WITNESS LIST
Land & Resource Management Committee
March  25, 2009 - 8:00 AM
HB  4
 
    For:
Beard, Larry  (Self)
 
 
Brown, Kirby (Texas Wildlife Association)
 
 
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
Sikes, Kimberly (Sikes & Associates, P.C.
Attorneys at Law
Representing landowners in Johnson & surrounding counties)
 
 
Stone, Keith  (Self)
 
 
Summers, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
Uhl, Arthur (TX and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.)
 
 
Young, Bradley (MDK Development Co, LP; MDK Burleson, LP)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Alexander, Dennis (City Attorney's Office)
 
 
Bresnen, Steve (North Harris County Regional Water Authority)
 
 
Carroll, Stephen (TEXAS ENERGY COALITION)
 
 
Doegey, Jay (City of Arlington)
 
 
Gorski, Ted (The city of Fort Worth.)
 
 
Hodges, Steve (City of San Antonio)
 
 
Kearns, Dennis (TEXAS RAILROAD ASSOCIATION;
BNSF RAILWAY)
 
 
Mann, James (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
Soard, Robert (Harris County)
 
 
Wendland, Paul (City Attorney's Office, San Antonio)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Barton, John (Tx. Dept. of Transportation)
 
 
Cortese, Richard (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Adamek, Brian  (Self)
 
 
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (EXOTIC WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION)
 
 
Flake, Lauren (Texas Landowners Council, Inc.)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
 
 
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
LaRocque, Gwen  (Self)
 
 
Malone, Timothy  (Self)
 
 
Miller, Matt (INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE TEXAS CHAPTER)
 
 
Quinn, Kitty-Sue (TEXAS LAND & MINERAL OWNERS ASSOCIATION)
 
 
Small, Ed (Texas Forestry Association
Lufkin, Texas)
 
 
Walden, Bobby (Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC))
 
 
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Beaver, Chester (City of Austin)
 
 
Cabrales, John (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Contreras, Carlos (City of San Antonio)
 
 
Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Gilliam, John (City of Plano)
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

 
Against:
McBeath, Mark (williams companies)
 
 
Meyers, W A  (Self)
 
 
Miller, David (City of Forest Hill)
 
 
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
Salmon, Stephen (Riverside & Landowners Protection Coalition)
 
 
Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Shipton, Patricia (CITY OF EL PASO)
 
 
Suhm, Vic (1) North Texas Commission
2) Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)
 
 
Warndof, Donna (TIPRO - TX. Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Assn.)
 
 
Woodard, Shayne (Sunoco Logistics)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hottot, Wesley (Institute for Justice Texas Chapter)
 
 
 
 
HB  4 - Committee Substitute  (Homer)
 
Against:
Moran, R. Scott (TEXAS ENERGY COALITION (A Group of 15 Pipeline Co.'s))
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Ray, Hal (TARRANT REGIONAL DISTRICT)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Allday, Marty (Enbridge Energy)
 
 
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
DeYoung, Kathy (Copano Energy & Live Oak Reserves, Inc.)
 
 
Gipson, Mark (DEVON ENERGY)
 
 
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil)
 
 
Kerr, Ron (Crosstex Energy Services)
 
 
McCauley, Cindy (LyondellBasell Industries)
 
 
 
 
HB  1125
 
    For:
Mann, James (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
Summers, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Cortese, Richard (TX Farm Bureau)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
DeYoung, Kathy (Copano Energy & Live Oak Reserves, Inc.)
 
 
Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products)
 
 
Gipson, Mark (DEVON ENERGY)
 
 
Sander, Lindsay (Kinder Morgan)
 
 
Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Hodges, Steve (City of San Antonio)
 
 
Miller, David (City of Forest Hill)
 
 
 
 
HB  1385
 
    For:
Brown, Kirby (Texas Wildlife Association)
 
 
Cortese, Richard (TX Farm Bureau)
 
 
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
Summers, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
Uhl, Arthur (TX and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Soard, Robert (Harris County)
 
 
Wendland, Paul (City Attorney's Office, San Antonio)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

 
    For:
Flake, Lauren (Texas Landowners Council, Inc.)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
 
 
Quinn, Kitty-Sue (Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association)
 
 
Salmon, Stephen (Riverside & Landowners Protection Coalition)
 
 
Sanders, Joshua (Houstonians for Responsible Growth)
 
 
Small, Ed (Texas Forestry Assn
Lufkin, TX)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Beaver, Chester (City of Austin)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Gilliam, John (City of Plano)
 
