WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
March 22, 2023 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hunt, Ray (Self; HPOU)
Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
For:
Boyce, Stephanie (Self)
Carroll, Angel (Self; Measure)
Dana-Bashian, Clayton (Self)
Davis, Aicha (Self)
Davis, Dakari (Self)
Gordon, Nicole (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Martinez, Ricardo (Self; EQTX Equality Texas)
Parker, Tashara (Self)
Styles, Meme (Measure and Pi Omega Zeta Chapter)
Taylor Schlitz, Haley (Self)
Tuff, Alisha (IDRA)
Watkins Jones, Sharon (Self; Children at Risk)
On:
Jones, Jiovanni (Self; Center for Justice Research)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Akpan, Erika (Self)
Albert, David (Self)
Albert Donovan, Carolyn (Self)
Aslam, Muneeb “Meebs” (Self)
Barbour, Priscilla (Vistra)
Barsalou, Denee (Self)
Birkholz, Jennie (Self)
Bishop, Delaina (Self)
Brooks, Jeri (Self)
Broughton, Whitney (Texas Association of School Boards)
Brown, Crystal (Self)
Campos, Lorena (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Center for Justice and Equity)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Clark, Neika (Self)
Combs Cantu, Tracie (Self)
Crownover, Buffy (Self)
Cruz, Velma (Self)
Daniels Ross, Ilesa (Self)
Davis, Krysta (Self)
Doyle, Shannon (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Drackert, Kathryn (Self)
Ehresman, Katya (Self)
Feinstein, Jonathan (The Education Trust)
Figueroa, Luis (Every Texan)
Figueroa, Marilyse (Self)
Fowler, Elaina (Texas State Teachers Association)
Fowler, Elaina (Self)
Fowler, Meredyth (Self)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Garcia, Brandon (Texas public charter schools association)
Garcia, Matthew (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Giles, Mandy (Self)
Goethals, Allison (Self)
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Leslie (Self)
Hill, Rachel (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Jones, Dallas (Elite Change Inc.)
Jones, Garry (Self; DFER)
Joy, Louise (Self)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Kincaid, Jeannette (Self)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Klosterboer, Brian (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Landry, Lauren (Equality Texas)
Lawson, Revlynn (Self)
Lenau, Kristen (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
McCormick, Kim (Self)
Mcglover, Sharon (Self)
Metayer, Hon. Rudy (Self; City of Pflugerville)
Metayer, Rudy (Self; City of Pflugerville, Texas Black Caucus Foundation)
Mitchell, Kathy (Self; Just Liberty)
Oney, Jessica (Self)
Patterson, Tiffany (United Ways of Texas)
Pearson, Eldon (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Person, Maria (Self)
Pierce, Denise (Self)
Pitts, Keiawnna (Self)
Pritchett, William (Self)
Rose, Denise (Self)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
Stansell, Ellen (Self)
Stansell, John (Self)
Stern, Maggie (Self; Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Thompson, Charlondra (Self; MetroTex)
Torres Yanez, Claudia (Self)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Voosen, Maureen (Self)
Young, Andre (Self)
Against:
Fierro, Martha (Self)
Pinzon, Paula (Self; Casa de Encuentro)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fierro, Martha (Self)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Pinzon, Paula (Self; Casa de Encuentro)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Against:
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fierro, Martha (Self)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Pinzon, Paula (Self; Casa de Encuentro)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Sreenivasan, Rahul (Texas 2036)
Against:
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Rainosek, Nancy (Texas Department of Information Resources)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cochran, Kevin (DraftKings Inc.)
Durnin, Linda (Self)
Jones, Neal Buddy (Fan duel)
Against:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self; Southern Baptists of Texas Convention)
Billingsley, Vera (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Self)
Crow, Tisha (Self; RPT)
DeHaan, Judi (Self)
Finger, Jack (Self)
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Hughes, Jennifer (Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas)
Kohler, Rob (Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Thomas, Teresa (Self)
For:
Boyd, Erika (Texas Travel Alliance)
Against:
Rodriguez, Oscar (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albert Donovan, Carolyn (Self)
Bragiel, Justin (Self)
Haldeman, Nicole (Self)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Hodge, Daniel (Self)
Martinez, Jorge (Self)
Against:
Durnin, Linda (Self)
Yancey, Keith (Self)
For:
Sledd, Keith (Self; Executive Director for the Heart of Texas Defense Alliance. Also serve as
the Chair for the Governor’s Committee to Support the Military.)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Wilkerson, Ray (Self)
Against:
Malouff, Charlie (Texas Twister, Inc)
Rock, Anthony (Advanced Power Alliance)
On:
Nutter, Scott (Fort Hood Directorate of Aviation Operations)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Herman, Wendy (The City of Corpus Christi)
Van Trease, Clint (Self)
Against:
Amare, Tsion (Environmental Defense Fund)
Byerly, Sloan (EDPR)
Carter, Janis (Avangrid)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Leal, Charlie (Texas Farm Bureau)
Lewis, Ron (RWE Clean Energy, LLC)
Messer, Judd (Advanced Power Alliance)
Pardue, Leslie (Clearway Energy)
Ratliff, Shannon (Invenergy)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Sabo, Jason (Environment Texas)
Stover, Mark (Apex Clean Energy)
Welch, Matt (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)
Willette, Lynnae (EDF Renewables)
Wright, Eric (Orsted)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
For:
Hymel, Ray (Texas public employees association)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aslam, Muneeb “Meebs” (Self)
Bishop, Ann (Self; TPEA)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Covey, Jonathan (Texs Values)
Doyle, Shannon (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Leslie (Self)
Hamill, Joe (Self)
Lenau, Kristen (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Patterson, Tiffany (United Ways of Texas)
Person, Maria (Self)
Posson, Amanda (Every Texan)
Sheldon, Tyler (Texas State Employees Union)
Sreenivasan, Rahul (Texas 2036)
Torres Yanez, Claudia (Self)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
For:
Cohen, Jason (Dallas Cowboys)
Grove, Christopher (Eilers & Krejcik Gaming)
Kibbe, Giles (Houston Astros and PGA Tour)
Kirkham, Evan (Self)
McDowell, Arthuro (Self)
Perez, Bobby (San Antonio Spurs)
SCHIPPERS, ERIC (PENN ENTERTAINMENT)
Ward, Scott (Sports Betting Alliance)
Against:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self; Southern Baptists of Texas Convention)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Coleman, Russ (Texans Against Gambling)
Covey, Jonathan (Texs Values)
Hughes, Jennifer (Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas)
Kohler, Rob (Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas)
On:
Reynolds, Brad (TX Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barnes, Kelly (Austin FC)
Barnes, Kelly (Houston Dynamo)
Bresnen, Steve (Bingo Interest Group)
Cochrane, Jim (Texas Rangers Baseball Club)
Del Prete, Gerry (Fertitta Entertainment)
Granado, Art (Self)
Hodge, Daniel (The Chickasaw Nation)
Howard, Jay (National Football League)
Howard, Jay (Texas Motor Speedway)
Howard, Jay (PGA Tour)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Howard, Jay (Dallas Stars)
Jones, Neal buddy (FC Dallas)
Jones, Neal buddy (Houston texans)
Martinez, Jorge (Self)
Meroney, Mike (The Dallas Wings)
Schlueter, Brad (Caesars Entertainment)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self)
Smith, Mark (Self; Mountain Star Sports Group)
Weinberg, David (Self)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Against:
Billingsley, Vera (Self)
Borden, Brendan (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Self)
Crow, Tisha (Self; RPT)
DeHaan, Judi (Self)
Finger, Jack (Self)
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Thomas, Teresa (Self)
Trainor, Lucy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Shannon, Fred (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Sreenivasan, Rahul (Texas 2036)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Self)
On:
