WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
March 30, 2011 30 Minutes After Final Adjournment/Recess
For:
McMillan, Ron (Time Warner Cable & Tx Cable Assoc.)
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
On:
Carr, Snapper (TML)
Giovanetti, Tom (Institute for Policy Innovation)
Lawson, Richard (Verizon)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Lucero, Homero (Century Link)
Mallette, Cindy (Americans for Prosperity)
On:
West, Clarence (Texas Municipal League (TML))
For:
Carr, Snapper (TML)
Kearns, Charlie (Texas Cable Association)
Against:
Jenkins, Keith Lynn (Satellite Country)
Krapfl, Pat (Smart AV Solution)
Patterson, Analea (DIRECTV, INC. , DISH NETWORK, LLC)
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
On:
Giovanetti, Tom (Institute for Policy Innovation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cabrales, John (City of Denton)
Casto, Larry (City of Dallas)
Garcia, Teclo (City of McAllen)
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)
Hrncir, John (City of Austin)
McMillan, Ron (Time Warner Cable)
Patterson, T.J. (City of Ft. Worth)
Tresh, Eric (Texas Cable Association)
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Against:
Camacho, Jose A (Windstream Communications)
Denton, Brad (Texas Telephone Association)
Haverlah, Sandra (Texas Consumer Association)
Lawson, Richard (Verizon)
Lucero, Homero (Century Link)
Mallette, Cindy (Americans for Prosperity)
Peterson, Michael (AT&T)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
On:
LeBas, James (Texas Cable Association)
Tietjen, Darryl (Public Utility Commission)
West, Clarence (Texas Municipal League (TML))
For:
Brumter, Michael (United States Infrastructure Corporation)
On:
Digneo, Bob (AT&T)
Fowler, Perry (AGC of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allday, Marty (Copano Energy)
Allday, Marty (Enbridge Energy)
Franks, Terry (Air Products & Chemicals, Inc)
Mann, James (Atmos Energy)
Mann, James (Texas Pipeline Association)
Miller, Tami (Center Point Energy)
Sander, Lindsay (Texas Pipeline Safety Coalition)
Sander, Lindsay (Kinder Morgan)
Sander, Lindsay (Mark West)
Sander, Lindsay (Regency Energy)
Stewart, Michael (United States Infrastructure Corporation)
Williams, Julie (Chevron U.S.A.)
HB 263 - Committee Substitute (Cook)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Association)
Sander, Lindsay (TXOGA (Texas Oil & Gas Association))
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Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Keel, Terry (Texas Facilities Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Lee Ann (Liberty Mutual Group)
Allen, Brian (Workers' Compensation Pharmacy Alliance; StoneRiver Pharmacy Solutions)
Armijo, Kristi (Express Scripts)
Beachley, Pam (Texas Cotton Ginners' Trust)
Betts, Albert (Assoc. of Fire and Casualty Companies in Texas)
Cobb, Ronald (American Ins. Assn)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Hewitt, Matthew (Health E Systems)
Levy, Rick (Texas AFL - CIO)
Norton, Jo Betsy (Texas Mutual Insurance Co.)
Tribout, Kevin (PMSI, CompPharma)
Webster, Joshua (Matrix Healthcare Services, Inc.)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
On:
Bow, Jonathan (State Office of Risk Mgt)
Klein, Barbara (State Office of Risk Management)
Lee, Amy (Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cobb, Ronald (American Insurane Association)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Norton, Jo Betsy (Texas Mutual Ins. Co.)
Van Delinder, David (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
On:
Alcorta, Victor (INSPERITY)
Lee, Amy (Texas Department of Insurance , Division of Workers' Compensation)
Moore, Nancy (TX Dept of Insurance)
HB 625 - Committee Substitute (Cook)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Graydon, Galt (National Association of Professional Employer Organizations)
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For:
Watson, Jacqueline (American Immigration Lawyers Assoc., Texas Chapter)
On:
Fillmore, Katherine (Supreme Court of Texas Commission for Children, Youth, & Families)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF))
Hayes, Tracey (ACLU of Texas)
Martinez, Diana (TexProtects, The Texas Asso. for the Protection of Children)
On:
Reynolds, Carl (Office of Court Administration)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Garrett, Billy (Texas Locksmith Assn.)
