WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
March 18, 2021 - 8:00 AM
For:
Acuna, Luis (Texas 2036)
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Couch, Kevin (Connect2educate)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Gibson, Daniel (TSTCI)
Green, Kathy (AARP)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Hart, Shawntrae (Autm)
Hunsucker, Michael (Windstream and Texas Telephone Association)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Lawson, Richard (Verizon)
Mason, John (AT&T)
Mcgrath, JJ (Connect2educate)
Sparks, Chance (Self; American planning association texas chapter)
Sproull, Bill (Richardson Chamber of Commerce)
Wade, Patrick (Texas Grain Sorghum Association)
Ward Jr., Michael (Self; Austin Urban Technology Movement)
Williams, Mike (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Willis, Randy (Tx Rural Education Assn, Tx Assoc of Community Schools & Tx Assoc of
School Administrators)
On:
Baum, Walt (Texas Cable Association)
Harris, Jennifer (Connected Nation Texas)
Kampis, Johnny (Taxpayers Protection Alliance)
Rosser, Wynn (Texas Rural Funders and TLL Temple Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Banister, Lauren (TexPIRG)
Barnes, Kelly (City of Nacogdoches)
Bates, Tray (Texas REALTORS)
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Calvert, Kathi (Self; Houston County Electric Cooperative)
Camacho, Priscilla (Self; Alamo Colleges District)
Campbell, Cliff (Wood County Electric Cooperative)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Assoc of Scool Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chick, Craig (Eastex Telephone Co-op)
Chick, Craig (GVTC)
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For:
Chiodo, Dana (Texas Technology Consortium)
Clay, Yvette (North Texas Commission)
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Collins, Daniel (County of El Paso)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Cubriel, Beth (Self; Eric Rachel)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of el paso)
Delgadillo, Danielle (South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC))
Dennis, Richard (Coastal Bend College)
Esparza, Servando (TechNet)
Fuchs, Jeremy (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Gaines, Charles (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Realtors)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Harris, Dana (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of UrbanCounties)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Association for Behavior Analysis Public Policy Group)
Hubbard, John (Self; Texas Telephone Assoc.)
Hughes, Rob (Self; Texas Forestry Association)
Johnston, Robert (Anderson County)
Jones, Greg (Cherokee County Electric Cooperative)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kuhlmann, Kate (Fast Growth Schools Coalition)
Lawson, Richard (Chevron)
Lawson, Richard (Frontier Communications)
Leal, Charlie (Texas Farm Bureau)
Leo, Myra (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Matthews, Matt (Bexar Couny Education Coalition)
Mayfieldi, Kara (Association of Rural Communities in Texas)
McCord, John (NFIB)
McPeters, Pamela (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Meador, Dustin (Texas Association of Community Colleges)
Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)
Modglin, Jason (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Morgan, Todd (T-Mobile)
Munoz, Lindsay (Greater Houston Partnership)
Nease, Nelson (East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.)
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Parish, Russell (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Pitts, Jr, John (Western Governors Association)
Pitts, Jr, John (Project Lead the Way)
Randolph, Ian (Texas Telephone Association)
Ratliff, Thomas (Self)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Rodriguez, Oscar (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Romo, Joel (Nueces County)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Scott, Robert (Self; Texas Rural Broadband Coalition)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Seale, Mark (Texas telephone association)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Skrobarczyk, Ryan (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
Solis, Eddie (City of Arlington, Texas)
Stratmann, Ben (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Sullivan, Ray (Texas Association of Business)
Tamplin, Mark (Self; Japer-Newton Electric Coop, inc.)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Till, Justin (Self; City of Marfa; Monahans Chamber of Commerce)
Turk, Doug (Self; Sam Houston Electric Cooperative)
Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Womack, Daniel (Dow, Inc.)
Woodard, Shayne (Big Bend Telephone Company and Brazoria Telephone Company)
Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)
Wright, John T (Self; Big Sandy Sand Company)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
On:
Counihan, Will (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Hiner, Harrison (Communications Workers of America)
For:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
On:
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Delgadillo, Danielle (South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC))
Eichler, Shera (Oncor Cities Steering Committee)
Eichler, Shera (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power)
Green, Kathy (AARP)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Macksood, Greg (Devon energy)
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
Nobis, Tom (Self)
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Richmond, Michele (Texas Competitive Power Advocates (TCPA))
Thames, Bruce (Self; Thermon, Inc.)
Urban, JP (AECT)
Against:
Jacoby, Jeffrey (Texas Campaign for the Environment)
On:
Brannon, Michelle (Self)
Brannon, Stan (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Buntin, David (Self; Thermon Inc.)
Castañeda, Tristan (Exelon)
Clark, Jeffrey (Advanced Power Alliance)
Delgadillo, Danielle (South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC))
Eichler, Shera (Oncor Cities Steering Committee)
Eichler, Shera (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Keene, Russell T. “Russ” (Texas Public Power Association)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Macksood, Greg (Devon energy)
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)
Sparks, Chance (Self; American planning association texas chapter)
Womack, Daniel (Dow, Inc.)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
For:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Richmond, Michele (Texas Competitive Power Advocates (TCPA))
Rodriguez, Oscar (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Shelley, Adrian (Publc Citizen)
Sparks, Chance (Self; American planning association texas chapter)
Urban, JP (AECT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cannon, Thure (Texas pipeline association)
Castañeda, Tristan (Exelon)
Clark, Jeffrey (Advanced Power Alliance)
Delgadillo, Danielle (South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC))
Eichler, Shera (Oncor Cities Steering Committee)
Eichler, Shera (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Jacoby, Jeffrey (Texas Campaign for the Environment)
Joyce, Shana (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Keene, Russell T. “Russ” (Texas Public Power Association)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Richmond, Michele (Texas Competitive Power Advocates (TCPA))
Sparks, Chance (Self; American planning association texas chapter)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Urban, JP (AECT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cannon, Thure (Texas pipeline association)
Castañeda, Tristan (Exelon)
Clark, Jeffrey (Advanced Power Alliance)
Delgadillo, Danielle (South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC))
Eichler, Shera (Oncor Cities Steering Committee)
Eichler, Shera (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power)
Green, Kathy (AARP)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Joyce, Shana (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Keene, Russell T. “Russ” (Texas Public Power Association)
Macksood, Greg (Devon energy)
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
Modglin, Jason (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Womack, Daniel (Dow, Inc.)