 
Hodges, Steve (City of San Antonio)
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Mast, Brian (San Antonio River Authority (SARA))
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Miller, David (City of Forest Hill)
 
 
 
 
HB  1432
 
    For:
Cortese, Richard (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
Summers, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
Uhl, Arthur (TX and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (North Harris County Regional Water Authority)
 
 
Gorski, Ted (The city of Fort Worth)
 
 
Soard, Robert (Harris County)
 
 
Wendland, Paul (City Attorney's Office, San Antonio)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brown, Kirby (Texas Wildlife Association)
 
 
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)
 
 
Flake, Lauren (Texas Landowners Council, Inc.)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
 
 
LaRocque, Gwen  (Self)
 
 
Quinn, Kitty-Sue (Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association)
 
 
Sanders, Joshua (Houstonians for Responsible Growth)
 
 
Small, Ed (Texas Forestry Association
Lufkin, Tex)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Beaver, Chester (City of Austin)
 
 
Cabrales, John (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Hodges, Steve (City of San Antonio)
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Mast, Brian (San Antonio River Authority (SARA))
 
 
Miller, David (City of Forest Hill)
 
 
Shipton, Patricia (City of Austin)
 
 
 
 
HB  1483
 
    For:
Beard, Larry  (Self)
 
 
Bresnen, Steve (NORTH Harris County Regional Water Authority)
 
 
Brown, Kirby (Texas Wildlife Association)

 
    For:
Carroll, Stephen (TEXAS ENERGY COALITION)
 
 
Cortese, Richard (Tx Farm Bureau)
 
 
Kearns, Dennis (TEXAS RAILROAD ASSOCIATION;
BNSF RAILWAY)
 
 
Mann, James (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
Stone, Keith  (Self)
 
 
Summers, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
Uhl, Arthur (TX and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Doegey, Jay (City of Arlington)
 
 
Soard, Robert (Harris County)
 
 
Wendland, Paul (City Attorney's Office, San Antonio)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Barton, John (Tx. Dept. of Transp.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Adamek, Brian  (Self)
 
 
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)
 
 
Flake, Lauren (Texas Landowners Council, Inc.)
 
 
Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
 
 
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
Howard, Robert (South Texans' Property Rights Assoc.)
 
 
Miller, Matt (Institute For Justice TX Chapter)
 
 
Quinn, Kitty-Sue (TEXAS LAND & MINERAL OWNERS ASSOCIATION)
 
 
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
Salmon, Stephen (Riverside & Landowners Protection Coalition)
 
 
Sanders, Joshua (Houstonians for Responsible Growth)
 
 
Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Small, Ed (Texas Forestry Association
Lufkin, TX)
 
 
Warndof, Donna (TIPRO - TX. Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Assn.)
 
 
Wilson, Julie (Chesapeake Energy)
 
 
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)
 
 
Woodard, Shayne (Sunoco Logistics)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Gilliam, John (City of Plano)
 
 
Hodges, Steve (City of San Antonio)
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Meyers, W A  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hottot, Wesley (Institute for Justice Texas Chapter)
 
 
 
 
HB  1483 - Committee Substitute  (Bolton)
 
    For:
Moran, R. Scott (TEXAS ENERGY COALITION (A Group of 15 Pipeline Co.s))
 
 
Ray, Hal (TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Allday, Marty (Enbridge Energy)
 
 
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
DeYoung, Kathy (Copano Energy & Live Oak Reserves, Inc.)

 
    For:
Gipson, Mark (DEVON ENERGY)
 
 
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil)
 
 
Kerr, Ron (Crosstex Energy Services)
 
 
McCauley, Cindy (LyondellBasell Industries)
 
 
Sander, Lindsay (Kinder Morgan)
 
 
Stout, Bob (The Woodlands Development Co. and Newland Communities Texas)
 
 
Suhm, Vic (1) North Texas Commission
2) Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)
 
 
 
 
HB  1534
 
    For:
Summers, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Carroll, Stephen (TEXAS ENERGY COALITION)
 
 
Soard, Robert (Harris County)
 
 
Wendland, Paul (City Attorney's Office, San Antonio)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Cortese, Richard (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Beaver, Chester (City of Austin)
 
 
DeYoung, Kathy (Copano Energy & Live Oak Reserves, Inc.)
 
