WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
March 14, 2011 30 minutes after final adjournment
For:
Forest, Rebecca (Self)
Martinez, Maria (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)
Against:
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Aguirre, Antolin (Self)
Cipriano, Meredith (Western Union)
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF))
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Medina, Maria (Self)
Reyes, Esther (Self)
Shelton, Emily (Texas Impact)
For:
Baum, Walt (AECT)
Bruce, Mark (Distributed Wind Energy Association)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Power, David (Publc Citizen)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Richie JR, Carl S. (TXU Energy)
Against:
Craven, Eric (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Davis, Stephen (Alliance for Retail Markets (ARM))
Webking, Catherine (Texas Energy Association for Marketers ("TEAM"))
On:
Oldham, Phillip (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Jewell, Michael (ECD / United Solar OVONIC)
Lippincott, Elizabeth (Texas Clean Energy Coalition)
Macfarlane, Andy (Data Foundry, Inc)
McCraw, Ken (Texas Assn of Community Schools)
Meehan, Colin (Environmental Defense Fund)
Olson, Anne (TX Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Phillips, Matt (The Nature Conservancy)
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For:
Quin, David (Public Power Pool)
Savransky, Alejandro (Self; Environment Texas)
Smith, Russel (Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association)
Tarlton, Patrick (AEP Texas)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Against:
Posey, Jake (StarTex Power)
Shilling, Mark (Rio Grande Electric Cooperative)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
Smith, Jason (Texas Public Employees Association (TPEA))
For:
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life, Inc.)
Saenz, Jonathan (Liberty Institute)
Seale, Marie (Self; Catholic Diocese of Austin)
Against:
Rocap, Blake (NARAL Pro-Choice Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (Self)
Horne, Emily (Texas Right to Life)
Huemmer, Maria (Self)
Kebodeaux, Emily (Texas Right to Life)
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
Against:
Campbell, Wilda (Self; League of Women Voters, Texas)
Collier, Brenda (Self)
Cowan, Andrea (Self)
Davila, Samantha (Self)
Meister, Miriam (Self)
Simpson, Matthew (ACLU of Texas)
Stuart, Jen (Self)
Tierney, Danielle (Self)
Vidali, Lorenzo (Self)
Wall, Matthew (Texas Hospital Association)
Woodard, Sue (Self)
Woodard, Taylor (Self)
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Against:
Yanas, Chris (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
For:
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Against:
Davis, Stephen (Alliance for Retail Markets (ARM))
Webking, Catherine (TEAM - Texas Enery Association for Marketers)
On:
Baum, Walt (AECT)
Oldham, Phillip (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bruce, Mark (Distributed Wind Energy Association)
Jewell, Michael (ECD / United OVONIC)
Lovell, Trevor (Public Citizen Texas)
McCraw, Ken (Texas Assn. of Community Schools)
Meehan, Colin (Environmental Defense Fund)
Olson, Anne (TX Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Phillips, Matt (The Nature Conservancy)
Power, David (Public Citizen)
Quin, David (Public Power Pool)
Savransky, Alejandro (Self; Environment Texas)
Smith, Russel (Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
For:
Harder, Chuck (Center Point Energy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Association)
Nugent, Patrick (Texas Pipeline Association)
Park, David (Atmos Energy)
Ruckel, Grant (ONEOK)
Santos, Mark (Texas Gas Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Elkin, Bill (Houston Police Retired Officers Association)
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For:
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Russell, David (Texas Municpal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Elkins, Keith (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Assoc. of Broadcasters)
Whalen, Ken (TX Daily Newspaper Association; TX Press Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
Power, David (Public Citizen)
On:
Darr, Shyra (Texas Facilities Commission)
Yawn, Keith (Legislative Budget Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Acosta, Leticia (Texas Exes - alumni association for UT Austin (501c3))
For:
Davis, Stephen (Alliance for Retail Markets (ARM))
Webking, Catherine (TEAM - Texas Energy Assciation for Marketers)
Against:
Dreyfus, Mark (City of Austin / Austin Enengy)
Zion, Mark (Texas Public Power Association)
On:
Ramirez, Jorge (Texas Facilities Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
For:
Doegey, Jay (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (TCAP) - President; Oncor Cities Steering
Committee (OCSC) - Chair)
Oldham, Phillip (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Smith, Tom 'Smitty' (Public Citizen)
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Against:
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
On:
Carroll, Marianne (Texas Competitive Power Advocates)
Davis, Stephen (Alliance for Retail Markets (ARM))
Fainter JR, John W (Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc)
Jones, Dan (Potomac Economics)
Smitherman, Barry (PUC of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
Peterson, Michael (AT&T)
For:
Brown, Clifford (Alliance of Oncor Cities)
Doegey, Jay (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (TCAP) - President; Oncon Cities Steering
Committee (OCSC) - Chair)
Oldham, Phillip (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Smith, Tom 'Smitty' (Public Citizen)
Webking, Catherine (TEAM - Texas Energy Association for Marketers)
Against:
Gray, Weldon (Eastex Telephone Cooperative, Inc and Texas Statewide Telephone
Cooperative, Inc.)
