WITNESS LIST

            Urban Affairs Committee

            April 13, 2011 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

             

            HB 307

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Contreras, Carlos (City of San Antonio)

                                 Ellmer, Mindy (Haven for Hope)

                                 Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)

                                 Henneberger, John (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)

                                 Huemmer, Maria (Texas Catholic Conference-Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas)

                                 Martin, Ken (Texas Homeless Network)

                                 McDowell, Susan (Youth & Family Alliance, dba LifeWorks)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Quinn, Jo Kathryn (Caritas of Austin)

                 Against:

                                 Carlson, Pat (Texas Eagle Forum)

                 On:

                                 Campbell, Stuart (Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs)

            HB 1175

                 For:

                                 Acevedo, Fidel (League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC Council 4860)

                                 Borgelt, Roger (Travis County Republican Party Austinites for Action)

                                 Fernandez  Jr., Gavino (LULAC Dist. 12)

                                 Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF))

                                 Overton, Roscoe (Blackland Neighborhood Assoc.)

                                 Tafoya, Marcelo (LULAC State)

                                 Vonwolske, James (Self; Engineer)

                 Against:

                                 Cole, Council Member Sheryl (City of Austin)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chan, Roger (Self; Executive Coach/Public Affairs Consultant)

                                 Smith, Claudia (Self; Executive Dir Human Rights)

            HB 2076

                 For:

                                 Rodriguez-Mendoza, Amalia (Self; District Clerk, Travis County)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Forbes, Nanette (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Valenzuela, Joe (City of Austin)

                 Against:

                                 Cabrales, John (City of Denton)

            HB 2082

                 For:

                                 Smith, Clint (City of South Padre Island)

            HB 2262

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barnett, Mike (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Brown, Jay (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

            HB 2274

                 For:

                                 Legg, Rusty (Self; Self)

                 Against:

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

            HB 2458

                 For:

                                 Ruszczak, Matt (Mission Chamber of Commerce City of Mission)

            HB 2516

                 For:

                                 Mumey, Rick (Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Caynon, Jeff (Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assoc.)

                                 Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)

            HB 2584

                 For:

                                 McCuller, Ron (City of Grand Prairie)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2729

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Grant, Kathy (Texas Society of Architects)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 O'Reilly, Melissa (PTP)

                                 Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)

            HB 3035

                 For:

                                 Caynon, Jeff (Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assoc.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)

            HB 3111

                 For:

                                 Stretcher, Keith (City of Midland)

            HB 3283

                 For:

                                 Brown, Steve (Texas Library Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baumbach, Joyce (Self; Retired)

                                 Sveinsson, Joan (Self; City of the Colony, Texas & The Colony Public Library Library

                                 Director)

            HB 3344

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Davenport, David (Canyon Regional Water Authority Hays-Caldwell Public Utility Agency)

                                 Hines, Craig (Canyon Regional Water Authority)

                                 Taylor, Mark (Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency)

            HB 3388

                 Against:

                                 Hall, Darrin (City of Houston and Houston Fire Dept.)

                                 Stallings, Landon (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Weldon, Chad (City of Denton)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Daughtry, Joe (Texas Fireworks Assoc.)

                                 Gardner, Benny (Texas Fireworks Association)

                                 Glenn, Eric (Texas Pyrotechnic Association)

                                 Isett, Carl (Texas Pyrotechnic Assn)

                                 Pate, Johnnie (Self; JJ & P)

                 Against:

                                 Contreras, Carlos (City of San Antonio)

                                 Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

            HB 3486

                 For:

                                 Benton, Neil (Self; Myself)

                                 Firmin, Grady (Self; Retired)

            HB 3491

                 For:

                                 Broadnax, T.C. (City of San Antonio)

                 Against:

                                 Henneberger, John (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)

            HB 3547

                 For:

                                 Caynon, Jeff (Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assoc.)

                                 Hall, Darrin (City of Houston and Houston Fire Dept.)

                 On:

                                 Bateman, Char (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

                                 Johns, Stephanie (City of San Antonio)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)

            HB 3735

                 For:

                                 Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Acevedo, Julie (Texas Fire Chiefs Assn.)

                                 Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

                                 Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)

                 On:

                                 Warren, Sr., Gary (Tx. Commission on Fire Protection)

            HB 3736

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

            HB 3753

                 For:

                                 McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals)

                                 Summers, Steve (Wise Regional Health System)

                 Against:

                                 Malone, MD, Bruce (Texas Medical Assn)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)

            HJR 120

                 For:

                                 Ruszczak, Matt (Mission Chamber of Commerce City of Mission, TX)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

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