WITNESS LIST
HB  9
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Transportation Committee
April  21, 2009 - 8:00 AM
 
 
For:
Boyer, Victor (San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc. (SAMCo))
 
 
 
Brechtel, Terry (Alamo Regional Mobility Authority)
 
 
 
Franke, Rob (City of Cedar Hill
Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition)
 
 
 
Guzman, Sam (Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce)
 
 
 
Hamilton, Billy (City of Dallas)
 
 
 
Koop, Linda  (Self and Regional Transportation Council)
 
 
 
Laughlin, Russell (Hillwood Dev. Corporation and 35N Coalition)
 
 
 
McNeil, Sheila (SA/ Bexar County MPO
City of San Antonio)
 
 
 
Munoz, Henry (VIA Metropolitan Transit)
 
 
 
Parmelee, Robert A. (Fort Worth Transportation Authority - The T)
 
 
 
Perez, Richard (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
Robles, Marisol (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber)
 
 
 
Rollins, Michael (Metro Chambers of Commerce
Austin Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
Ryan, Nolan (Texas Rangers Baseball Club)
 
 
 
Sherman, Carl (City of DeSoto)
 
 
 
Shetter, Kenneth (City of Burleson, Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)
 
 
Against:
Borel, Mel  (Self)
 
 
 
Dixon, Don  (Self)
 
 
 
Dossey, Patrick  (Self)
 
 
 
Eastland, Bill (Citizens Against New Texas Transit Taxes)
 
 
 
Gilbert, Hank (Texas TURF)
 
 
 
Hall, Terri (Texas TURF)
 
 
 
Heflin, Talmadge (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
 
Howe, Chris  (Self)
 
 
 
King, Read  (Self)
 
 
 
Lamberth, Jimmy  (Self)
 
 
 
Quintero, James (The Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
 
Self, Keith (Collin County)
 
 
On:
LeBas, James (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
 
 
 
Newton, Chris (Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Assoc)
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
 
For:
Allen, Doug (Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
 
 
 
Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)
 
 
 
Barksdale, Jay (Dallas Regional Chamber)
 
 
 
Betts, Charles (Downtown Austin Alliance)
 
 
 
Bodenman, David (Downtown Austin Alliance)
 
 
 
Byron, Bruce (Capital Area Transportation Coalition)
 
 
 
Cabrales, John (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
 
Carpenter, John (Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition)
 
 
 
Cauduro, Paul (Texas Association of Builders)
 
 
 
Chidester, Veronica (Travis County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
Coffee, Jeff  (Self and Envision Central Texas
Alliance for Public Transportation (President))
 
 
 
Cooper, Wade (Downtown Austin Alliance)
 
 
For:
Crocker, Maureen (Gulf Coast Freight Rail District)
 
 
 
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)
 
 
 
Ferrier, Kathleen (Real Estate Council of Austin)
 
 
 
Gadbois, Glenn (Just Transportation Alliances)
 
 
 
Garza, Norman (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
 
Goode, Robert (City of Austin.)
 
 
 
Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)
 
 
 
Hammond, Bill (TX Association of Business)
 
 
 
Herr, Ben (Texas Transit Association)
 
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
Janes, Brandon (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
Kallerman, Dick (Lone Star Sierra Club)
 
 
 
Langmore, John  (Self)
 
 
 
Leggett, Dee (Denton County Transportation Authority)
 
 
 
Little, Tyner (Nueces County)
 
 
 
Maso, Maher (City of Frisco)
 
 
 
Mayes, Gray (Texas Instruments)
 
 
 
McEwan, Jennifer (Greater Houston Partnership)
 
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
Nirenberg, Alan  (Self)
 
 
 
Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
 
Payne, Brinton (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
Pegues, Monique (Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T))
 
 
 
Powers, Lisa (City of Arlington)
 
 
 
Rodriguez, Jennifer (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company)
 
 
 
Salazar, Raul (Raul Salazar, League of women voters of Texas)
 
 
 
Smith Jr, Edward (DFW Airport)
 
 
 
Spillar, Robert (City of Austin)
 
 
 
Stagner, Steve (Texas Council of Engineering Companies)
 
 
 
Strong, Dan-O (Burleson Chamber of Commernce)
 
 
 
Suhm, Vic (Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition
North Texas Commission)
 
 
 
Walker, Jim (Envision Central Texas)
 
 
 
Whitfield, Bill (McKinney TX.)
 
 
 
Wolff, Nelson (Bexar County)
 
 
 
Wynn, David  (Self)
 
 
Against:
Anderson, Mary  (Self and Texans Against Tolls.com)
 
 
 
Barker, Keli  (Self)
 
 
 
Beaver, Mary  (Self)
 
 
 
Burton, Bruce  (Self and Texans Against Tolls (.com))
 
 
 
Campbell, Sueann  (Self)
 
 
 
Cobb, Vicki  (Self)
 
 
 
Curd, Woodrow  (Self)
 
 
 
Dean, Sheila  (Self and 5-11 Campaign)
 
 
 
Dunigan, Colin  (Self)
 
 
Against:
Farris, Pam  (Self)
 
 
 
Foster, Lynn  (Self)
 
 
 
Freeman, Penny  (Self)
 
 
 
Garry, Susan  (Self)
 
 
 
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn  (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
 
 
 
Green, Margaret  (Self and Blackland Coalition)
 
 
 
Halpin, Beki  (Self)
 
 
 
Hamilton, Katy  (Self)
 
 
 
Hauschild, Edward A.  (Self)
 
 
 
Hayes, Toni  (Self)
 
 
 
Jasinski, Daniel  (Self)
 
 
 
King-Fazio, Heather  (Self)
 
 
 
Kuhns, Nikki  (Self)
 
 
 
Marr, Ray  (Self)
 
 
 
McAuliffe, Brian  (Self)
 
 
 
McCormick, Cheryl  (Self)
 
 
 
Morrow, Robert  (Self)
 
 
 
Oliver, Justin  (Self)
 
 
 
Patterson, Christopher  (Self)
 
 
 
Reimann, Kathleen  (Self)
 
 
 
Reimann, Weyman L.  (Self)
 
 
 
Richter, Darla  (Self)
 
 
 
Sullivan, Michael (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
 
 
 
Usher, Stephen  (Self)
 
 
 
Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)
 
 
 
Whiteford, Louise H (Texans for Immigration Reform, Inc.)
 
 
On:
Bass, James (TxDOT.)
 
- Committee Substitute  (Phillips)
 
 
For:
Scott, Rider (Denton County Transportation Authority)
 
 
 
Whitley, Glen (Tarrant County)
 
 
Against:
Keener, Justin (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
On:
Allaway, Bill (Texas Taxpayers and Research Assn (TTARA))
 
 
 
Morris, Michael (North Central Texas Council of Governments)
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
 
For:
Graydon, Galt (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
 
 
 
Kearns, Dennis (BNSF Railway)
 
 
Against:
Branham, Beverly  (Self)
 
 
 
Dickinson, Pamela  (Self and Texans Against Tolls.com)
 
 
 
Speairs, Nina  (Self)