WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
March  18, 2009 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  46
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Mitchell, JR, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Rhodes, Karen Rhodes (City of Plano GFOAT)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Assn. of Texas)
 
 
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co Judges Association)
 
 
Bearden, Jerry (Mason County)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
 
Bradley, Charlie (Schleicher County)
 
 
Brascom, Wayne  (Self and Llano Co)
 
 
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Crowder, Bart (City of Frisco, TX)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard H (Courthouse Officials)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Hunt, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
McCraw, Ken (TX Assn of Community Schools)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Pierce, Wayne (Equity Center)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County)
 
Against:
Standard, Leon (Irion county)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
Whitley, Glen (Tarrant County)
 
 
Young, Randy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  127
 
    For:
Adams, Hill  (Self)
 
 
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co Taxpayers)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Pierce, Wayne (Equity Center)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Whitley, Glen (Tarrant County)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Price, Betsy (Tarrant County)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn.of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co. Judges Association)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
 
Borunda-Firth, Sylvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
Bradley, Charlie (Schleicher County)
 
 
Briscom, Wayne  (Self and Llano Co.)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard H (County Commissioners Court & Elected Officials)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City Corpus Christi)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Hunt, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commisioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
McCraw, Ken (TX Assn. of Community Schools)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
Against:
Miller, David (City of Forest Hill)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble County)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP - TX)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
Thomas, Stephen (City of Cedar Park)
 
 
Young, Randy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  406
 
    For:
Bellevue, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Hale, Carol  (Self)
 
 
Lipkowski, Elena  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
 
 
HB  700
 
    For:
Elliott, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Pierce, Wayne (Equity Center)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn.of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co. Judges Association)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
 
Borunda Firth, Sylvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
Bradley, Charlie (Schleicher County)
 
 
Brascom, Wayne  (Self and Llano Co.)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard (Commisioners Court)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
Against:
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Hunt, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commisioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
McCraw, Ken (TX Assn. of Community Schools)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble County)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP - TX)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
Young, Randy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  711
 
    For:
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
Michael, Hicks  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Pierce, Wayne (Equity Center)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Rhodes, Karen (GFOAT - President & City of Plano)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Whitley, Glen (Tarrant County)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Butler, Lee  (Self)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
Nichols, Steven  (Self)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co. Judges Association)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
 
Borunda, Sylvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
Briscom, Wayne  (Self and Llano County)
 
Against:
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard (Commissioner Court)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur Henson (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Hunt, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commisioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble County)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP - TX)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
Thomas, Stephen (City of Cedar Park)
 
 
 
 
HB  866
 
    For:
Pils, Kay  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP of Texas)
 
 
Talbot, James  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Amezquita, Michael (Metro Council of Appraisal Dist.)
 
 
 
 
HB  979
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
Mitchell, JR, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors & Texas Assn of Property Tax Professionals)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co Judges Association)
 
 
Bearden, Jerry (Mason County)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
 
Borunda Firth, Sylvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
Bradley, Charlie (Schleicher County)
 
 
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Deaton, Fred (Crockett County)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard H (Commissioner Court & other Elected Officials)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Golightly, Penny (Floyd Co.)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
McCraw, Ken (TX Association of Community Schools)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Miller, David (City of Forest Hill)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble County)
 
 
Norman, Lee (Garza County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Pierce, Wayne (Equity Center)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Rhodes, Karen (City of Plano President-Govn Finance Officers Association)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Bennett Sandlin)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Standard, Leon (Irion County)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
Theodosis, Byron (Commissioners Court & Citizens of San Saba County)
 
Against:
Whitley, Glen (Tarrant County)
 
 
Young, Randy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  1006
 
    For:
Gansser, Shirley (North Fort Worth Alliance and Villages of Woodland Springs)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Fuller, Russell (North Fort Worth Alliance)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Mintz, David (Community Associations Institute, Texas Legislative Action Committee)
 
 
Navarrgte, Eli  (Self)
 
 
Propes, Jay (Texas Assn of Community Management Companies)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County)
 
 
 
 
HB  1018
 
    For:
Hartman, David (Lone Star Foundation)
 
 
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Priority Priorities)
 
 
Pierce, Wayne (Equity Center)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Rhodes, Karen (GFOAT-President City of Plano)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Thomas, Stephen (Cedar Park, TX)
 
 
Whitley, Glen (Tarrant County)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn.of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen (Rural Co. Judges Association)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
 
Borunda Firth, Sylvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
Brascom, Wayne  (Self and Llano Co)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard H (Commissioner Court)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Hunt, Deborah  (Self)
 
Against:
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commisioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Mitchell Jr, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble County)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP - TX)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  1106
 
    For:
Robinson, Jim  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hall, Darrin (City of Houston - Office of Mayor Bill White)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Hunt, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Mitchell, JR, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
 
 
HB  1172
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Bradley, Charlie (Schleicher County)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County)
 
 
 
