WITNESS LIST
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
April 24, 2025 - 8:00 AM
(SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING - New Offenses and Changed Penalties)
For:
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Lee, Mike (Self; Harris County Sheriffs Office)
Morris, Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Ruiz, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
On, Marcus (Self)
For:
Ligon, Brett (Self; Montgomery County District Attorney)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Holmes, David (Hill County Attorney’s Office)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Jaco, Jenna (Self)
Riddle, Travis (Self)
For:
VanGilder, Lisa (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Ruiz, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguilar, Leonard (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hernandez, Homer (National association of letter carreirs)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Ruiz, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
For:
Boyd, Erika (Texas Travel Alliance)
Morrow, Tim (San Antonio Zoo)
Trager, Eric (Animal world & snake farm zoo)
Worden, Diana (Dallas Zoo)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Roach, Blake (Texas Farm Bureau)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Ruiz, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Ruiz, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Ruiz, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
For:
Swain, Jeff (Self; Parker County District Attorney's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Ruiz, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
For:
Hebert, Nancy (Self; Assisstant District Attorney)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Earl, Andrea (AARP Texas)
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Ligon, Brett (Self; Montgomery County District Attorney)
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Ruiz, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
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:
Glass, Tom (Self; Texas Constitutional Enforcement)
Against:
Budwine, Kirsten (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Farrani, Naveen (Self)
Friend, Charlotte (Self)
On:
Glosser, Cole (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Ajaz, Fuaad (Self)
Bandit, Brigitte (Self)
Berrios, Felicity (Self)
Bitz, Ritzy (Self)
Burns, Kaidan (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Cerda, Aly (Self)
Coin, Kellin (Self)
Cook, Spenser (Self)
Cosme, Helena (Self)
Famous Bob, World (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Fishkind, Julia (Self)
Foster, Maxim (Self)
Gale, Zenyth (Self)
Garcia, Surya (Self)
Garcia, Yesenia (Self)
Guajardo, Austin (Self)
Guajardo, David (Self)
Guajardo, Jordan (Self)
Guajardo, Nelda (Self)
Guajardo, Raelyn (Self)
Guerrero, Amelie (Self)
Henderson, Mikayla (Self)
Hoover, Tamara (Self)
House, Skylar (Self)
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Hushka, Callijo (Self)
Jaco, Jenna (Self)
Jennings, Nicholas (Self)
Jeter, Mars (Self)
Kiker, Francesca (Self)
Labyer, James (Self)
LaQueene, Maxine (Self)
Lea, Maggie (Self)
Mitchell, Hanna (Self)
Mitchell, Kathy (Self; Equity Action)
Morales, Alan (Self)
Perez, Toya (Self)
Reyes, Robert (Self)
Riddle, Travis (Self)
Riviera, Simone (Self)
Robinson, Kristine (Self)
Rodriguez, Enoch (Self)
Rose, Desiree (Self)
Sais, Journey (Self)
Staff, Jordan (Self)
Steinfeld, Era (Self)
Trevino, Izar (Self)
Velasquez, Ryan (Self)
Vinson, Kris (Self)
Williams, Joshua (Self)
Wynne, Brendan (Self)
Yamagata, Valerie (Self)
Yanez, Rikki (Self)
Zaner, Dylan (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Clendennen, Buck (Self; Montgomery County Constable Precinct 4)
McCord, John (Texas Retailers Association)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Against:
Budwine, Kirsten (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aragonez, Alexa (City of Houston)
Barksdale, Jay (Irving - Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce)
Barksdale, Jay (Plano Chamber of Commerce)
Blake, Frances (Texas Association of Builders)
Carter, Janis (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Castro, Desiree (Texas Food & Fuel Association)
Chenelle, Rebekah (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Chiodo, Dana (ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers))
DeAngelo, David (RaceTrac, Inc.)
Giesinger, Ross (National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
Gonzalez, Celinda (The Home Depot)
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hebert, Nancy (Self; Assistant Disrict Attorney)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Lee, Mike (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office)
Ligon, Brett (Self; Montgomery County District Attorney)
Ligon, Brett (Self; Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office)
Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Reagan, Karen (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Swain, Jeff (Self; Parker County District Attorney's Office)
Turrieta, Gilbert (CVS Health)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Wilkes, Morris (United Supermarkets)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Mitchell, Kathy (Self; Equity Action)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Aluotto, Jacquelyn (Self; No Trafficking Zone)
Litvak, Courtney (Self; No Trafficking Zone)
Schild, Krista (Self; Hunt County Precinct Chair)
Wells, Mary (Self; Breaking the chains)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hopkins, Perla (Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Ruiz, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
For:
Aluotto, Jacquelyn (Self; No trafficking zone)
Giddens, Latresa (Self; BREAKING THE Chains of human trafficking, founder)
Litvak, Courtney (Self; No Trafficking Zone)
Schild, Krista (Self; Hunt Co pcnt chair)
Wells, Mary (Self; Breaking the chains of human trafficking)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hopkins, Perla (Self)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Rice, James (Self; Texas Counter Trafficking Inititave)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
On:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Decker, Kate (Texas Bankers Association)
On:
Colby, Adam (Self; TX Financial Crimes Intelligence Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Earl, Andrea (AARP Texas)
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
For:
Gee, Greyson (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
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