WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 26, 2007 - 09:00 AM
SB  382
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Smith-Daley, Ana M.    (Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
SB  446
 
FOR:
 
Marcich, Marino    (Open Document Format Alliance),  Washington, DC
 
Rabon, Tom    (RedHat),  Raleigh, NC
 
Sutor, Robert    (IBM),  Gensed, NY
 
AGAINST:
 
Hausman, Kalani Kirk    (Self),  College Station, TX
 
McKee, Stuart    (Microsoft),  Renew, WA
 
Wyne, Melanie    (Initiative For Software Choice),  Washington, DC
 
ON:
 
Clark, Jeffrey    (American Electronics Association),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Bickford, Jonathan F.    (Noveu),  Magnolia, TX
 
Docktor, Roslyn    (IBM),  Chevy Chase, MD
 
Pewitt, Bill    (Sun Microsystems INC.),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Lanier, Dustin    (Department of Information Resources),  Austin, TX
SB  493
 
FOR:
 
Bartolino, Sue Wicker    (Randall County),  Canyon, TX
 
DeBeauvoir, Dana    (County & Districts Legisl. Cmte.),  Austin, TX
 
Winborne, Susan    (Gray County, County & District Clerks Assn.),  Pampa, TX
 
ON:
 
McGeehan, Ann    (Office of the Secretary of the State, Elections Division),  Austin, TX
SB  889
 
FOR:
 
Bohn, Susan    (Lake Travis Independent School District),  Austin, TX
 
Burton, Donovan    (San Antonio Water System),  San Antonio, TX
 
Kirk, Rocky  Dr.  (Lake Travis ISD),  Austin, TX
 
Lincoln, Elena    (Association of Texas Professional Educators),  Austin, TX
 
Martin, Keith A.    (San Antonio Water System),  San Antonio, TX
 
Ratliff, Thomas    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Wellman, Nola    (Eanes ISD),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Lowery, David    (TDNA / TPA),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Schloss, Hadassah    (Attourney General),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Beneski, Amy    (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
Duty, David    (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
 
Eckhart, Harley    (Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
Goff, Fred    (Lake Travis ISD),  Austin, TX
 
Sabatino, Melissa    (Austin ISD),  Austin, TX
 
Tolles, Susan    (Lake Travis ISD Board of Trustees),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Whalen, Ken    (Tx Daily Newspaper Association / Tx Press Assoc.),  Austin, TX
SB  1030
 
FOR:
 
Doggett, Robert    (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service),  Austin, TX
 
Mock, Nelson    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Rothermel, John    (Stewart Fifth County Co.),  San Antonio, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Rutledge, Tom    (Texas Land Title Association),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
 
Eledge, Whitney    (Chicago Title Insurance Co.),  Austin, TX
SB  1047
 
ON:
 
Chaves, Esther    (Texas Attourney General),  Austin, TX
SB  1107
 
FOR:
 
Younh Brown, Patricia A.    (Travis County Healthcare District),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Barker, Bobbie    (Travis County Healthcare District),  Austin, TX
 
Coopwood, Sr., Thomas B.  MD  (Travis Co. Health Dist.),  Austin, TX
 
Gaster, Talia    (Travis County Commissioners Court),  Austin, TX

 
Heidrick, Clarke    (Travis County Healthcare District),  Austin, TX
 
Kitchen, Ann    (Indigent Care Collaboration (Central Texas) Coalition of Safety Net Providers),  Austin, TX
 
Richie, Jr., Carl S.    (Travis County
Travis County Healthcare District),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Wilson, Stacy  Assistant County Attourney  (Travis County Healthcare District),  Austin, TX
SB  1204
 
FOR:
 
Kelly, Hugh Rice    (Texas Lawsuit Ref.),  Houston, TX
 
Parsley, Lee    (Texans for Lawsuit Reform),  Austin, TX
 
Phillips, Thomas R.    (Self),  Bastrop, TX
 
Trabulsi, Jr., Richard    (Texans for Lawsuit Reform),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Dietz, John K.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Gallagher, Mike    (Plaintiffs, Defendants),  Houston, TX
 
Harvey, Jay    (Tex Trial Lawyers Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Inselmann, Jr., Robert  Judge  (Angelina County),  Lufkin, TX
 
Marr, Jack W.    (Texas Family Law Foundation),  Victoria, TX
 
McConnico, Steve    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Oliver-Parrott, Alice    (Tex-ABOTA Lef),  Houston, TX
 
Smith, Craig  District Judge 192nd District  (Self),  Dallas, TX
 
Springer, Steven A.    (Self),  Richardson, TX
 
Westergron, Mike    (Self),  Corpus Christi, TX
 
Whitehurst, Bill    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Worthington, Dan    (Self),  Mcallen, TX
 
Yanez, Linda Reyna  Justice  (13th Court of Appeals),  Edinburg, TX
 
York, Larry    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Cobos, David M.    (Justices of the Peace and Constables Assoc. of Texas),  Midland, TX
 
Jefferson, Wallace B.    (Supreme Court),  Austin, TX
 
Kocurek, Julie  Judge  (Texas District Judges Association),  Austin, TX
 
Old, Jr., James R.  President of TADC  (TADC),  Austin, TX
 
Peeples, Davide  Judge  (Presiding Judge, MDL Panel),  San Antonio, TX
 
Sullivan, Kent    (Office of the Attorney General),  Austin, TX
 
Waldrop, Alan    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Weekley, Dick    (TLR),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Allen, George    (Texas Apartment Association),  Austin, TX
 
Capelo, Jamie    (Texas Alliance for Patient Access),  Austin, TX
 
Freeman, Harold    (Texas Construction Association),  Austin, TX
 
Green, Shelton    (Texas Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Howden, Robert    (Texas Association of Manufacturers),  Austin, TX
 
Joslove, Scott    (TX Hotel & Lodging Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
Lively, Lance    (National Federation of Independent Business / Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Moore, Julie W.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Sebrez, Ben    (Tx. Oil & Gas Association),  Austin, TX
 
Sewell, Jim    (AGC - Texas Building Branch),  Austin, TX
 
Wisdomn, Christina    (Texas Chemical Council),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Brown, Jr., Joe F.  Judge  (Bexar County Judiciary),  San Antonio, TX
 
Cook, Russell Scott    (Law Office of R. Scott Cook),  Austin, TX
 
Dietz, Mary S.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Dobson, Casey    (Self),  Austin, TX

 
Goodwin, Gerald A.  Retired District Judge 159th  (Self),  Lufkin, TX
 
Grigg, Dicky    (TEX-ABOTA Leg. Education Fund),  Austin, TX
 
Mehaffy, James W.  Retired District Judge  (Self),  Beaumont, TX
 
Nellermoe, Barbara Hanson  Judge  (Bexar County Judiciary),  San Antonio, TX
 
Ramsey, Mike    (Self),  Beaumont, TX
 
Sharp, Lance    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Sharp, Laura    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Bowman, Glenna    (Office of Court Administration),  Austin, TX
 
Cayce, John  Chief Justice  (Self),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
Douglas, Barbra    (Lumbermens Assn. of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Harrison, Tom    (Texas County & District Retirement System),  Austin, TX
 
Hazlewood, Steve    (Dow Chemical),  Austin, TX
 
Jenkins, Scott H.  Judge, 53rd District Court  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Nail, W.M. (Shack)    (ERS),  Austin, TX
 
Wessels, Bob    (Harris County Courts @ Law),  Houston, TX
 
Wilson, Wendy R.    (Texas Apartment Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
Wood, Ted    (Office of Court Administration),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
Against:
 
Banks, Yannis    (Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Holtsberry, Kevin    (Texas Public Policy Foundation),  Austin, TX