WITNESS LIST

Ways & Means Committee
February 24, 1999-2:00P


SB 290severance tax
    For:      Ash, Bill (Breckenridge ISD)
              Box, WanaDee (National Association of Royalty Owners)
              Boyd, Gary (Self and Kilgore College / City of Kilgore)
              Brazzel, Ray (Self and International Association of
                   Drilling Contractors)
              Burns, Morris (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
              Covert, Paul (Self and Royalty Owners)
              Gullion, James (Self and unemployed oilfield workers)
              Huseman, Kenneth (Self and Key Energy Services, Co.,
                   Inc. / Association of Energy Service Companies)
              McDonald, William (Self and Texas Independent Producers
                   and Royalty Owners)
              Moore, Leonard (Self and Wenass ASG, Inc. / Association
                   of Energy Servicing Contractors)
              Ramirez, Ruben (Self and LULAC Council #4650)
              Smith, Rickey (Self and Oilfield workers)
              Stevens, Bill (West Central Texas Oil & Gas Association
                   and North Central Texas Oil & Gas Association)
              Stokes, Vernon (Self and public education)
    Against:  Levine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
    On:       Garza, Tony (Self and The Texas Railroad Commission)
              Hamilton, Billy (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
              Higgins, Gerald (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
              LeBas, James (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
              Matthews, Charles (Self and Texas Railroad Commission)
    For:      Key, Robert (Association of Energy Service Companies)
    Registering, but not testifying:
              O'Brien, Obie (Apache Corporation)
              Smith, Sol (Self and National Association of Royalty
                   Owners)

sales, use, and excise tax
    On:       Barton, Karey (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
              Brooks, Kathy (City of Denton)
              Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
              Moore, Mikey (Texas Retailers Association)
              Walley, Elizabeth (City of Grand Prairie / Finance
                   Officers Association of Texas)
    On:       Seymour, Paul (Payless Shoe Source, Inc.)
    Registering, but not testifying: