WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
May 5, 2009 - 01:30 PM or upon adjournment
HB  590
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Bullock, Byron   Program Specialist  (Texas Crime Stoppers Advisory Council),  Austin, TX
 
Burnett, Christopher   Executive Director  (Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor),  Austin, TX
HB  982
 
FOR:
 
Swander, Steven   (Texas Entertainment Association),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Whitehead, Stewart   Attorney  (Texas Entertainment Association),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Camp, Torie   Deputy Director  (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Kellison, Bruce   Associate Director  (Bureau of Business Research- University of Texas at Austin),  Austin, TX
HB  1148
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gutierrez, Michael   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Hall, Steve   (The Stand Down Texas Project),  Austin, TX
 
Heimlich, Ed   Executive Director  (Informed Citizens),  Houston, TX
 
Riebschlaeger, Elizabeth   Member of Committee  (U.S. Justice And Peace Committee)
 
Rivas, Andrew   Executive Director  (Texas Catholic Conference),  Austin, TX
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Willyard, Jennifer   Policy Analyst  (Texas Defender Service),  Austin, TX
HB  1492
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Elkin, Bill   Executive Director  (Houston Police Retired Officers Association),  Houston, TX
 
Gaylor, Tom   Deputy Executive Director  (Texas Municipal Police Association),  Austin, TX
 
Lyons, Steve   (Texas Police Chiefs Association),  Houston, TX
 
On:
 
Braaten, Timothy   Executive Director  (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education),  Austin, TX
HB  1629
 
FOR:
 
Smith, Jodie   Public Policy Director  (Texans Care for Children),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gutierrez, Michael   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Martinez, Diana   Director of Public Policy  (Tex Protects; The Texas Association for the Protection of Children),  Dallas, TX
 
Miller, Jeff   (Advocacy Incorporated),  Austin, TX
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Engelking, Beth   (Department of Family & Protective Services),  Austin, TX
 
Martin, Toy-sha   General Counsel  (Texas Youth Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Gutiérrez, Isela   Juvenile Justice Initiative Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
HB  1711
 
FOR:
 
Doots, Dufour   Director of Criminal Justice Ministry  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gay, Clifford   Programmatic Recovery Specialist  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Gutierrez, Michael   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Mendez, Mark   Assistant County Administrator  (Tarrant County),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Ribschlaeger, Elizabeth   Member of Committee  (U.S. Justice and Peace Committee),  Cuero, TX
 
Rivas, Andrew   Executive Director  (Texas Catholic Conference),  Austin, TX
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Smith, Jodie   Public Policy Director  (Texans Care for Children),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Yáñez-Correa, Ana   Executive Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
HB  1813
 
FOR:
 
Heimlich, Ed   Executive Director  (Informed Citizens),  Houston, TX
 
Petroff, Kevin   Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Chavez, Marc   Assistant District Attorney  (Lubbock County District Attorney's Office),  Lubbock, TX
 
Daniels, Katrina   Assistant Criminal District Attorney  (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed),  San Antonio, TX
 
Gutierrez, Michael   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Mills, Amy   Assistant District Attorney  (Tarrant County District Attorney's Office),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Shapleigh, Ballard   Assistant District Attorney  (El Paso District Attorney Jaime Esparza),  El Paso, TX
HB  2386
 
FOR:
 
Mata, Jill   Assistant District Attorney; Chief Juvenile Division  (Bexar County District Attorney's Office),  San Antonio, TX
 
Parker, Laura   Judge; 386th District Court  (Bexar County Juvenile District Courts),  San Antonio, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Angelini, Laura   General Administrative Counsel  (Bexar County Juvenile District Courts),  San Antonio, TX
 
Gutierrez, Michael   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Smith, Jodie   Public Policy Director  (Texans Care for Children),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Gutiérrez, Isela   Juvenile Justice Initiative Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
HJR 58
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gutierrez, Michael   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Willyard, Jennifer   Policy Analyst  (Texas Defender Service),  Austin, TX
SB  1338
 
FOR:
 
Figueroa, Luis   Deputy/ Board Member  (Mexican American Sheriff's Organization),  Houston, TX
 
Martinez, Steven   Member  (Mexican American Sheriff's Organization),  Houston, TX
 
O'Newby, Richard   President  (Harris County Deputies Organization),  Houston, TX
 
Phillips, J.M.   President (union)  (Harris County Afro-American Sheriff's Deputy),  Houston, TX
 
Rivera, Alberto   President  (Mexican American Sheriff's Organization),  Houston, TX
 
ON:
 
Simpson, Matthew   Policy Strategist  (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gaylor, Tom   Deputy Executive Director  (Texas Municipal Police Association),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Heimlich, Ed   Executive Director  (Informed Citizens),  Houston, TX
 
Petroff, Kevin   Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX
SB  1744
 
FOR:
 
Figueroa, Luis   Deputy/ Board Member  (Mexican American Sheriff's Organization),  Houston, TX
 
O'Newby, Richard   President  (Harris County Deputies Organization),  Houston, TX
 
Phillips, J.M.   President (union)  (Harris County Afro-American Sheriff's Deputy Union),  Houston, TX
 
Rivera, Alberto   President  (Mexican American Sheriff's Organization),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gaylor, Tom   Deputy Executive Director  (Texas Municipal Police Association),  Austin, TX
 
Martinez, Steven   Member  (Mexican American  Sheriff's Organization),  Houston, TX
 
Against:
 
Paylor, Ryan   (Texas Conservative Coalition),  Austin, TX
SB  2309
 
FOR:
 
Simpson, Dee   Policy Director  (American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees; Texas AFL-CIO),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gay, Clifford   Programmatic Recovery Specialist  (Self),  Austin, TX