WITNESS LIST
Intergovernmental Relations Committee
April 14, 1999-8:30A
HB 957
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Sawyer, Gary (TX Reserve Law Officer's Assoc.), Dallas
SB 464
FOR: Brereton, Thomas F. (Citizens for the Right to Vote), San
Antonio
Peterson, Larry (Himself), El Paso
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Boethel, Carey (Dir. of Gov. Relations, TX Assoc. of
Counties), Austin
Farmer, Roshunda (Gov. Relations Manager, TX Assoc. of
Counties), Austin
Mercer, Gary (Mayor, Hollywood Park), Hollywood Park
Seale, Sam (Executive Dir., TX Assoc. of Counties), Austin
SB 675
FOR: Aguilar, Carlos (County Commissioner, El Paso Co.), El Paso
Falcone, Ernani (Chairman, Northwest Neighborhood Alliance),
San Antonio
Guerra, Joe A. (Councilmember, Citizens for the Right to
Vote), Laredo
Krier, Cyndi Taylor (County Judge, Bexar Co.), San Antonio
McNabb, Charles (City Attorney, City of El Paso), El Paso
Peak, Howard (Mayor, San Antonio), San Antonio
Peterson, Larry (Himself), El Paso
Sinkin, William (Citizens for the Right to Vote), San Antonio
Wender, Marty (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio
Wilson, E. Duane (President, North San Antonio Chamber of
Commerce), San Antonio
AGAINST: Boethel, Carey (Dir. of Gov. Relations, TX Assoc. of
Counties), Austin
ON: Brereton, Thomas F (Citizens for the Right to Vote), San
Antonio
Cook, Gordon W. (Rio Grande COG), El Paso
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Farmer, Roshunda (Gov. Relations Manager, TX Assoc. of
Counties), Austin
Seale, Sam (Executive Dir., TX Assoc. of Counties), Austin
SB 712
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Barton, Jeff (Land Owner), Buda
Igo, Shanna (Dir. of Legislative Services, T.M.L.), Austin
SB 825
FOR: Mixon, Carl (Fire Marshal, Bexar Co.), San Antonio
ON: Davis, Mike (State Fire Marshall, TX Dept. of Insurance),
Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cain, Randy (TX Fire Chiefs Assoc.), Austin
Glover, Sue (TX Assoc. of Counties), Austin
Lee, Donald (Executive Dir., TX Conference of Urban Counties),
Austin
Walker, Helen (Victoria Co. Judge, Co. Judges-Commissioners
Assoc of TX), Austin
SB 896
FOR: Settle, Charles (Asst. Director, City of Houston-Department of
Public Works), Houston
SB 939
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cain, Randy (TX Fire Chiefs Assoc.), Austin
Davis, Chester (President, American Fireworks), Bastrop
Glover, Sue (TX Assoc. of Counties), Austin
Mixon, Carl (Fire Marshal, Bexar Co.), San Antonio
Stearns, Zachary (TX Pyrotechnic Assoc.), Bastrop
Walker, Helen (Victoria Co., County Judges & Commissioners
Assoc. of TX), Austin
SB 1112
FOR: Henneberger, John (Co-Director, TX Low Income Housing
Information Service), Austin
ON: Stiner, Daisy (Executive Dir., TX Dept of Housing and
Community Affairs), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Briesemeister, Janee (Consumer's Union), Austin
Cain, Randy (City of El Paso), Austin
Escobar, Bonnie (Vice President, Greater El Paso Chamber of
Commerce), El Paso
Mintz, David (TX Apartment Assoc.), Austin
On: Hendrix, Scott (TX Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin
Morris, Pam (TX Dept. of Housing & Community Affairs), Austin
Stewart, Brent (Director, TX Dept. of Housing & Community
Affairs), Austin
SB 1118
ON: Robinson, Jim (Chief Appraiser, Harris Co. Appraisal
District), Houston
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cartwright, Ross (Himself), Angleton
