WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education Committee

            April 15, 2021 - 8:00 AM

            HB 981

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)

            HB 1530

                 On:

                                 Cormier, Emily (Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Owens, Greg (Legislative Budget Board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)

                                 Gutierrez, Martin (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Lynch, William (Coalition of East Tarrant Chambers of Commerce)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))

                                 Stewart, Scott (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)

                                 Stratmann, Ben (Dallas Regional Chambr)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Zavala, Gilbert (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                 Against:

                                 Tillman, Calvin (Self)

            HB 3003

                 For:

                                 Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)

                                 Villarreal, Massey (Texas Association of Business)

                 On:

                                 Wallace, Brent (TACC)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Gutierrez, Martin (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Henning, Lori (TX Association of Goodwills)

                                 Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Landin, Taylor (Metro 8)

                                 Landin, Taylor (Greater Houston Partnership)

                                 Lynch, William (Coalition of East Tarrant Chambers of Commerce)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Pitts, Jr, John (Western Governors University - Texas)

                                 Stratmann, Ben (Dallas Regional Chambr)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Walters, Chris (Texas 2036)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Williams, Todd (Commit Partnership)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                                 Zavala, Gilbert (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                 On:

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Alamo Colleges District)

                                 Vaughn, Greg (Texas Association of Workforce Boards)

            HB 3351

                 For:

                                 Fraire, Jacob (Texas Association of Community Colleges)

                                 Glaser, Robert (Chair elect Community College Association of Texas Trustees)

                                 Williams, Todd (Commit Partnership)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carranza, Susana (Self)

                                 Garcia, Sarah (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))

                                 Mitchell, Suzanne (Self)

                                 Stratmann, Ben (Dallas Regional Chambr)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                                 Zavala, Gilbert (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                 On:

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Alamo Colleges District)

            HB 3625

                 On:

                                 Keller, Harrison (Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)

                 On:

                                 Zrubek, Terry (Office of the Governor)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3812

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ward, Jayla (Texas Home School Coalition Association)

            HB 3993

                 On:

                                 Adams, Karen (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)

                                 Rodriguez, JesusRoberto (Texas Southmost Texas)

            HB 4247

                 On:

                                 Rejino, David (The Texas A&M University System)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Bunker-Henderson, Nichole (Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Alamo Colleges District)

            HB 4361

                 For:

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))

                                 Valdez, Erin (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow, Inc.)

                                 Zavala, Gilbert (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                 On:

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Alamo Colleges District)

            HB 4403

                 For:

                                 Walters, Chris (Texas 2036)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)

                                 Gaines, Charles (Raise Your Hand Texas)

                                 Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))

                                 Meador, Dustin (Texas Association of Community Colleges)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Williams, Todd (Commit Partnership)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                                 Zavala, Gilbert (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                 On:

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Alamo Colleges District)

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