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WITNESS LIST
Regulated Industries Committee
February  20, 2007  upon final adjourn./recess
HB  624 - Committee Substitute  (CSHB 624)
 
    For:
McGoldrick, Joseph B. (Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT))
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Smitherman, Barry T. (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Garza, Rudy (TXU)
 
 
Oldham, Phillip (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
 
 
HB  735
 
    For:
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
Schlomach, PhD, Byron (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Baxter, Todd (Texas Cable and Telecommunications Assn.)
 
 
Camacho, Jose A. (Windstream Communications)
 
 
Denton, Brad (Texas Telephone Association)
 
 
Flores, Henry G. (EMBARQ)
 
 
Fucik, Patrick (Sprint Nextel)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Hinkle, Ron (Verizon Wireless)
 
 
Ratliff, Thomas (T-Mobile & Alltel)
 
 
Saenz, Luis (Time Warner Cable)
 
 
 
 
HB  1217
 
    For:
Kotara, Mike (CPS Energy)
 
 
Zion, Mark (Texas Public Power Association - TPPA)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Smitherman, Barry (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Fainter Jr., John W (Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (TXU)
 
 
McCluskey, Michael (Austin Energy/City of Austin)
 
 
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
HB  1255
 
    For:
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
Schlomach, PhD, Byron (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Baxter, Todd (Texas Cable and Telecommunications Assn.)
 
 
Camacho, Jose A. (Windstream Communications)
 
 
Denton, Brad (Texas Telephone Association)
 
 
Fucik, Patrick (Sprint Nextel)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Hinkle, Ron (Verizon Wireless)
 
 
Ratliff, Thomas (T-Mobile & Alltel)
 
 
Saenz, Luis (Time Warner Cable)
 
 
 
 
HB  1348
 
    For:
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
Schlomach, PhD, Byron (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Baxter, Todd (Texas Cable and Telecommunications Assn.)
 
 
Camacho, Jose A. (Windstream Communications)
 
 
Denton, Brad (Texas Telephone Association)
 
 
Fucik, Patrick (Sprint Nextel)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Hinkle, Ron (Verizon Wireless)
 
 
Ratliff, Thomas (T-Mobile & Alltel)
 
 
Saenz, Luis (Time Warner Cable)