WITNESS LIST
Urban Affairs Committee
April 20, 2011 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Jim T. (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
Smith, Jodie (Texans Care for Children)
For:
Woods, Charles (Alief ISD)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Brown, Jim T. (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Against:
Burkett, Randy (City of Fort Worth)
Gruetzner, Brian (Austin Police Department)
Schatz, Gary (City of Austin, Texas Austin Transportation Department)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Cabrales, John (City of Denton)
Drain, Eddie (City of Plano Police Department)
Garza, Frank (City of Balcones Heights)
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
Holmes, Anna (City of Dallas)
Morales, Elisa (City of Garland-Safelight)
Morgan, David (City of Richardson)
Neighbor, City Attorney, Brad (City of Garland)
Sturzl, Frank (City of Arlington)
For:
Bell, Wesley (Self; Texas NAHRO Executive Director-Public Housing Authority)
Against:
Doggett, Robert (Texas Housing Justice League)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banks, Beverly (Self; Munday HSG Authority Self)
Schaefer, Johnann (Childress Housing Authority)
Woomer, Eric (Texas Chapter- National Assoc. of Housing & Redevelopment Officers)
Against:
Rickers, Emily (Texas Low-Income Housing Info Service)
For:
Jones, Charlie (Self)
Nash, James E (HMAC President FN Williams)
Against:
Carter, David (Col. USAF (ret))
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Union)
On:
Russell, Debbie (ACLU-TX)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Davis, Jess (Texas Daily Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association)
Elkins, Keith (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Joseph, Leroy (Self)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Against:
Craft, Lon (Texas Municipal Police Assoc.)
Jones, James (Houston Police Department)
Mueller, Laura (Texas Municipal League)
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
For:
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Against:
Mueller, Laura (Texas Municipal League)
Ozuna, Miguel (City of Cedar Park)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Delanghe, Wayne (San Antonio Fire Dept. Local 624)
Moreno, Randy (Austin Fire fighters)
Steele, Christopher (San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association)
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
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Against:
Bierschwale, John (City of Schertz)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas)
Jones, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Mabry, Milam (City of Carrollton, Texas)
Rodriguez, Jennifer (City of College Station)
Sloman, Jessica (Houston Police Department)
Sturzl, Frank (City of North Richland Hills)
Wait, Dudley (City of Schertz)
For:
Daughtry, Joe (Texas Fireworks Assoc.)
Gardner, Benny (Self; TFA Member Owner, Texas Fireworks)
Pate, Johnnie (Self; J.J & P enterprises)
Against:
Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)
Stallings, Landon (City of Fort Worth)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Cabrales, John (City of Denton)
Mueller, Laura (Texas Municipal League)
For:
Tittle, Gary (Dallas Police Department)
For:
Fleming, John (Texas Mortgage Bankers)
Scurlock, Steve (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Jim T. (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)
Davis, Jess (Texas Daily Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association)
Doggett, Robert (Texas Housing Justice League)
Heasley, John (Texas Bankers Association)
Rickers, Emily (Texas Low-Income Housing Info Svc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Mueller, Laura (Texas Municipal League)
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas, CLEAT)
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Against:
Neighbor, Brad (City of Garland)
For:
Riggs, