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WITNESS LIST
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
April 10, 2007 - 02:00 PM or upon adjournment
SB  637
 
FOR:
 
Toodouze, Chuck    (National Federation of Independent Business),  San Antonio, TX
 
Valdez, Linda    (National Federation of Independent Business),  Rockport, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Lively, Lance    (NFIB),  Austin, TX
SB  1002
 
FOR:
 
Hawkins, John    (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
Tonn, Larry    (Voluntary Hospitals),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Peters, Richard    (TX Assoc.of Public and NonProfit Hospitals),  Austin, TX
 
Sheppard, Emmett    (Texas AFL CIO),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Green, Shelton    (TX Association of Business),  Austin, TX
SB  1023
 
FOR:
 
Hawkins, John    (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
Tonn, Larry    (Voluntary Hospitals),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Demerson, Aaron  Director  (Gov. Office- Economic Development),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Peters, Richard    (TX Assoc. of NonProfit and Public Hospitals),  Austin, TX
 
Sheppard, Emmett    (Texas AFL-CIO),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Green, Shelton    (TX Association of Business),  Austin, TX
SB  1270
 
FOR:
 
Lee, Donald    (TX Conference of Urban Counties),  Austin, TX
 
Meyers, W.A.    (Ft Bend County Commissioners Court)
 
Strauss, Rick    (Republic Property Group),  Dallas, TX
 
ON:
 
Crawford, Clay    (Denton County Development District #4),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
de la Fuente, Veronica    (Hidalgo County Comm. Court),  Edinburg, TX
 
Mendez, Mark    (Tarrant County),  Ft Worth, TX
 
Richardson, Jody    (Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld),  Austin, TX
SB  1523
 
FOR:
 
Lander, Robert    (Austin Convention Bureau-Sports Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Glenn, Eric    (Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
Payne, Matthew    (Austin Sports Commission),  Austin, TX
SB  1710
 
FOR:
 
Daniels, Edmund    (NRG Energy),  Houston, TX
 
Greeson, David    (NRG Energy, Inc),  Richmond, TX
 
Knapik, Richard    (City of Bay City),  Bay City, TX
 
McBurnett, Mark    (STP Nuclear Operating),  Wadsworth, TX
 
McDonald, Nate    (Matagorda County),  Bay City, TX
 
Rosenbaum, Glen    (NRG Energy, Inc),  Houston, TX
 
Smith, Paul    (Palacios ISD),  Palacios, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Adams, Vicki    (Self),  Palacios, TX
 
LeBas, James    (Association of Electric Companies of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Ross, Kelly    (Bay City Council),  Bay City, TX
 
Scott, William    (Excelon Corp),  Austin, TX
 
Thames, Mitch    (Bay City Chamber of Commerce),  Bay City, TX
 
White, Virginia    (Concerned Citizens),  Bay City, TX