Oakley, Keith ((TALI) Texas Association of Licensed Investigators; (ASSIST) Associated
Security Services and Investigators of the State of TX)
For:
Francis, Esther (NAMC (National Association of Minority Contractors))
Thomas, Hermie (NAMC)
Wash, Tracey (NAMC - National Associotion of Minority Contractors)
On:
Saldana, Paul (TAMACC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banks, Cornelius (NAMC)
Blackwell Mills, Artanya (NAMC)
Bygrave, Marc (N.A.M.C National Assoiction Minority Contractor)
Truan Jr, Carlos (Hispanic Contractors Association of San Antonio)
Truan Jr., Carlos (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
On:
Perry, Fowler (AGC of Texas)
Pigott, Ron (Comptroller of Public Accounts.)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carr, Snapper (TML)
Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)
Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Associatin)
Wilson, Stacy (Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health)
Against:
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
For:
Adams, Norman E. (Self; Texans for Sensible Immigration Policy)
Against:
Carter, David (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)
On:
Davio, Rebecca (TxDPS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF))
Hayes, Tracey (ACLU of Texas)
Watson, Jacqueline (American Immigration Lawyers Assoc. Texas Chapter)
Against:
Forest, Rebecca (Self)
Lee, B.J. (Self)
Martinez, Maria (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)
For:
Graves, Robert (American Insurance Association & Burns, Anderson, Jury & Brenner, LLP)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barber, Kathy (NFIB)
Beachley, Pam (Texas Council Risk Management Fund)
Betts, Albert (AFACT)
Cobb, Ronald (American Ins Association)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Reagan, David (Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool)
Saxon, Lucinda (Texas Independent Reviewers Alliance)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Bow, Jonathan (State Office of Risk Mgt.)
Klein, Barbara (State Office of Risk Management)
Lee, Amy (TX Dept. of Insurance - Division of Workers' Comp)
For:
Graves, Robert (American Insurance Association & Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner LLP)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barber, Kathy (NFIB)
Beachley, Pam (Texas Water Conservation Association Risk Management Fund)
Betts, Albert (AFACT)
Cobb, Ronald (American Ins. Association)
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Reagan, David (Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
On:
Bow, Jonathan (State Office of Risk Mgt.)
Klein, Barbara (State Office of Risk Management)
Lee, Amy (TX Dept of Insurance - Div of Workers' Comp)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Darr, Shyra (Texas Facilities Commission)
For:
Gray, Weldon (Eastex Telephone Cooperative And TSTCI - Texas Statewide Telephone
Cooperative Inc)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Camacho, Jose A (Windstream Communications)
Denton, Brad (Texas Telephone Association)
Lucero, Homero (Centurylink)
Wilson, Delbert (Hill Country Telephone Coop; Texas State Telephone Cooperative INC
(TSTCI))
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Darwin, Norman (Office of Injured Employee Counsel)
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On:
White, Brian (Office of Injured Employee Counsel (OIEC))
For:
Cortez, Albert (TAMACC)
Saldana, Paul (TAMACC/USHCA)
Against:
Fowler, Perry (AGC of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Truan JR., Carlos (Hispanic Contractors Association of San Antonio)
Truan JR., Carlos (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
For:
Adams, Norman (Texans for Sensible Immigration Policy)
Aguilar, Alfonso (Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles (Former Chief of U.S. Office
of Citizenship in G.W Bush admin.)
Landfried, Todd (Arizona Employers For Immigration Reform)
Prewett, Ray (Texas Citrus Mutual; Texas Vegetable Association)
Against:
Carter, David (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT))
Jackson, Charles (Acceleros, LLP)
Martinez, Maria (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bell, Jeffrey (American Principles Project)
Bellsnyder, Suzanne (Hispanic Alliance for Prosperity Institute)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Lee, B.J. (Self)
Reaves, Jim (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
Terrell, James (Select Milk Producers, Inc.)
