WITNESS LIST
Urban Affairs Committee
April  2, 2009 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  524
 
    For:
Hensarling, Tammy (Newton Housing authority, THA Southeast TX Housing Assic)
 
 
Marshall, Debby (Corrigan Housing Authority)
 
 
Russ, Maryann (Texas Housing Ass'n)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Doggett, Robert (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Sloan, Madison (Texas Appleseed)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Fuchs, Fred  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  871
 
    For:
Rash, Jeanette (Greater Northside Management Dis.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Kuhl, John (Harris County Improvement District No. 3)
 
 
 
 
HB  955
 
    For:
Baylor, Don (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Moreau, Walter (Foundation Communtities)
 
 
Sabo, Jason (United Ways of Texas)
 
 
Widrow, Woody (Raise Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Carriker, Steven (TX Assn of Community Development Corps.)
 
 
Lugo, Noelita (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Talerico, Jeanne (Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies)
 
 
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
Walsh-Wheeler, Selena  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  1384
 
    For:
Mayfield, Ken (Dallas County)
 
 
 
 
HB  1560
 
Against:
Baker, Carole  (Self)
 
 
Bell, David  (Self)
 
 
Goodwin, Douglas  (Self)
 
 
Guz, Karen (San Antonio Water System)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
HB  1648
 
    For:
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
 
 
Tovar, Jorge (Laredo Firefighters Association Local 1390)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Betz, Michael (City of Garland, TX)
 
 
Dierdorf, Elizabeth (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Drain, Ed (Chief of Police Greg Rushin)
 
 
Dye, Stephen (City of Garland; Garland Police Dept.)
 
 
Horan, Noel (City of San Antonio)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cortes, Jerry (San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association)
 
 
Delanghe, Wayne (San Antonio Fire Dept. Local 624)
 
 
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Assn's of Texas)
 
 
Lujan, John (San Antonio Professionals Firefighter's Association)
 
 
Steele, Christopher  (Self)
 
    For:
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Cabrales, John (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Glasscock, Bruce (City of Plano, Tx)
 
 
Kerr, David (Plano Fire Dept.)
 
 
 
 
HB  1913
 
    For:
Perdue, Steve (State Fireman's and Fire Marshals Assn. of Texas)
 
 
Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)
 
 
Zeppa, Mark (Independent Water and Sewer Companies of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Covington, David (Schertz, City of)
 
 
Niemietz, Roger (City of Cibolo)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Acevedo, Julianne (Texas Fire Chiefs Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Perry, Lee (City of Cibolo)
 
 
Wayland, Alan (City of New Braunfels)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Salazar, Ed (Texas Department of Insurance- State Fire Marshal's Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  1931
 
    For:
Doggett, Robert (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)
 
 
Fuchs, Fred  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Mitchell, Selarstean (1) North Texas Association of Housing Authorities
2) Fort Worth Housing Authority)
 
 
Russ, Maryann (Dallas Housing Authority Texas Housing Ass'n)
 
 
Thompson, Zachary (Dallas County)
 
 
Zappasodi, David` (Texas Chapter National Association of Housing & Redevlopment officials (TX NAHRO)
Arlington Housing Authority)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Acevedo, Julianne (Texas Fire Chiefs Assn.)
 
 
Lugo, Noelita (Texans Care For Children)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Dye, Stephen (Garland Police Dept.)
 
 
Hargrove, James (Austin Housing Authority Texas NAHRO)
 
 
Lewis, Thomas (Dallas County Housing Agency)
 
 
Perry, Lee (City of Cibolo)
 
 
Pollard, Wayne (Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  1960
 
    For:
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Assn's of Texas (CLEAT))
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers Union)
 
 
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
 
 
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)
 
 
 
 
HB  2307
 
    For:
Pinkston, Ron (Dallas Police Associated)
 
 
Pottorff, Michael (Dallas Fraternal Order of Police)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters, and Dallas Fire Fighters IAFF local 58)
 
 
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Assn's of Texas (cleat))
 
 
 
 
HB  2333
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Grable, Robert (Fortson Oil Company Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP)
 
 
 
 
HB  2450
 
    For:
Doggett, Robert (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)
 
    For:
Sloan, Madison (Texas Appleseed)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Lugo, Noelita (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
 
 
HB  2484
 
    For:
Kugle, Julianne (Paul Ching)
 
 
 
 
HB  2639
 
    For:
Ash, James  (Self)
 
 
Russell, Debbie (ACLU-TX)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bruton, Chris (City of Irving, Texas)
 
 
Burkett, Randy (City of Ft Worth)
 
 
Cavin, Glenn (Plano Police Department/Chief Greg Rushin)
 
 
Dye, Stephen (Garland Police Department & City of Garland)
 
 
Fiorello, Frank (City of N. Richland Hills; Mayor Oscar Trevino)
 
 
Fuller, Sidney (City of Farmers Branch Farmers Branch Police Dept)
 
 
Glasscock, Bruce (City of Plano, TX Texas Cities Red Light Camera Coalition)
 
 
King, Vicki (City of Houston)
 
 
Neighbor, Brad (City of Garland, Texas)
 
 
Ramirez, Elizabeth (City of Dallas)
 
 
Ray, John (J.B. McCaleb, Police Chief Longview Police Dept.)
 
 
Rother, Troy (City of College Station)
 
 
Shelton, Eric (City of El Paso)
 
 
Spivey, Jimmy L (City of Richardson)
 
 
Thompson, Kristina (City of Austin)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Cabrales, John (City of Denton, Tx)
 
 
Drain, Ed (Chief of police greg rushin)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Johnson, Larry (College Station Police Dept.)
 
 
Kautz, David (City of Round Rock, TX)
 
 
Kennedy, Lauren (Texans for Sale Reliable Transportation)
 
 
Morales, Elisa (City of Garland)
 
 
O'Ryan, Anne (AAA Texas)
 
 
Rhodes, Karen (Government & Finance Officers of Texas (GFDAT))
 
 
Rodriguez, Jennifer (The City of Coppell)
 
 
Scott, Rider (North Texas Crime Commision)
 
 
Sullivan, Ray (Redflex Traffic Systems)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lopez, Carlos (TX Dot)
 
 
 
 
HB  2827
 
    For:
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Sloan, Madison (Texas Appleseed)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Lugo, Noelita (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Gerber, Michael (Texas Dept. of Housing & Community Affairs)
 
 
 
 
HB  3558
 
    For:
Glasscock, Bruce (City of Plano)
 
    For:
Heller, Terry  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Ash, James  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Clavin, Glenn (Plano Police Department/ Chief Greg Rushin)
 
 
O'Ryan, Anne (AAA Texas)
 
 
Warren, Hardy (Online Management Systems, LLC)
 
 
 
 
HB  3866
 
     On:
Adams, Chris (Resource witness only from dept of aging & disability sucs for HB 3866)
 
 
Soteriou, Jake (Texas Commision on Fire Protection)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
 
 
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)
 
 
Warren, Gary (TX Commission on Fire Protection)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Salazar, Ed (Texas department of Insurance- State Fire Marshal's Office)