On:
Davis, Stephen (Alliance for Retail Markets (ARM))
Doggett, Trip (ERCOT)
Fainter JR, John W (Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc)
Givens, Sheri (Office of Public Utility Counsel)
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Smitherman, Barry (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Spock, Karl (Sunset Commission Staff)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, James (TW Telecom)
Hicks, Sheri (TEXALTEL)
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Zion, Mark (Texas Public Power Association)
On:
Barrett, Andy (Aqua America)
Meehan, Colin (Environmental Defense Fund)
Quin, David (Public Power Pool ('P3'))
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For:
Hubert, Hiram (Andrews County)
Rogers, Robby (Andrews Economic Development Corp.)
Tompkins, Chad (Self)
Wallace, Julia (Andrews Chamber of Commerce)
Zap, Robert (City of Andrews)
Against:
Gregory, Bob (Self)
Hadden, Karen (Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition)
Lovell, Trevor (Public Citizen Texas)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Selig, Edward (Advocates for Responsible Disposal in Texas (ARDT))
On:
Ford, Michael (Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Compact Comm.)
Oney, Thomas (Luminant)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ables, Jeff (Self)
Alexander, Samuel (Self)
Baltzer, Rodney (Waste Control Specialists)
Beach, Linda (Self)
Berta, Lisa (Self)
Caballero, Rosendo (Self)
Carruth, Clinton (Self)
Cisneros, Jesus O (Self)
Cisneros, Stephanie (Self)
Coggin, Carl (Self)
Dabney, Tommy (Self)
Dolgener, Richard (County of Andrews Texas)
Espinosa, Ivey (Self)
Gould, Royce (Self)
Gray-Serrato, Jacklynn (Self)
Greene, Patricia (Self)
Greenwood, Candance (Self)
Gressett, Marshall (Self)
Grieco, Matthew (Self)
Harper, Britany (Self)
Harper, Paula (Self)
Harper Jr, Jerry (Self)
Henderson, David (Self)
Hernandez, Aldo (Self)
Herrera, Belinda (Self)
Holzmer, Greg (Self)
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For:
Holzmer, Jaclyn (WCS (Waste Control Specialist))
Hultman, John (Self)
Ivancovich, Robert (Self)
Jones, Tom (Permian Regional Medical Center)
King, Hugh (Self)
Kirk, Mina (Self)
Kirk, Scott (Self)
Kline, Eugene (Self)
Kline, Patricia (Self)
Klutz, Karl (Self)
Martinez, Marco (Self)
Matthews, Travis (Self)
McCasland, Michelle (Self)
Mutter, David (Self)
Muziani, Christy (Self)
Muziani, Gregory (Self)
Noble, Rod (Self)
Noll, Barney (Self)
Page, Keri (Self)
Parker, Johnny (Self)
Parker, Sheila (Self)
Parsons, Sterling (Self)
Prevost, Andrea (Self)
Reed, Rene (Self)
Rodriquez, Tony (Self)
Sanchez, Elicia (Self)
Shaw, Chris (Self)
Short, Dustin (Self)
Shruck, Gregg (Self)
Smart, Robert (Self)
Stottlemyre, Elizabeth (Andrews County / Andrews Industrial Foundation)
Taylor, Charles (Self)
Turnbull, Robert (Self)
Turnbull, Tammy (Self)
Vasquez, Kimberlyn (Self)
Wilkerson, David (Self)
Williams, Britni (Self)
Williams, Wyvonne (Self)
Yates, Sam (Self)
Young, Brandon (Self)
Against:
Alcorta, Victor (Studsvick Inc.)
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