Cornett, Ray (Tax Assessor Collectors Assoc., Brazoria Co.),
Angleton
Gaines, Marsha (Tax Assessor, Tax Assessor Assoc.), Richmond
Tidwell, Sandy (Tax Assessor, Tax Assessor Collector's
Assoc.), Granbury
SB 1119
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cartwright, Ross (Himself), Angleton
Cornett, Ray (Brazoria Co. Tax Assessor, Tax-Assessor
Collector's Assoc.), Angleton
Gaines, Marsha (Tax Assessor, Tax Assessor Assoc.), Richmond
Tidwell, Sandy (Tax Assessor, Tax Assessor-Collector's
Assoc.), Granbury
SB 1166
FOR: Mercer, Gary (Mayor, Hollywood Park), San Antonio
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Hansen, Don (TX Hotel & Motel Assoc.), Austin
Igo, Shanna (Dir. of Legislative Services, T.M.L.), Austin
SB 1257
FOR: Last, Greg (Community Development Dir., City of Southlake),
Southlake
SB 1268
FOR: Douglas, Joan (Sr. Asst. City Attorney, Mayor and City Council
of Houston), Houston
Link, Beatrice (Deputy Director, City of Houston), Houston
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Igo, Shanna (Dir. of Legislative Services, T.M.L.), Austin
SB 1279
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Buchholtz, Bill (Executive Director, Bexar Metro 9-1-1
Network), San Antonio
SB 1387
FOR: Stewart, Brent (Director, TX Department of Housing & Community
Affairs,), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Briesemeister, Janee (Consumer's Union), Austin
Escobar, Bonnie (V.P., Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce),
El Paso
Henneberger, John (Co-Director, TX Low Income Houstin Info.),
Austin
SB 1389
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Davis, Denise (TX Judicial Council), Austin
SB 1401
FOR: Hutcheson, Mark (TX Assoc. of Property Tax Professionals),
Austin
SB 1405
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Anderson, Scott (Administrator, North Runnels Hospital),
Winters
Claymon, Jennifer (North Runnels Co. Hospital Dist.), Austin
Walker, Craig (Dir. Govn. Relations, TX Organization of Rural
& Comm. Hospital), Austin
SB 1498
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Wood, Jerry (City of Houston), Houston
SB 1541
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Foster, Sabrina (City of Houston), Houston
Holmes, Fred (Board Chair, Houston Municipal Pension System),
Houston
Sanders, Stephen (President, Houston Police Patrolmen's
Union), Houston
SB 1542
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Doss, Larry (Chairman, Houston Police Pension System), Houston
Elkin, Bill (Executive Director, Houston Police Retired
Officers Assoc.), Houston
Foster, Sabrina (City of Houston), Houston
Lawson, John (Executive Director, Houston Police Officers
Pension System), Houston
Lyons, Steve (Lt., Houston Police Department), Houston
Marticivc, Hans (President, Houston Police Officers' Union),
Houston
McNeil, Carvel "Corky" (Legislative Chairman, Houston Police
Patrolmen's Union), Houston
SB 1666
FOR: Adame, Renee (Asst. Director, Galveston Park Board of
Trustees), Galveston
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Hansen, Don (Exec. V.P., TX Hotel & Motel Assoc.), Austin
Randolf, Robert (Partner, Galveston Beach Parks Board),
Galveston
SB 1684
FOR: Page, Michael (Attorney, Town Center Improvement Dist.), The
Woodlands
Smith, Brian (Executive Dir., East Montgomery Co. Improvement
District), New Caney
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cubillas, Leon (Superintendent, Splendora ISD), Splendora
Ray, Kevin (Chairman, Community Chamber of Commerce), Porter