Hoffman, John (Tx DIR)
For:
Stern, Stacie (Underdog Fantasy)
Against:
Hughes, Jennifer (Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Granado, Art (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lott, Kayla (Fantasy Sports Coalition)
Against:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self; Southern Baptists of Texas Convention)
Billingsley, Vera (Self)
Crow, Tisha (Self; RPT)
DeHaan, Judi (Self)
Finger, Jack (Self)
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Kohler, Rob (Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Thomas, Teresa (Self)
Against:
Chen, Jing (Self)
Cheng, Zhengang (Self)
Guo, Zhao (Self)
Li, Hugh (Self; Austin Chinese American Network)
Li, Wei (Self)
Wang, Yanhong (Self)
Want, Pulin (Self)
Wei, Mingyuan (Self)
Yi, Ming (Self)
Zhang, Ze (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
DeHaan, Judi (Self)
Thomas, Teresa (Self)
Trainor, Lucy (Self)
Against:
Aslam, Muneeb “Meebs” (Self)
Ban, Oliver (Self)
Chen, Wen (Self)
Fu, Dali (Self)
Hu, Bin (Self)
Jin, Hailong (Self; DFW Chinese Alliance)
Metayer, Hon. Rudy (Self; City of Pflugerville)
Zhao, CJ (Self; APAPA Austin Chapter)
On:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Prather, Laura (Self; Sunshine Coalition, Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, Texas
Press Association, and Texas Association of Broadcasters)
On:
Adkins, Christina (Texas Secretary of State)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Culley, Robert (RELX)
Gutierrez, Anthony (Common Cause Texas)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Propes, Jay (Self; PublicData.com)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
For:
Coday, Matt (Self; Oil & Gas Workers Association (OGWA))
Giraldo, Ivan (Clean Scapes)
Gordon, John (Self)
Staples, Todd (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Against:
Dana-Bashian, Clayton (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (Associated General Contractors of Texas- Highway Heavy Utility and
Industrial Branch)
Borskey, Mark (Texas Recreational Vehicle Association)
Brown, Jay (Valero Energy Corporation)
Burgin, Matt (ConocoPhillips)
Bush, Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Association)
Castro, Desiree (Texas Food and Fuel Association)
Glass, Tom (Self; Texas Constitutional Enforcement)
Hamer, Glenn (Texas Association of Business)
Leal, Charlie (Texas Farm Bureau)
Lozano, Michael D. (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Macksood, Greg (Ovintiv USA Inc.)
McCormick, Travis (Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Assoc)
Moore, Julie (Self)
Noonan, Chris (Texas Chemical Council)
Partida, Neftali (Phillips 66)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))
Porter, Gregory (Self)
Skrobarczyk, Ryan (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
Streufert, Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)
Troxclair, Caleb (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Vane, Mark (Husch Blackwell Strategies)
Welch, Matt (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)
Against:
Amare, Tsion (Environmental Defense Fund)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Sabo, Jason (Environment Texas)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Floerke, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barbour, Priscilla (Vistra Corp)
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric companies of Texas (AECT))
Blackwell, Eric (NRG Energy)
Knaupe, Gregg (Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM))
Rose, Matt (Lubbock Power & Light)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Meier, Kennedy (Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barbour, Priscilla (Vistra Corp)
Blackwell, Eric (NRG Energy)
Knaupe, Gregg (Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM))
Rose, Matt (Lubbock Power & Light)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Meier, Kennedy (Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT))
For:
Ryan, Jason (CenterPoint Energy)
Against:
Hall, Jr., Alton (Administration & Regulatory Affairs, City of Houston)
On:
Brocato, Thomas (Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor, Texas Coalition of
Affordable Power)
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albarado, Isaac (AEP Texas)
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric companies of Texas (AECT))
Floerke, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority)
Garza, Oscar (AEP Texas)
Hutchinson, Scott (Entergy Texas)
Jackson, Roy (TNMP)
Rathgeber, Julia (Berkshire Hathaway Energy)
Ruggieri, Michael (Southwestern Elec. Power Co.)
