WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 30, 2009 - 10:00 AM
SB  18
 
FOR:
 
Brown, Kirby   (Texas Wildlife Association),  San Antonio, TX
 
Cortese, Richard   (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
DeYoung, Kathy   (Copano Energy),  Houston, TX
 
Higgins, Carlos   (Texas Silver Haired Legislature),  Austin, TX
 
Mann, James   (Texas Pipeline Association),  Austin, TX
 
Miller, Matt   (Institute for Justice Texas Chapter),  Austin, TX
 
Peacock, Bill  (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Public Policy Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
Small, Ed   (Texas Forestry Association),  Austin, TX
 
Stone, Keith   (Self),  Dallas, TX
 
Summers, Deborah   (Summers Family),  Sanford, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Soard, Robert   (Harris County),  Houston, TX
 
ON:
 
Breeding, J. Mark   (Self; North Harris County Regional Water Authority),  Houston, TX
 
Carroll, Stephen   (Texas Energy Coalition),  Houston, TX
 
Christie, Lee F   (Tarrant Regional Water District),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
Gorski, Jr., Ted   (The city of Fort Worth),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Kerr, Ron   (Crosstex Energy Services),  Dallas, TX
 
Moran, R. Scott   (Texas Energy Coalition),  Dallas, TX
 
Sebree, Ben   (Texas Oil and Gas Association),  Austin, TX
 
Warndof, Donna   (Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Allday, Marty   (Erobridge Energy),  Houston, TX
 
Beard, Clay   (Dawson, Sodd, Beard, McSpadden, and Sodd, P.C.),  Corsicana, TX
 
Bresnen, Steve   (North Harris County Regional Water Authority),  Austin, TX
 
Faria del Core Borromeo, Marida   (Exotic Wildlife Association),  Giddings, TX
 
Gaines, Jimmy   (Texas Landowners Council Inc),  Dripping Springs, TX
 
Gonzalez, Daniel   (Texas Association of Realtors),  Austin, TX
 
Sander, Lindsay   (Kinder Morgan),  Houston, TX
 
Uhz, Arthur   (Tx and South Western Cattle Ranchers Assoc.),  San Antonio, TX
 
Woodard, Shayne   (Sunoco Logistics, DCP Midstream, Spectra Energy),  Austin, TX
 
Woodroof, Barbara   (Self),  Gunter, TX
 
Woodroof, George   (Self),  Gunter, TX
 
Against:
 
Brazaitis, Gregory   (Energy Transfer Company),  Houston, TX
 
Eckstein, Deece   (Travis County),  Austin, TX
 
Mendez, Mark   (Tarrant County),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
On:
 
Barton, John   (Tx Dept of Transp.),  Austin, TX
 
Winegarner, Josh   (Texas Cattle Feeders Assoc.),  Amarillo, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Beard, Larry   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Igo, Shanna   (Texas Municipal League),  Austin, TX
SB  66
 
ON:
 
Key, Alicia   (Office of Attorney General (Director of Child Support Division)),  Austin, TX
 
Longley, Dianne   (Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
 
McCown, Scott  (also providing written testimony)  (Center for Public Policy Priorities),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Ahlens, Jennifer   (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers),  Austin, TX
 
Manross, Lee   (Texas Association of Health Underwriters),  Austin, TX
 
Mason, James   (Texas Impact),  Austin, TX
 
Romero, Michelle   (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
Rose, Denise   (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
Wolfe, Jared   (Texas Association of Health Plans),  Austin, TX
SB  95
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Silverthorne, Scott   (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Kroll, John   (Self),  Austin, TX
SB  533
 
FOR:
 
Beard, Larry  (also providing written testimony)  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Brown, Kirby   (Texas Wildlife Association),  San Antonio, TX
 
Stone, Keith   (Self),  Dallas, TX
 
Summers, Deborah   (Summers Family),  Sanford, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Gorski, Jr., Ted   (The city of Fort Worth),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Soard, Robert   (Harris County),  Houston, TX
 
ON:
 
Barton, John   (Texas Department of Transportation),  Austin, TX
 
Breeding, J. Mark   (Self; North Harris County Regional Water Authority),  Houston, TX
 
Carroll, Stephen   (Texas Energy Coalition),  Houston, TX
 
Christie, Lee F   (Tarrant Regional Water District),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
Cortese, Richard   (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
Kerr, Ron   (Crosstex Energy Services),  Dallas, TX
 
Mann, James   (Texas Pipeline Association),  Austin, TX
 
Miller, Matt   (Institute for Justice TX Chapter),  Austin, TX
 
Moran, R. Scottsb 533   (Texas Energy Coalition),  Dallas, TX
 
Peacock, Bill  (also providing written testimony)  (Texas public Policy Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
Sebree, Ben   (Texas Oil and Gas Association),  Austin, TX
 
Small, Ed   (Texas Forestry Association),  Austin, TX
 
Warndof, Donna   (Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Faines, Jimmy   (Texas Landowners Council, Inc),  Dripping Springs, TX
 
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida   (Exotic Wildlife Association),  Giddings, TX
 
Gonzalez, Daniel   (Texas Association of Realtors),  Austin, TX
 
Uhz, Arthur   (Tx and Southwestern Cattle Ranchers Assoc),  San Antonio, TX
 
Against:
 
Brazaitis, Gregory   (Energy Transfer Company),  Houston, TX
 
Bresnen, Steve   (North Harris County Regional Water Authority),  Austin, TX
 
Eckstein, Deece   (Travis County),  Austin, TX
 
Matz, Laura   (BNSF Railway),  Austin, TX
 
Matz, Laura   (Texas Railroad Association),  Austin, TX
 
Mendez, Mark   (Tarrant County),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
On:
 
Winegarner, Josh   (Texas Cattle Feeders Assoc.),  Amarillo, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Walden, Bobby   (Texas Association of Defense Counsel),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Igo, Shanna   (Texas Municipal League),  Austin, TX
SB  961
 
FOR:
 
Morstad, Tim   (AARP),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Ahrens, Jennifer   (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers),  Austin, TX
 
Nation, Brenda   (American Council of Life Insurers),  Austin, TX
 
Taylor, Des   (NAIFA - Texas),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Danzeiser, Douglas   (Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
 
Reyer, Catherine   (Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Higgins, Carlos   (Texas Silver Haired Legislature),  Austin, TX
 
McDonale, Carol L.   (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, Inc.),  Austin, TX
SB  1403
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Mason, James   (Texas Impact),  Austin, TX
 
Rose, Denise   (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Browning, Steve   (Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool),  Austin, TX
 
Longley, Dianne   (Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
SB  1771
 
FOR:
 
Pogue, Stacey  (also providing written testimony)  (Center for Public Policy Priorities),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Longley, Dianne   (Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Arnold, Ellen   (Nat'l Multiple Sclerosis Society),  Austin, TX
 
Cubria, Melissa   (Texas Public Interest Research Group),  Austin, TX
 
Green, Shelton   (Christian Life Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Levy, Rick   (Tx AFL-CIO),  Austin, TX
 
Mason, James   (Texas Impact),  Austin, TX
 
Morstad, Tim   (AARP),  Austin, TX
 
Romero, Michelle   (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Wolfe, Jared   (Texas Association of Health Plans),  Austin, TX