Against:
Aguirre, Antolin (Self)
Aikman, Emily (Self)
Bernal, Ana (Self)
Campos, Margarita (Self)
Evenwec, Sue (Self)
Forest, Rebecca (Self)
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Mares, Jesus (Self)
Reyes, Esther (Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)
Gonzales-Hanson, Rachel (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Rollins, Gene (Texas Library Assoc)
On:
Magnussen Dr., Walt (Texas A&M Univ)
Wedemeyer, Wayne (The Univ. of Texas System)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blincoe, Reece (Brownwood ISD & TASA)
Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Calvert, Raif (Independent Colleges & Universities of Texas (ICUT))
Camacho, Jose E. (TX. Assn. of Community Health Centers, Inc.)
Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Associatin)
Wilson, Stacy (Community Care)
Against:
Camacho, Jose (Windstream Communications)
Denton, Brad (Texas Telephone Association)
Digneo, Bob (AT&T)
Lucero, Homero (Century Link)
For:
Wilson, Delbert (Hill Country Telephone Coop; Texas State Telephone Cooperative, Inc
(TSTCI))
Against:
Digneo, Bob (AT&T)
Land, Charles (Texaltel)
Lawson, Richard (Verizon)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Camacho, Jose (Windstream Communications)
Gray, Weldon (Eastex Telephone Cooperative And TSTCI - Texas Statewide Telephone
Cooperative, Inc)
Lucero, Homero (Century Link)
Against:
Burdett, Jeff (Texas Cable Assoc.)
Campbell, James (Drew) (TW Telecom)
Cruz, Velma (Sprint)
Hinkle, Ron (Verizon Wireless)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (Self)
Fenoglio, Steve (State VFW, its over 400 posts & members; AMVets of Texas, its posts &
members, Attorney)
On:
Henderson, Mary (Office of Attorney General)
For:
Burgess, Anita (City of Denton)
Herweck, Rich (Texas Combined Heat & Power Initiative)
Williams, Phil (City of Denton)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Zion, Mark (Texas Public Power Assoc.)
For:
Todd, Rob (Harris County Deputies Assoc.)
Against:
Sugg, Paul (Texas Association of Counties)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Craft, Lon (Texas Municipal Police Assoc.)
Against:
Cobb, Ronald (American Ins Assn.)
Dewtt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
On:
Lee, Amy (TX Dept of Ins. - Div of Workers' Comp)
For:
Clevenger, Don (Oncor Electric Delivery)
Rozzell, Scott (Center Point Energy)
Against:
Brown, Clifford (City of Corsicana)
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Oldham, Phillip (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Smith, Tom 'Smitty' (Public Citizen)
Thekkepat, Sunil (Texas Instruments INC)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Brocato, Thomas (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power & Oncor cities steering committee)
Carr, Snapper (TML)
Davis, Steve (Alliance for Retail Markets)
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition (TCC))
Reinhart, Patrick (El Paso Electric Company)
Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)
Tarlton, Patrick (Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO))
Valdez, Jerry (Greater Houston Partnership)
Against:
Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Womack, Daniel (Texas Chemical Council)
On:
Barker, Laurie (Office of Public Utility Counsel)
Benedict, Nathan (Office of Public Utility Counsel)
Smitherman, Barry (PUC of Texas)
Tietjen, Darryl (Public Utility Commission)
Against:
Lucero, Homero (CenturyLink)
On:
LeBas, James (Texas Cable Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kearns, Charlie (Texas Cable Association)
McMillan, Ron (Time Warner Cable)
Tresh, Eric (Texas Cable Association)
Against:
Camacho, Jose (Windstream Communications)
Denton, Brad (Texas Telephone Association)
Haverlah, Sandra (Texas Consumer Association)
Jenkins, Keith Lynn (Satellite Country)
Krapfl, Pat (Smart AV Solutions)
Lawson, Richard (Verizon)
Mallette, Cindy (Americans for Prosperity)
Patterson, Analea (DIRECTV, INC , DISH NETWORK LLC)
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Peterson, Michael (AT,T)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
On:
Giovanetti, Tom (Institute for Policy Innovation)
Tietjen, Darryl (Public Utility Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Acevedo, Julie (City of Baytown)
Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)
Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Association)
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