WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
October 16, 2023 - 10:00 AM
For:
Barker, Howard (Self)
Edinburgh, Paul (Self; Galveston County Constable Pct. 2)
Fullen, Jimmy (Self; Galveston county Constables office Pct 2)
Maley, Charles (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)
Martinez, Carine (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
West, Justin (Self; Constable, Galveston County Precinct 4)
Against:
Avila, Rosa (Self; Border Network For Human Rights)
Carson, Bethany (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Cruz, Irma (Self; Border Network For Human Rights)
Diaz, Ivonne (Self)
Etter, Kristin (Texas RioGrande Legal Aid)
Fuentes, Jessie (Self; Eagle Pass Border Coalition)
Goldman, Libby (Self; Never Again Action ATX)
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas)
Libal, Bob (Human Rights Watch)
Lopez, Roberto (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
Lugo, Priscilla (Self; LatinoJustice PRLDEF)
Perrow, Nathan (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Self)
Reyes, Esther (Self; Childrens Defense Fund Texas)
Silva, Daniela (Self)
Singleton, Samantha (Self; Border Network For Human Rights)
Sybille, Sybil (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Thorn, Aron (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
Welch, Maggie (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Rodriguez, Savannah (Self; Alliance For a Safe Texas)
Rodriguez, Sheena (Self; Alliance for a Safe Texas)
Against:
Baldasare, Leah (Self)
Fierro Perez, Rocio (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Figueroa, Luis (Every Texan)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hernandez, Daniela (Self; Workers Defense Action Fund)
Hines, Barbara (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Hurewitz, Michael (Self)
Kennedy, Thomas (Texas Building and Construction Trades Councils)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Kitcher, Fuerza (Self)
Leahy, Francesca (Self)
Leal, Gloria (Self; League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC))
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Mata, Nora (Self; Border Workers United/Frontera Texas)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Perales, Jesus (Texas AFL-CIO)
Price, Anette (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Quiroga, Felipe (Self)
Sanchez, Maria (Self; Border Workers United/Frontera Texas)
Silina, Anna (Self)
Silva, Isadora (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Stout, David (Self; El Paso County, Texas)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (Self; El Paso County)
On:
Ahlschwede, Tonya (Self; Border Proescution Unit)
McCraw, Steve (Texas Dept. of Public Safety)
For:
Barker, Howard (Self)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Evans, Michelle (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Long, Matt (Self)
Schlegel, Jackie (Self; Texans for Medical Freedom)
On:
Serna, Ed (Texas Workforce Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Edinburgh, Paul (Self; Galveston County Constable Pct. 2)
Fullen, Jimmy (Self; Galveston county Constables office Pct 2)
Rodriguez, Savannah (Self; Alliance For a Safe Texas)
Rodriguez, Sheena (Self; Alliance for a Safe Texas)
West, Justin (Self; Constable, Galveston County Precinct 4)
Against:
Baldasare, Leah (Self)
Carson, Bethany (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Fierro Perez, Rocio (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Gonzakez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Kennedy, Thomas (Texas Building and Construction Trades Councils)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Kitcher, Fuerza (Self)
Leahy, Francesca (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Puente, Jaime (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
On:
Jackson, Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Kuykendall, Deanna (Texas Brain Injury Providers Alliance)
Lopez, Cesar (Texas Hospital Association)
Quiroga, Felipe (Self)
Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)
Ward, Wendolyn (The IMMUNIZATION PARTNERSHIP)
For:
Barker, Howard (Self)
Rodriguez, Selene (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Avila, Rosa (Self; Border Network For Human Rights)
Carson, Bethany (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Cruz, Irma (Self; Border Network For Human Rights)
Diaz, Ivonne (Self)
Fierro Perez, Rocio (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Figueroa, Luis (Every Texan)
Fuentes, Jessie (Self; Eagle Pass Border Coalition)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas)
Hines, Barbara (Self)
Leal, Gloria (Self; League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC))
Lopez, Roberto (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
Lugo, Priscilla (Self; LatinoJustice PRLDEF)
Mata, Nora (Self; Border Workers United/Frontera Texas)
Perales, Jesus (Texas AFL-CIO)
Ramos, Daniel (Harris County Office of Management and Budget)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Sanchez, Maria (Self; Border Workers United/Frontera Texas)
Singleton, Samantha (Self; Border Network For Human Rights)
Stout, David (Self; El Paso County, TX)
Thorn, Aron (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Gilman, Denise (Self)
McCraw, Steve (Texas Dept. of Public Safety)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Edinburgh, Paul (Self; Galveston County Constable Pct. 2)
Erskine, Jack (Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Fullen, Jimmy (Self; Galveston county Constables office Pct 2)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Maley, Charles (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)
Rodriguez, Savannah (Self; Alliance For a Safe Texas)
Rodriguez, Sheena (Self; Alliance for a Safe Texas)
West, Justin (Self; Constable, Galveston County Precinct 4)
Against:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Baldasare, Leah (Self)
Etter, Kristin (Texas RioGrande Legal Aid)
Goldman, Libby (Self; Never Again Action ATX)
Gonzakez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hernandez, Daniela (Self; Workers Defense Action Fund)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Hurewitz, Michael (Self)
Kennedy, Thomas (Texas Building and Construction Trades Councils)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Kitcher, Fuerza (Self)
Leahy, Francesca (Self)
Libal, Bob (Human Rights Watch)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Price, Anette (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Puente, Jaime (Self)
Quiroga, Felipe (Self)
Reyes, Esther (Self; Childrens Defense Fund Texas)
Silina, Anna (Self)
Silva, Daniela (Self)
Silva, Isadora (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Sugg, Paul (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Sybille, Sybil (Self; Grassroots Leadership.org)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (Self; El Paso County)
Welch, Maggie (Self)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Ahlschwede, Tonya (Self; Border Proescution Unit)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
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