 
HB  1211
 
    For:
Elliott, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Higgins, Carlos (Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Priority Priorities)
 
 
Pierce, Wayne (Equity Center)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Rhodes, Karen (GFOAT-President City of Plano)
 
Against:
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Thomas, Stephen (Cedar Park, TX)
 
 
Whitley, Glen (Tarrant County)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co Judges Association)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
 
Borunda Firth, Sylvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
Brascom, Wayne  (Self and Llano Co)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard H (Commissioner's Court)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Hunt, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commisioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble Co.)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP - TX)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  1221
 
    For:
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
 
 
Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Hunt, Deborah (Tax Assessor/Collector's Association of Texas)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
Sprinkle, GK (Daily Court Review, Daily Commercial Record)
 
    For:
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Price, Betsy (Tax Assessor Collectors Assoc. (we do not oppose the disclosure but oppose the fiscal impact))
 
 
 
 
HJR 15
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Prosperity Priorities)
 
 
Mitchell, JR, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (Horatio Porter)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commisioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co Judges Association)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
 
Bradley, Charlie (Schleicher County)
 
 
Brascom, Wayne  (Self and Llano)
 
 
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Chandler, CLayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard H (Commissioner Court & Ellected Officials)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commisioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet Co.)
 
 
McCraw, Ken (TX Assn of Community Schools)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HJR 21
 
    For:
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co. Judges Association)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
 
Bradley, Charlie (Schleicher County)
 
 
Briscom, Wayne  (Self and Llano Co.)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard H (County Commissioner Court & Elected Officials)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commisioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
McCraw, Ken (TX Assn. of Community Schools)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Miller, David (City of Forest Hill)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
Thomas, Stephen (City of Cedar Park)
 
 
 
 
HJR 42
 
    For:
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
Against:
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn.of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co. Judges Association)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
 
Borunda Firth, Sylvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
Bradley, Charlie (Schleicher County)
 
 
Brascom, Wayne  (Self and Llano Judge)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commisioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
McCraw, Ken (TX Assn. of Community Schools)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble County)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HJR 44
 
    For:
Hicks, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Rhodes, Karen (City of Plano GFOAT President)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Whitley, Glen (Tarrant County)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Butler, Lee  (Self)
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
Nichols, Steven  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn.of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co. Judges Association)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
 
Borunda Firth, Sylvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
Briscom, Wayne  (Self and Llano Co.)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard (Commissioner's Court)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commisioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble County)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
Thomas, Stephen (City of Cedar Park)
 
 
 
 
HJR 49
 
Against:
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co. Judges Association)
 
 
Bearden, Jerry (Mason County)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
 
Borunda Firth, Silvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
Bradley, Charlie (Shleicher County)
 
 
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugarland)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
Against:
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Comparin, Tony  (Self)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Deaton, Fred (Crockett County)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard H D (Commissioner Court & Elected Officials)
 
 
FLores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commisioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
McCraw, Ken (TX Assn of Community Schools)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Miller, David (City of Forest Hill)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Mitchell, JR, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors & Texas Assn of Property Tax Professionals)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (Horatio Porter)
 
 
Rhodes, Karen (President GFOAT)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
Theodosis, Byron (Commissioners Court & Citizens of San Saba County)
 
 
 
 
HJR 51
 
    For:
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Priority Priorities)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Rhodes, Karen (GFOAT-President City of Plano)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Thomas, Stephen (Cedar Park, TX)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn.of TX)
 
 
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co. Judges Association)
 
 
Blair, Roy (Coke County)
 
Against:
Borunda Firth, Sylvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard H (Commissioner's Court)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commisioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Mitchell Jr, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Murr, Andrew (Kimble Co.)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HJR 56
 
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Borunda Firth, Sylvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Mitchell, JR, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
 
 
HJR 59
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
 
 
HJR 61
 
    For:
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and TEX)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Chandler, Clayton (City of Mansfield)
 
 
Duplant, Max (City of Irving)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Priority Priorities)
 
 
Porter, Horatio (City of Fort Worth)
 
Against:
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Thomas, Stephen (Cedar Park, TX)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Co. Taxpayers)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Amos, Allen  (Self and Rural Co. Jurors Association)
 
 
Borunda Firth, Sylvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
Brascom, Wayne  (Self and Llano Co)
 
 
Brown, Mike (Tom Green County)
 
 
Cantrell, Mike (Conf. Urban Counties)
 
 
Crowder, Bart  (Self and City of Frisco)
 
 
Dolgener, Richard H (Courthouse Employee)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Golightly, Penny (Floyd County)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Henson, Arthur (Madison County)
 
 
Hoppe IV, Eugene A (City of Richardson)
 
 
Kamp, Pete (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Keeter, Harold (Swisher County)
 
 
Keyes, Tom (Gaines County Commisioners Court)
 
 
Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)
 
 
Meadows, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Millikin, Jay (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Mitchell Jr, Foy (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Parmer, Dennis (City of Sugar Land)
 
 
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)