Attorney  (El Paso District Attorney Jaime Esparza),  El Paso, TX
 
Against:
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Kunkel, Douglas   Captain  (Texas Department of Public Safety),  Austin, TX
SB  1775
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Henderson, Howard   Captain  (Texas Department of Public Safety- Texas Rangers),  Austin, TX
SB  1832
 
FOR:
 
Ferrill, Shelley   (Self),  Katy, TX
 
Kahan, Andy   Director  (Mayor's Crime Victims Office),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Petroff, Kevin   Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX