WITNESS LIST

            Transportation Committee

            April 13, 2011 - 8:00 AM

             

            HB 629

                 For:

                                 Bushell, Gary (Alliance For I-69 Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Hall, Terri (Texas TURF, TAG, Central TX Republican Liberty Caucus)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barron, Jim (Yoakum County)

                                 Boyer, Victor (San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc.)

                                 O'Reilly, Brian (Alamo RMA; Central Texas RMA; Cameron County RMA; Camino Real

                                 RMA; Grayson County RMA; North East Texas RMA)

                                 Suhm, Vic (Transportation Advocates of Texas, Inc.)

                                 Suhm, Vic (Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)

                                 Wilson, Duane (North San Antonio Chamber)

            HB 1749

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of Tx)

                                 Allred, Don (Oldham County)

                                 Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

            HB 2176

                 Against:

                                 Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of Tx)

                                 Allred, Don (Oldham County)

                                 Barron, Jim (Yoakum County)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Smith, Andrew (University Health System)

                                 Yanas, Chris (Teaching Hospitals of Tx)

            HB 2237

                 For:

                                 Lamb, Mark (Texas Motorcycle Dealers Assoc.)

                                 Poinsett, Royce (Texas Motorcycle Dealers Association)

                                                                                               1


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Hall, Terri (Texas TURF, TAG, Central TX Republican Liberty Caucus)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garza, Norman (Tx Farm Bureau)

                                 Marks, Michael (Texas Motorcycle Dealers Assn.)

                                 Matz, Laura (Tx. Self Storage Association)

            HB 2255

                 On:

                                 Saenz, Amadeo (Texas Department of Transportation)

            HB 2389

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 McCraw, Steven (DPS)

            HB 2475

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lyde, Jim (Grass Roots Institute of Texas)

            HB 2730

                 For:

                                 Gee, Charles (Texas Logging Council)

                 Against:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of Tx)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garza, Norman (Tx Farm Bureau)

                                 Skaggs, Jason (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Small, Ed (Texas Forestry Association, Lufkin, Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Allred, Don (Oldham County)

                                 Barron, Jim (Yoakum County)

                                 Dolgener, Richard H (Self)

                                 Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

            HB 2767

                 For:

                                 Sepeda, Jesse (Self)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Muņoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)

            HB 2802

                 Against:

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Texas TURF, TAG, Central TX Republican Liberty Caucus, Galveston County

                                 Tea Party)

                 On:

                                 Bass, James (Texas Dept. of Transportation)

            HB 2872

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garza, Gustavo (Texas Recreational Vehicle Association)

                                 McWilliams, Dean (Texas Recreational Vehicle Association)

            HB 2884

                 For:

                                 Emery, Charles (Denton County Transportation Authority)

                                 Scott, Rider (Denton County Transportation Authority)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Whalen, Ken (Tx Daily Newspaper Association, Tx Press Association)

            HB 2981

                 For:

                                 Daigle, Mark (Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)

            HB 3064

                 On:

                                 Elfant, Bruce (Self)

            HB 3218

                 Against:

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Texas TURF, TAG, Central TX Republican Liberty Caucus, Galveston County

                                 Tea Party)

                 On:

                                 Bass, James (Tex. Dept. of Transportation)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Slatter, Emily (Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG))

            HB 3269

                 For:

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Texas TURF, Texans for Accountable Govt, Central TX Republican Liberty

                                 Caucus)

            HB 3298

                 For:

                                 Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)

            HB 3308

                 For:

                                 Frakes, Dan (General Motors)

                                 Keene, Russ (Plug-In Texas (Electric Vehicle Coalition))

                                 Smith, Bradley (NRG Energy/eVgo (electric vehicle charging division))

                 Against:

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Texas TURF, TAG, Central TX Republican Liberty Caucus)

                 On:

                                 Obregon, Vincent (METRO)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)

                                 Peeler, Robert (Ford Motor Company)

                                 Robertson, Kate (Environmental Defense Fund)

                                 Savransky, Alejandro (Self; Environment Texas)

                                 Shields, Chris (Toyota Manufacturing)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

            HB 3309

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Womack, Daniel (Texas Chemical Council)

            HB 3390

                 For:

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Texas TURF, Texans for Accountable Govt, Central TX Republican Liberty

                                 Caucus)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Saenz, Amadeo (Tex Dept. of Transportation)

            HB 3518

                 Against:

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Texas TURF, TAG, Central TX Republican Liberty Caucus, Galveston County

                                 Tea Party)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boyer, Victor (San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc.)

                                 Bui, Tina (Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

                                 Jones, Max (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 McDonald, Nancy (The Real Estate Council of Austin)

                                 Patterson, T J (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Rollins, Mike (Austin Chamber of Commerce & Take On Traffic)

                                 Sturzl, Frank (City of Arlington, TX)

                                 Suhm, Vic (Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)

                                 Whalen, Ken (Tx Daily Newspaper Association, Tx Press Association)

                                 Wilson, Duane (North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 Against:

                                 DuBois, Doug (Tx Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Assoc)

                                 Kerr, Andrew (Texans For Fiscal Responsibility)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

            HB 3550

                 On:

                                 Findeisen, Les (Texas Motor Transportation Association)

                                 McCraw, Steven (Dpt of Public Safety)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garza, Norman (Tx Farm Bureau)

                 Against:

                                 Gee, Charles (Texas Forestry Assn, Texas Logging Council)

                                 Stewart, Michael (Texas Aggregate Transport Association)

            HB 3560

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Port of Brownsville)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3771

                 For:

                                 Eckels, Robert (Lone Star High Speed Rail)

                                                                                               6