WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
April 13, 2011 After final adjournment/recess
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Knaack, Frank (ACLU of Texas)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Sanderson, Josh (Assoc. of TX Professional Educators)
Against:
Aguilar, Kristian (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams, Norman E. (Texans for Sensible Immigration Pol.)
Carter, David (Self)
Forest, Rebecca (Self)
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Jackson Theiss, Elizabeth (Self)
McCloskey, Michael (Self)
Najvar, Michael (Self)
Najvar, Susan (Self)
Thomas, Janet (Self)
Against:
Aguirre, Antolin (Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance)
Beardall, Bill (Equal Justice Center)
Bernal, Ana (Self)
Bernal, Monserrat (Self)
Campos, Margarita (Self)
Casso, Amy (LaFe PREC)
Dominguez, Selene (Self)
Dwyer, Jean Thomas (Daughters of Charity Nat'l Advocacy and Social Justice Cmte)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Knaack, Frank (ACLU of Texas)
Lee, B.J. (Self)
Mares, Jesus (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)
Ponce, Oscar (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)
Torres, Miguel (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Carter, David (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT))
Forest, Rebecca (Self)
Against:
Adams, Norman E. (Texans for Sensible Imigration Policy)
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
McCloskey, Michael (Self)
Najvar, Michael (Self)
Najvar, Susan (Self)
Thomas, Janet (Self)
Against:
Aguirre, Antolin (Reform Immigration For Texas Alliance)
Beardall, Bill (Equal Justice Center)
Bernal, Ana (Self)
Bernal, Monserrat (Self)
Casso, Amy (LaFe PREC)
Dominguez, Selene (Self)
Dwyer, Jean Thomas (Daughters of Charity Nat'l Advocacy & Social Justice Cmte)
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Knaack, Frank (ACLU of Texas)
Lee, B.J. (Self)
Mares, Jesus (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)
Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)
Perez, Shannon (SEIU TX State Counil)
Ponce, Oscar (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)
Torres, Miguel (Self)
On:
Martinez, Maria (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)
Theiss, Elizabeth (Self)
For:
Carter, David (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT))
Forest, Rebecca (Self)
Against:
Adams, Norman E. (Texans for Sensible Immigration Policy)
Coburn, David (Self)
Hammond, Bill (TX Association of Business)
Loughran, Robert (Charles C. Foster, Chairman, Imm. Task Force Greater Houston Partner)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Price, Bob (Self)
Williams, Larry (Marek Family of Companies)
On:
Martinez, Maria (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)
Theiss, Elizabeth (Self)
Thomas, Janet (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
McCloskey, Michael (Self)
Najvar, Michael (Self)
Najvar, Susan (Self)
Against:
Aguirre, Antolin (Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance)
Beardall, Bill (Equal Justice Center)
Bernal, Ana (Self)
Bernal, Monserrat (Self)
Campos, Margarita (Self)
Casso, Amy (LaFe PREC)
Dominguez, Selene (Self)
Dwyer, Jean Thomas (Daughters of Charity Nat'l Advocacy & Social Justice Cmte)
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Knaack, Frank (ACLU of Texas)
Lee, B.J. (Self)
Mares, Jesus (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)
Perez, Shannon (SEIU Texas State Council)
Ponce, Oscar (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
Torres, Miguel (Self)
For:
Carter, David (Self; Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT))
Najvar, Michael (Self)
Thomas, Janet (Self)
Against:
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF))
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams, Norman E. (Texans for Sensible Immigration Policy)
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Martinez, Maria (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)
McCloskey, Michael (Self)
Najvar, Susan (Self)
Theiss, Elizabeth (Self)
Against:
Aguirre, Antolin (Reform Immigration For Texas Alliance)
Beardall, Bill (Equal Justice Center)
Bernal, Ana (Self)
Bernal, Monserrat (Self)
Campos, Margarita (Self)
Casso, Amy (LaFe PREC)
Dominguez, Selene (Self)
Dwyer, Jean Thomas (Daughters of Charity Nat'l Advocacy & Social Justice Cmte)
Haltom, Sondra (Texas Democratic Party)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Knaack, Frank (ACLU of Texas)
Lee, B.J. (Self)
Mares, Jesus (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)
Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)
Paynter, Suzii (Christian Life Commission, Baptist General Convention of TX)
Perez, Shannon (SEIU TX State Council)
Ponce, Oscar (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)
Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)
Torres, Miguel (Self)
For:
Biedrzycki, Carol (Texas Ratepayers Organization to Save Energy (Texas ROSE)
Fainter Jr, John W (Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banks, Yannis (TX NAACP)
Blevins, Chad (Public Citizen of Texas)
Cooper, Lanetta (Texas Legal Service Center)
Higgins, Carlos (Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Olson, Anne (TX Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Rodriguez, Stella (TX Assn. of Community Action Agencies)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Savransky, Alejandro (Self; Environment Texas)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Against:
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blevins, Chad (Public Citizen of Texas)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Against:
Fainter Jr, John W (Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc)
Against:
Davila, Darrell (Tarrant County District Attorney)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Elkins, Keith (Freedom of Information of Texas)
Knaack, Frank (ACLU of Texas)
Oakley, Keith (Texas Association of Licensed Investigators)
Schneider, Michael (TX Association of Broadcasters)
Weeks, Carl (Self; Texas Association Licensed Investigators)
Against:
Daniels, Katrina (Bexar County District Attorney's Office)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Petroff, Kevin (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Toney, Doug (Texas Press Association, Texas Daily Newspaper Association, New Braufels
Herald-Zeitung)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blevins, Chad (Public Citizen of Texas)
Knaack, Frank (ACLU of Texas)
Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)
On:
Crawford, Amanda (Office of Attorney General)
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For:
Forest, Rebecca (Self)
Against:
Adams, Norman E. (Texans fo Sensible Immigration Policy)
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Boulette, Jason (Texas Employment Law Council)
Hammond, Bill (TX Association of Business)
Loughran, Robert (Charles C. Foster, Chairman of the Imm. Task Force of the Greater Houston
Partnership)
Price, Bob (Self)
Thomas, Janet (Self)
Williams, Larry (Marek Family of Companies)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Martinez, Maria (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)
Najvar, Michael (Self)
Najvar, Susan (Self)
Theiss, Elizabeth (Self)
Against:
Aguirre, Antolin (Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance)
Banks, Yannis (TX NAACP)
Beardall, Bill (Equal Justice Center)
Bernal, Ana (Self)
Bernal, Monserrat (Self)
Campos, Margarita (Self)
Casso, Amy (LaFe PREC)
Dominguez, Selene (Self)
Dwyer, Jean Thomas (Daughters of Charity Nat'l Advocacy & Social Justice Cmte)
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF))
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas)
Haltom, Sondra (Texas Democratic Party)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Knaack, Frank (ACLU of Texas)
Lee, B.J. (Self)
Mares, Jesus (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)
Perez, Shannon (SEIU TX State Council)
Ponce, Oscar (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)
Terrell, James (Select Milk Producers, Inc)
Torres, Miguel (Self)
Woodard, Shayne (Texas Assoc. of Dairymen)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
McCloskey, Michael (Self)
Against:
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Thomas, Janet (Self)
Against:
Beardall, Bill (Equal Justice Center)
Casso, Amy (LaFe PREC)
Dwyer, Jean Thomas (Daughters of Charity Nat'l Advocacy & Social Justice Cmte)
Knaack, Frank (ACLU of Texas)
For:
Carter, David (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT))
Forest, Rebecca (Self)
Martinez, Maria (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)
Thomas, Janet (Self)
Against:
Lovelace, Joe (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Najvar, Michael (Self)
Najvar, Susan (Self)
Theiss, Elizabeth (Self)
Against:
Aguirre, Antolin (Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance)
Beardall, Bill (Equal Justice Center)
Bernal, Ana (Self)
Bernal, Monserrat (Self)
Brown, Steve (Self; Texas Library Association)
Campos, Margarita (Self)
Casso, Amy (LaFe PREC)
Dominguez, Selene (Self)
Dwyer, Jean Thomas (Daughters of Charity Nat'l Advocacy & Social Justice Cmte)
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF))
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Knaack, Frank (ACLU of Texas)
Lee, B.J. (Self)
Lorenz, Geoff (Mental Health America of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Mares, Jesus (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Milam, Susan (Natl. Association of Social Workers/ Texas Chapter)
Perez, Shannon (SEIU State Council of TX)
Ponce, Oscar (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
Sveinsson, Joan (Self; Texas Library Associatin)
Torres, Miguel (Self)
On:
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
For:
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Medley, Lee (United Steelworkers District 13 Council)
Wansley, Jim (Texas AFL-CIO, United Steelworkers Local 746 L Tyler TX)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arabie, Joe (TX AFL-CIO)
Cash, Robert (Texas Fair Trade Coalition)
Cunningham, Michael (Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council)
Forbes, Lee (Texas AFL-CIO)
Forest, Rebecca (Self)
Hallford, Currie (TX Leg & Pol Committee / CWA)
Patrick, John (Texas AFL CIO)
Against:
Chiodo, Dana (Technology Association of America)
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
For:
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Medley, Lee (United Steelworkers District 13 Council)
Wansley, Jim (Texas AFL-CIO, United Steelworkers Local 746 L Tyler TX)
Against:
Fowler, Perry (A.G.C. of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arabie, Joe (TX AFL CIO)
Cash, Robert (Texas Fair Trade Coalition)
Cubriel, Randy (Nucor Steel - Texas)
Cunningham, Michael (Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Forbes, Lee (Texas AFL - CIO)
Hallford, Currie (TX Legis. & Pol. Committee / CWA)
McGinnis, Larry (U.S. Steel)
Patrick, John (Texas AFL - CIO)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Against:
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas)
Against:
Smith, Bradley (NRG Energy, eVgo Division)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blevins, Chad (Public Citizen of Texas)
Pearson, Dan (Nextera Energy)
Robertson, Kate (Environmental Defense Fund)
Savransky, Alejandro (Self; Environment Texas)
Smith, Brian (Self)
Against:
Oldham, Phillip (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Richie, Carl (TXU Energy)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Taylor, Seth (Ecotality, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Forest, Rebecca (Self)
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Martinez, Diana (TexProtects, The Texas Asso. for the Protection of Children)
Theiss, Elizabeth (Self)
Thomas, Janet (Self)
On:
Anderson, Paula (Texas Dept of State Health Services)
For:
Calzadias, Aracely (Be the Match, National Marrow Donor Program)
Rossmann, Susan (Texas Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life, Inc.)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
On:
Fainter Jr, John W (Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berwick, Dan (Borrego Solar Systems, Inc.)
Blevins, Chad (Public Citizen of Texas)
Bruce, Mark (Distributed Wind Energy Association)
Holt, David (Texas Assoc. of Community Schools)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Jewell, Michael (ECD / United Solar Ovonic and Solyndra, LLC)
Olson, Anne (TX Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Robertson, Kate (Environmental Defense Fund)
Savransky, Alejandro (Self; Environment Texas)
On:
Keel, Terry (The Texas Facilities Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
For:
Foster-Smith, Linda (Texas Mutual Ins. Board of Directors)
Against:
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
On:
Klein, Barbara (State Office of Risk Management)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cunningham, Michael (Texas State Building and construction Trades Council)
Hallford, Currie (TX. Leg. & Pol. Committee / CWA)
Medley, Lee (United Steelworkers District 13 Council)
Patrick, John (Texas AFL CIO)
Wansley, Jim (AFL CIO (TEXAS))
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Betts, Albert (Association of Fire and Casualty Companies of Texas (AFACT))
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas)
Shelley, Dan (Lockheed Martin Aerospace)
On:
Darwin, Norman (Office of Injured Employee Counsel)
Lee, Amy (Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation)
Vollbrecht, Stephen (State Office of Risk Management)
White, Brian (Office of Injured Employee Counsel)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Beachley, Pamela (Texas Association of School Boards Risk Management Fund)
Cobb, Ronald (American Ins. Association)
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Reagan, David (Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blevins, Chad (Public Citizen of Texas)
On:
Givens, Sheri (Office of Public Utility Counsel)
For:
Fillion, Susan (Harris County Attorney's Office for Harris County)
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County)
Against:
Elkins, Keith (Freedom of Information Foundation of TX)
McNeill, Ryan (The Dallas Morning News)
Toney, Doug (Texas Daily Newspaper Association, Texas Press Association, New Braunfels
Herald - Zeitung)
Watler, Paul (AH Belo Corporation, TX Assoc. of Broadcasters, FOI Foundation of TX)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Sanderson, Josh (Assoc. of TX professional Educators)
Against:
Ahmad, Janet (Home Owner for Better Building, President)
Oakley, Keith (Texas Association of Licensed Investigators)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Weeks, Carl (Self; Texas Association Licensed Investigator)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Sanderson, Josh (Assoc. of TX Professional Educators)
For:
Adams, Norman E. (Texans for Sensible Immigration Policy)
Carnes, J (Self; Texas Veg. Association)
Coburn, David (Self)
Howard, Robert (South Texans' Property Rights Association)
Price, Bob (U.S. Border Watch, Houston TX)
Terrell, James (Select Milk Producers, Inc.)
Williams, Larry (Marek Family of Companies)
Against:
Carter, David (IRCOT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beardall, Bill (Equal Justice Center)
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF))
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas)
Hammond, Bill (TX Association of Business)
Loughran, Robert (Charles C. Foster, Chairman, Imm. Task Force Greater Houston
Partnership)
Prewett, Ray (Texas Citrus Mutual, Texas Vegetable Association)
Woodard, Shayne (Texas Assoc. of Dairymen)
Against:
Martinez, Maria (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)
Najvar, Michael (Self)
Najvar, Susan (Self)
Theiss, Elizabeth (Self)
Thomas, Janet (Self)
For:
Sasser, Hiram (Liberty Institute)
On:
Carter, David (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hastings, Paul (Texas Home School Coalition)
Hettinger, Ann (Concerned Women for America of Texas)
Paynter, Suzii (Christian Life Commission, Baptist General Convention of TX)
Wood, Cecilia (Self)
Against:
Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
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