WITNESS LIST
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
April 15, 2025 - 8:00 AM
(SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING - New Offenses and Changed Penalties)
For:
Mecca, Maria (Self)
Mecca, Paul (Self)
Morgan, Ashley (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Against:
Kutyba, Heather (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bobosky, Shelby (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Carroll, Nathan (Houston Police Department)
Fineske, Susan (Self)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Kelly, Bill (Office of Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare)
Petty, Caroline (Self)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Schmidt, Keith (Sheriffs Association)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Wiora, Sheila (Self)
For:
Castro, Paul (Self)
Driver, Stephen (Self; Office of Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare)
Kahan, Andy (Self; Crime Stoppers Houston)
Ogg, Kim (Self)
Wilson, Daniel (Self)
Against:
Harris, Chris (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carroll, Nathan (Houston Police Department)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kelly, Bill (Office of Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Kuykendall, Rhonda (Self)
Kuykendall MSW, Rhonda (Self)
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For:
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Richards, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Schmidt, Keith (Sheriffs Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Wilson, Krista (Self)
Against:
Hayes, Richard (Self; Gun Owners of America)
For:
Burns, Courtney (Self; SPCA of Texas)
Greene, Amber (Self; Smith County Animal Control)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Trevizo, Jessica (Dallas district attorneys office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bobosky, Shelby (Self; Texas Humane Legilsation Network)
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)
Chillino, Francesca (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Fineske, Susan (Self)
Gamez, Alex (Self; Humane World for Animals)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Petty, Caroline (Self)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Schmidt, Keith (Sheriffs Association)
Sigler, Rocio (Self)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Turner, Katy (Self)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Wiora, Sheila (Self)
For:
Lively, Calder (Self; Brazos County District Attorney Office)
Parsons, Jarvis (Self; Brazos County District Attorneys Office)
Ramirez, Edward (Self; Brazos county sheriffs office)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ash, Ky (DPS Officers Association (DPSOA))
Boyd, Dusty (Self; Coryell Co District Attorney)
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)
Furlow, Philip Mack (Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Lawrence, Lauren (Phil Sorrells - Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio police officers Association)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Richards, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Roady, Jack (Galveston County Criminal District Attorney)
Schmidt, Keith (Sheriffs Association)
Simmons, David (College Station Police Department)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
For:
Lawrence, Lauren (Phil Sorrells - Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Kuykendall, Rhonda (Self)
Long, Matt (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
On:
Colby, Adam (FCIC)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castro, Desiree (Texas Food & Fuel Association)
DeAngelo, David (RaceTrac, Inc.)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Holzheauser, Craig (SpeedyStop)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Richards, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Schmidt, Keith (Sheriffs Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
For:
Arredondo, Roberto (Self; Carrollton Police Department)
Astudillo, Lilia (Self)
Gillen, Jo Ann (Self; Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD)
Gonzalez, Luis (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carroll, Nathan (Houston Police Department)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kelly, Bill (Office of Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Richards, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Schmidt, Keith (Sheriffs Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
For:
Durham, Will (Self; Walker County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Richards, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Schmidt, Keith (Sheriffs Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
For:
Driver, Stephen (Self; Office of Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Carroll, Nathan (Houston Police Department)
Dowling, Matt (Texas Medical Association)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Gray, Brady (Self; Texas Family Project)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kelly, Bill (Office of Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Lawrence, Lauren (Phil Sorrells - Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)
Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission)
Long, Matt (Self)
Lopez, Kaden (Self; Texas Family Project)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Schmidt, Keith (Sheriffs Association)
Sparks, Andrea (Not On Our Watch)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
On:
Burks, Brody (Texas Attorney General)
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