WITNESS LIST

SB 18

SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT

Finance Committee

March 31, 2005 - 11:00A Or upon adjournment
      FOR:        Allaway, Bill Texas Taxpayers and Research
                         Association (TTARA) (TTARA), Austin, TX
      AGAINST:    Allison, Jim General Counsel (County Judges and
                         Commissioners Association of Texas), Austin,
                         TX
                  Bostic, Karen Managing Director Administrative
                         Fiscal Services (City of North Richland
                         Hills), North Richland Hills, TX
                  Cabrades, Jr, John Public Information Officer (City
                         of Denton), Denton, TX
                  Cox, Charles Director of Finance (City of Farmers
                         Branch), Farmers Branch, TX
                  Dalby, Giles County Judge Garza County (Garza
                         County), Lubbock, TX
                  Harris, Ron County Judge (Collin County), McKinney,
                         TX
                  Ingham, Greg City Manager (City of Plainview),
                         Plainview, TX
                  Jaynes, Joe Collin County Commissioner (Collin
                         County), McKinney, TX
                  Lavine, Dick Fiscal Analyst (Center for Public
                         Policy Priorities), Austin, TX
                  Lee, Donald Executive Director (Texas Conference of
                         Urban Counties), Austin, TX
                  Pardue, Craig Assistant Administrator Governmental
                         Affairs (Dallas County), Weatherford, TX
                  Spataro, Susan Travis County Auditor (Travis County
                         Auditor and Travis County Commissioners
                         Court), Austin, TX
                  Thompson, Dwight City of West Lake Hills (West Lake
                         Hills), Austin, TX
                  Whitley, Glen CPA County Commissioner (Tarrant
                         County), Grapevine, TX

   Registering, but not testifying:
      For:        Michele, Molter (Texas Apartment Association),
                         Austin, TX
                  Venabs, Peggy Director - AFP - Texas (Americans for
                         Prosperity), Austin, TX
      Against:    deLafuente, Veronica Intergovernmental Affairs
                         (Office of Cameron County Judge's Office),
                         Brownsville, TX
                  Brown, Tim County Commissioner (Bell County), Waco,
                         TX
                  Carter, Jim Denton County Commissioner (Denton
                         County), Denton, TX
                  Cazalas, Chuck County Commissioner (Self), Corpus
                         Christi, TX
                  Clark, Ken Galveston County Commissioner (Galveston
                         County), League City, TX
                  Cole, Phyllis Collin County Commissioner (Collin
                         County), Dallas, TX
                  Garcia, Ray Executive Director (Texas Association of
                         Community Colleges), Austin, TX
                  Gray, Jason Assistant City Manager (Citizens of
                         Frisco), Frisco, TX
                  Higgins, Mike Chief of Staff (Texas State
                         Association of Firefighters), Austin, TX
                  Horn, Mary Denton County Jundge (Denton County
                         Commissioners Court), Denton, TX
                  Lockwood, Lynne Chief Administrator, McLennan Co.
                         (Self), Waco, TX
                  Maso, Meher Civic Leader and Self Employeed (City of
                         Frisco), Frisco, TX
                  Meyers, Andy Fort Bend County Commissioner (Self),
                         Sugar Land, TX
                  Millikin, Jay Comal County Commissioners Court
                         (Comal County Commissioners Court), Houston,
                         TX
                  OManley, James Chief of Staff to County Judge
                         (County Judge), El Paso, TX
                  Powell, Leilah Government Relations Manager (Bexar
                         County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX
                  Richie, Carl Attorney (Town of Addison), Austin, TX
                  Rocha, Susan Attorney (The City of Round Rock),
                         Round Rock, TX
                  Suhm, Vic Consultant (North Texas Commission),
                         Grapevine, TX
                  Utter, Tom Special Assistant to the City Manager
                         (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus Christi, TX
                  Yolk, Van County Judge (Borden County), Lubbock, TX
      On:         Winn, Buddy Brazos County Tax A/C Chief Appraisal
                         (Self), Galveston, TX

   Providing written testimony:
      Against:    Jacobs, Sandy Denton County Commissioner (Denton
                         County), Carrolton, TX
                  Reed, Paul Legislative Liaison (Texas Association of
                         Counties), Austin, TX

April 11, 2005 -  9:00A
      AGAINST BILL/AGAINST COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE:
                  Allison, Jim General Counsel (County Judges and
                         Commissioner Association of Texas), Austin,
                         TX
                  Amos, Allen Concho County Judge (Concho County and
                         Rural County Judges Association), Snyder, TX
                  Bird, David County Judge (Gonzales County),
                         Gonzales, TX
                  Cox, Fred Hamilton County Judge (Hamilton County and
                         Rural County Judges Association), Waco, TX
                  Lee, Donald Executive Director (Texas Conference of
                         Urban Counties), Austin, TX
                  Pardue, Craig Governmental Affairs (Dallas County),
                         Dallas, TX
                  Whitley, Glen Tarrant County Commissioner (Tarrant
                         County Commissioner), Dallas, TX

   Registering, but not testifying:
      Against Bill/Against Committee Substitute
                  Aghamalian, Brandon City Manager, Director of
                         Governmental Relations (City of Fort Worth),
                         Fort Worth, TX
                  Browne, Robert County Judge (Sterling County),
                         Snyder, TX

April 18, 2005 -  9:00A

   Registering, but not testifying:
      Against:    Hankins, Barbara Retired (League of Women Voters of
                         Texas), Austin, TX