Sadler, Kelly (American Electric Power Texas)
Withrow, Damon (Xcel Energy)
Against:
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
On:
Coleman, Katie (Self)
For:
Blair, Harrison (Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce)
Bryant, Randall (Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce)
Gibson, Brin (Las Vegas Sands)
Hamer, Glenn (Texas Association of Business)
Hughes, Chris (Las Vegas Sands)
Against:
Cheng, Zhengang (Self)
Giovanetti, Tom (Institute for Policy Innovation)
Hughes, Jennifer (Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas)
Kohler, Rob (Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Battise, Nita (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas)
Werstler, Rob (Self; Texas Quarter Horse Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Coppedge, Garrett (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Del Prete, Gerry (Fertitta Entertainment)
Foley, J.T. (Las Vegas Sanda)
Gordon, Chris (Self; Wynn Resorts Development)
Granado, Art (Self)
Hodge, Daniel (The Chickasaw Nation)
Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)
Martinez, Jorge (Self)
Propes, Jay (Self; Circuit of the Americas)
Schippers, Eric (Penn Entertainment)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Tredway, CJ (Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Zodrow, George (Self)
Against:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self; Southern Baptists of Texas Convention)
Billingsley, Vera (Self)
Bresnen, Steve (Bingo Interest Group)
Cahn, Adam (Self)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Covey, Jonathan (Texs Values)
Crow, Tisha (Self; RPT)
Fenoglio, Stephen (Self; Texas Charity Advocates)
Fenoglio, Stephen (Self; Texas Charity Advocates)
Finger, Jack (Self)
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
On:
Ruyle, Mary (Texas Thoroughbred Association)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Leslie (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Torres Yanez, Claudia (Self)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
On:
Keller, Molly (General Land Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Against:
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
For:
Del Prete, Gerry (Fertitta Entertainment)
Schippers, Eric (PENN ENTERTAINMENT)
Ward, Scott (Sports Betting Alliance)
Against:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self; Southern Baptists of Texas Convention)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Cheng, Zhengang (Self)
Covey, Jonathan (Texs Values)
Hughes, Jennifer (Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas)
Kohler, Rob (Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas)
Smith, Mary (Concerned women for america)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barnes, Kelly (Austin FC)
Barnes, Kelly (Houston Dynamo)
Berry, Justin (Self)
Bresnen, Steve (Bingo Interest Group)
Cochrane, Jim (Texas Rangers Baseball Club)
Cohen, Jason (Dallas Cowboys)
Granado, Art (Self)
Hodge, Daniel (The Chickasaw Nation)
Howard, Jay (PGA Tour)
Howard, Jay (National Football League)
Howard, Jay (Texas Motor Speedway)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Howard, Jay (Dallas Stars)
Jones, Neal buddy (FC Dallas)
Jones, Neal buddy (Houston texans)
Kibbe, Giles (Houston Astros and PGA Tour)
Martinez, Jorge (Self)
Meroney, Mike (The Dallas Wings)
Schlueter, Brad (Caesars Entertainment)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self)
Against:
Billingsley, Vera (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Self)
Coleman, Russ (Texans Against Gambling)
Crow, Tisha (Self; RPT)
Finger, Jack (Self)
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Green, Becky (Self)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Thomas, Teresa (Self)
On:
Fenoglio, Stephen (Self; Texas Charity Advocates)
For:
Coppedge, Garrett (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Del Prete, Gerry (Fertitta Entertainment)
Foley, J.T. (Las Vegas Sanda)
Hughes, Chris (Las Vegas Sands)
James, Paul (Self)
McDowell, Arthuro (Self)
SCHIPPERS, ERIC (Penn Entertainment)
Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)
Zodrow, George (Self)
Against:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self; Southern Baptists of Texas Convention)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Covey, Jonathan (Texs Values)
Giovanetti, Tom (Institute for Policy Innovation)
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Hughes, Jennifer (Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas)
Kohler, Rob (Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas)
Smith, Mary (Concerned women for america)
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On:
Battise, Nita (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas)
Werstler, Rob (Self; Texas Quarter Horse Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Justin (Self)
Busby, William (Self)
Gordon, Chris (Self; Wynn Resorts Development)
Granado, Art (Self)
Hamer, Glenn (Texas Association of Business)
Hodge, Daniel (The Chickasaw Nation)
Hunt, Ray (Self; HPOU)
Kirkham, Evan (Self)
Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)
Parnell, James (Self; Dallas Police Association)
Propes, Jay (Self; Circuit of the Americas)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self)
Tredway, CJ (Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas)
Against:
Billingsley, Vera (Self)
Bresnen, Steve (Bingo Interest Group)
Cahn, Adam (Self)
Coleman, Russ (Texans Against Gambling)
Crow, Tisha (Self; RPT)
Fenoglio, Stephen (Self; Texas Charity Advocates)
Finger, Jack (Self)
Green, Becky (Self)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Rinaldi, Matt (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Thomas, Teresa (Self)
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