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Richmond, Michele (Texas Competitive Power Advocates (TCPA))
Urban, JP (AECT)
On:
Jewell, Michael (Octopus Energy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castañeda, Tristan (Exelon)
Delgadillo, Danielle (South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC))
Eichler, Shera (Oncor Cities Steering Committee)
Eichler, Shera (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power)
Green, Kathy (AARP)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Jacoby, Jeffrey (Texas Campaign for the Environment)
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Ryan, Jason (CenterPoint Energy)
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
On:
Corona, Connie (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Bennett, Brent (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Harkrider, Todd (Self; Hearth, Patio, & Barbecue Association)
Ryan, Jason (CenterPoint Energy; Texas Gas Service; Atmos Energy)
Against:
Jacoby, Jeffrey (Texas Campaign for the Environment)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bates, Tray (Texas REALTORS)
Cannon, Thure (Texas pipeline association)
Chick, Craig (Habitat for Humanity - Texas)
Chick, Craig (Safe Building Materials Association of Texas)
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Delgadillo, Danielle (South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC))
DeWeese, Amy (Atmos Energy Corporation)
Frazier, Kyle (Epcor)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Realtors)
Green, Kathy (AARP)
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
Joyce, Shana (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Maxwell, Amy (Self; Magellan Midstream Partners)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Modglin, Jason (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
O'Neal, Charles (Texas Assn of African American Chambers of Commerce)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))
Stinnett, Riley (Texas Gas Service)
Streufert, Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)
Womack, Daniel (Dow, Inc.)
Against:
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Sparks, Clifford (The City of Dallas)
On:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Slavin, Carolyn (Self)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Bates, Tray (Texas REALTORS)
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Assoc of Scool Boards)
Couch, Kevin (Connect2educate)
Fuchs, Jeremy (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
Johnston, Robert (Anderson County)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Leal, Charlie (Texas Farm Bureau)
Mayfieldi, Kara (Association of Rural Communities in Texas)
Mcgrath, JJ (Connect2educate)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Seale, Mark (Texas telephone association)
Woodard, Shayne (Big Bend Telephone Company and Brazoria Telephone Company)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
For:
Baum, Walt (Texas Cable Association)
Baxter, Todd (Charter Communications)
Blanda, Juli (Cable One)
Giovanetti, Tom (Institute for Policy Innovation)
Kampis, Johnny (Taxpayers Protection Alliance)
Platzer, Luke (Charter Communications)
Against:
Calvert, Kathi (Self; Houston County Electric Cooperative)
Craven, Eric (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Hetherington, William (Bandera Electric Cooperative)
Schauer, Darren (Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative)
Walker, Robert (Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
McLaurin, Kaleb (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Urban, JP (AECT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Assoc of Scool Boards)
Clay, Yvette (North Texas Commission)
Dennis, Richard (Coastal Bend College)
Frazier, Frederick (Dallas Police Association)
Garcia, Juan (Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association)
Harris, Dana (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officer Union)
Jones, Neal T. Buddy (Texas technology consortium)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Lawson, Richard (Frontier Communications)
Martinez, Julian (SeR Jobs for Progress National)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Morgan, Todd (T-Mobile)
O'Neal, Charles (Texas Assn of African American Chambers of Commerce)
Parnell, James (Self; Dallas Police Association)
Reed, Dallas (Texas municipal police association (TMPA))
Scott, Robert (Self; Texas Rural Broadband Coalition)
Sproull, Bill (Tech Titans)
Sullivan, Ray (Texas Association of Business)
Against:
Campbell, Cliff (Wood County Electric Cooperative)
Howard, Robert (Self; South Texans' Propert Rights Association)
Jones, Greg (Cherokee County Electric Cooperative)
Nease, Nelson (East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.)
Parish, Russell (Self)
Tamplin, Mark (Self; Japer-Newton Electric Coop, inc.)
Teaff, Trey (Wood Co Elec Coop)
Turk, Doug (Self; Sam Houston Electric Cooperative)
Wright, John T (Self; Big Sandy Sand Company)
On:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Jones, Jennifer (Sunset Commission)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Johnson, McCall (Broad Reach Power)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Richmond, Michele (Texas Competitive Power Advocates (TCPA))
Ryan, Jason (CenterPoint Energy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bertin, Suzanne (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance)
Castañeda, Tristan (Exelon)
Eichler, Shera (Oncor Cities Steering Committee)
Eichler, Shera (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Jewell, Michael (Enel North America)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
Pitts, Jr, John (Texas Solar Power Association)
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)
Steakley, Karen (Tesla)
Vavrik, Steve (Broad Reach Power)
Womack, Daniel (Dow, Inc.)
Yu, Joel (Enchanted Rock)
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
On:
Corona, Connie (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Acuna, Luis (Texas 2036)
Leal, Charlie (Texas Farm Bureau)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Rodriguez, Oscar (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Urban, JP (AECT)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Baum, Walt (Texas Cable Association)
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