WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
April  25, 2007 - 1:30 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  1981
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of Tx.)
 
 
Barron, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Pargmann, Gilbert  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2255
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Bexar Appraisal District)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Winn, Buddy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2394 - Committee Substitute  (Otto)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Knorpp, Kerry (Historic Family Ranches of the Panhandle:  Batson/Bivins Minerals/Masterson Estate/Thompson-Brent-Real Ranches)
 
 
Mcbeth, Kelly (Fiberod)
 
 
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)
 
 
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
 
 
Thomas, Jackie (Fiberod)
 
 
Woodard, Shayne (Fiberod)
 
 
 
 
HB  2681
 
    For:
Magill, Bert (San Jacinto Realty Texas United Independent Developers, LLC)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barbolla, Patrick A.  (Self and Fountainhead Companies)
 
 
 
 
HB  2868
 
     On:
Hull, James B. (Texas Forest Service)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barron, Chris (State Firemen's & Fire Marshals' Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
HB  2942
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hammerlein, George (Paul Bettencourt, Harris County Tax office Tax Assessor - Collector)
 
 
 
 
HB  3162
 
    For:
Hooks, Richard (Corpus Christi Fire Department)
 
 
Kelly, Bill (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Torres, Carlos (Corpus Christi Fire Fighters Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Schlomach, Ph.D., Byron (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
Venable, Peggy  (Self and Americans for Prosperity - TX)
 
 
 
 
HB  3327
 
    For:
Vaky, Peter (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
 
 
HB  3488
 
    For:
Hermann Jr MD, William J.  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  3534
 
    For:
McCallum, Michelle (City of Denton)
 
 
Scholmach, Ph.D., Byron (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
Venable, Peggy  (Self and Americans for Prosperity - Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioner Assn. of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen (Rural County Judges Association)
 
 
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Cotti, Robert (City of Council of Rockwell)
 
 
Day, Bob (City of Garland)
 
 
Dion, Edward A.  (Self)
 
 
Dunkerley, Betty (City of Austin)
 
 
Espino, Sal (City of Fort Worth, 1000 Throckmorton)
 
 
Finley, Mike (City of Arlington)
 
 
Guzman, Enrique (The City of Alamo)
 
 
Kelly, Bill (City of Corpus Christi)
 
Against:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Maso, Maher  (Self and Frisco City Council-City of Frisco)
 
 
Popisil, Gale (City of New Braunfels)
 
 
Rhodes, Karen M. (City of Plano)
 
 
Rodriguez, Jr., Alexandar O.  (Self and City of Mansfield)
 
 
Romberg, Arnold  (Self and City government of City of La Grange)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennet (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Sapp, Ken (City of North Richland Hills)
 
 
Shetter, Ken (City of Burleson)
 
 
Starr, Bret W. (City of Irving, Texas)
 
 
Studer, William (City of El Paso)
 
 
Summers, Frank (Milam County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Symank, Linda (City of Sugarland)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Greer, Daniel (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammerlein, George (Paul Bendercourt, Harris County Tax Office Tax Assesssor-Collector)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Barron, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
 
 
Casto, Larry (City of Dallas)
 
 
de Lafuente, Veronica (Hidalgo County Commissioner's Court)
 
 
Gaster, Talia (Travis County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Hardgrove, Wallace  (Self)
 
 
Haverlah, Kirsha (Justices of the Peace & Constables Association)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County Commissioner Kenneth A. Mayfield)
 
 
Pargmann, Gilbert  (Self)
 
 
Rocha, Susan (City of Shenandoah)
 
 
Rodriguez, Jennifer (City of College Station)
 
 
Rodriguez, Jennifer (City of Grapevine)
 
 
Rodrirguez, Jennifer (City of Coppell)
 
 
Slagel, Gary (City of Richardson)
 
 
Smith, Andrew (City of San Antonio)
 
 
Suhm, Vic (North Texas Commission)
 
 
Thompson, Rick (Texas Assoc. of Counties)
 
 
Whitley, Glen (Tarrant County)
 
 
 
 
HB  3652
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Grimm, James C (Texas Poultry Federation)
 
 
Turner, Bob (Texas Poultry Federation)
 
 
 
 
HB  3821 - Committee Substitute  (Pitts)
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Bexar Appraisal District)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allen, George (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Robinson, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Winn, Buddy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  3821
 
    For:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Michel, Lorri (Adams & Polunsky, Tax Advisors Michael Michael McCarthy, Joseph Sigel)
 
 
Overstreet, Lee (Texas Associatoin of Realtors)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commisioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Barron, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Day, Aaron (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Pargmann, Gilbert  (Self)
 
 
Pospisil, Gale (City of New Braunfels)
 
 
Rocha, Susan (City of San Antonio)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Slagel, Gary (City of Richardson)
 
 
Studer, William (City of El Paso)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
DuBois, Doug (Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convinience Store Association)
 
 
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel & Lodging Assn.)
 
 
Miksa, Mary (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Miller, Robert (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts)
 
 
Place, Allen (Texas Land Title Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3875
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Dunn, Mike (The NRP Group)
 
 
 
 
HB  3957
 
    For:
Sack, Paul W (City of Floresville/Riverbend TIF Board)
 
 
 
 
HJR 26
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
SB  299
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
 
 
SB  663
 
    For:
McKenna, Gerald (Neste Oil)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Perry, Steve (Cheveron USA)
 
 
 
 
SB  779
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Bexar Apparisal District)
 
 
Chick, Craig (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Winn, Buddy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
SB  812
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Miller, Robert (Thermal Energy Corporation (TECO))
 
 
 
 
SB  1264
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)