 
Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Gilliam, John (City of Plano)
 
 
Gipson, Mark (DEVON ENERGY)
 
 
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil)
 
 
Kerr, Ron (Crosstex Energy Services)
 
 
McBeath, Mark (williams companies)
 
 
Sander, Lindsay (Kinder Morgan)
 
 
Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Stout, Bob (The Woodlands Development Co. and Newland Community Texas)
 
 
Warndof, Donna (TIPRO - TX. Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Assn.)
 
 
Wilson, Julie (Chesapeake Energy)
 
 
 
 
HB  1534 - Committee Substitute  (Alvarado)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
 
 
HB  1536
 
    For:
Summers, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Carroll, Stephen (TEXAS ENERGY COALITION)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Cortese, Richard (TX Farm Bureau)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
DeYoung, Kathy (Copano Energy & Live Oak Reserves, Inc.)
 
 
Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products)
 
 
Gipson, Mark (DEVON ENERGY)
 
 
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil)
 
 
McBeath, Mark (williams companies)
 
 
Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Warndof, Donna (TIPRO - TX. Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Assn.)

 
Against:
Wilson, Julie (Chesapeake Energy)
 
 
 
 
HB  2685
 
    For:
Cortese, Richard (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Mann, James (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
Summers, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brown, Kirby (Texas Wildlife Association)
 
 
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)
 
 
Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products)
 
 
Gipson, Mark (DEVON ENERGY)
 
 
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil)
 
 
Grace, Jim (CenterPoint Energy)
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Quinn, Kitty-Sue (Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association)
 
 
Ray, Hal (Tarrant Regional Water District)
 
 
Sander, Lindsay (Kinder Morgan)
 
 
Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Stout, Bob (The Woodlands Development Co. and Newland Communities Texas)
 
 
Warndof, Donna (TIPRO - TX. Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Miller, David (City of Forest Hill)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
DeYoung, Kathryn (Copano Energy & Live Oak Reserves, Inc.)
 
 
Kerr, Ron (Crosstex Energy Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  2906 - Committee Substitute  (Homer)
 
    For:
Dennis, David (Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority)
 
 
 
 
HB  3202
 
    For:
Bilyeu, Jeff (Brazoria County)
 
 
 
 
HJR 14
 
    For:
Gore, Wright (Western Seafood Co)
 
 
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
Hottot, Wesley (Institute for Justice Texas Chapter)
 
 
Miller, Matt (Institute For Justice Texas Chapter)
 
 
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
Summers, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (North Harris County Regional Water Authority)
 
 
Doegey, Jay (City of Arlington)
 
 
Gorski, Ted (The city of Fort Worth)
 
 
Meyers, W A (Conference Urban Counties)
 
 
Soard, Robert (Harris County)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Barton, John (Tx. Dept. of Transp.)
 
 
Carroll, Stephen (TEXAS ENERGY COALITION)
 
 
Cortese, Richard (Tx Farm Bureau)
 
 
Mann, James (Texas Pipeline Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brown, Kirby (Texas Wildlife Association)
 
 
Flake, Lauren (Texas Landowners Council, Inc.)

 
    For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Beaver, Chester (City of Austin)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Gilliam, John (City of Plano)
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Miller, David (City of Forest Hill)
 
 
Shipton, Patricia (CITY OF EL PASO)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bradzaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
 
 
HJR 31
 
    For:
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Doegey, Jay (City of Arlington)
 
 
Gore, Wright (Western Seafood Co)
 
 
Gorski, Ted (The city of Fort Worth)
 
 
Hottot, Wesley (Institute for Justice Texas Chapter)
 
 
Meyers, W A (Conference Urban Counties)
 
 
Miller, Matt (Institute For Justice Texas Chapter)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bresnen, Steve (NORTH HARRIS County Regional Water Authority)
 
 
Cortese, Richard (Tx Farm Bureau)
 
 
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)
 
 
Brown, Kirby (Texas Wildlife Association)
 
 
Flake, Lauren (Texas Landowners Council, Inc.)
 
 
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn  (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Beaver, Chester (City of Austin)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Miller, David (City of Forest Hill)
 
 
Wendland, Paul (City Attorney's Office, San Antonio)
 
 
 
 
HJR 65
 
    For:
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Gorski, Ted (The city of Fort Worth)
 
 
Meyers, W A (Conference Urban Counties)
 
 
Soard, Robert (Harris County)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Cortese, Richard (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brown, Kirby (Texas Wildlife Association)
 
 
Flake, Lauren (Texas Landowners Council, Inc.)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Beaver, Chester (City of Austin)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)

 
Against:
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Miller, David (City of Forest Hill)
 
 
Wendland, Paul (City Attorney's Office, San Antonio)