Smith, Mike (President, Rotary Club of East Montgomery Co.),
Porter
Tobias, Tommy (Grants Writer, Montgomery Co. Pct. 4
Commissioner), New Caney
Wetz, Fred (Board Pres., East Montgomery Co. Improvement
Dist.), Porter
SB 1782
FOR: Claymon, Jennifer (McCulloch Co. Hospital Dist), Austin
Walker, Craig (Dir. Govn. Relations, TX Organization of Rural
& Comm. Hospital), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: McCord, Windell (CEO, McCulloch Co. Hospital Dist.), Brady
SB 1807
FOR: Blair, Nelda Luce (Herself), The Woodlands
Page, Michael G. (Attorney, Town Center Improvement Dist.),
The Woodlands
Robb, Ed (Reverend, The Woodlands United Methodist Church),
The Woodlands
Robinson, Frank (Executive Dir., Town Center Improvement
District), The Woodlands
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Blair, Jim (Himself), The Woodlands
Cooke, Walter (South Montgomery Woodlands Chamber of
Commerce), The Woodlands
Deretchin, Joel (President, The Woodlands Assoc.), The
Woodlands
Louie, Gary (City of Oak Ridge North), Spring
Stout, Bob (Director Gov. Relations, The Woodlands Operating
Co. L.P.), The Woodlands
Wagner, Freiderick (Councilman, City of Oak Ridge North), Oak
Ridge North
SB 1839
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Davis, Don (County Attorney, Oldham Co.), Vega
On: Krampitz, Tom (Executive Director, TX District & County
Attorney's Assoc.), Austin
SJR 4
FOR: Peterson, Larry (El Paso Delegation), El Paso
ON: Brereton, Thomas (Citizens for the Right to Vote), San Antonio
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Aguilar, Carlos (County Commissioner, El Paso Co.), El Paso
McNabb, Charles (City Attorney, City of El Paso), El Paso
Against: Boethel, Carey (Dir. Governmental Relations, TX Assoc. of
Counties), Austin
Farmer, Roshunda (Gov. Relations Manager, TX Assoc. of
Counties), Austin
Mercer, Gary (Mayor, Hollywood Park), Hollywood Park
Pardue, Craig (Governmental Affairs, Dallas Co.), Dallas
Seale, Sam (Exec. Dir., TX Assoc. of Counties), Austin
On: Cook, Gordon W. (Rio Grande COG), El Paso
SJR 25
FOR: Aguilar, Carlos (County Commissioner, El Paso Co.), El Paso
Falcone, Ernani (Northwest Neighborhood Alliance), San Antonio
Guerra, Joe A. (Councilmember, Citizens for the Right to
Vote), Laredo
Krier, Cyndi Taylor (County Judge, Bexar Co.), San Antonio
McNabb, Charles (City Attorney, City of El Paso), El Paso
Peak, Howard (Mayor, City of San Antonio), San Antonio
Peterson, Larry (Himself), El Paso
Sinkin, William (Citizens for the Right to Vote), San Antonio
Wender, Marty (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio
Wilson, E. Duane (President, North San Antonio Chamber of
Commerce), San Antonio
AGAINST: Boethel, Carey (TX Assoc. of Counties), Austin
ON: Brereton, Thomas F. (Citizens for the Right to Vote), San
Antonio
Cook, Gordon W. (Rio Grande COG), El Paso
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Shea, Melissa (Asst. Director, Common Cause of TX), Austin
Against: Cartwright, Ross (Himself), Angleton
Cornett, Ray (Tax Assessor Brazoria Co., TX Tax Assessor
Collector Assoc.), Angleton
Farmer, Roshunda (Govn. Relations Manager, TX Assoc. of
Counties), Austin
Keller, Dorothy (Tax Assessor Collector, Tax Assessor
Collectors Assoc.), Lufkin
Pardue, Craig (Governmental Affairs, Dallas Co.), Dallas
Seale, Sam (Executive Dir., TX Assoc. of Counties), Austin
Skeen, Buddy (Tax Assessor Collector, Tax Assessor Collector
Assoc.), Lufkin
Tidwell, Sandy (Tax Assessor, Tax Assessor Collectors Assoc.),
Granbury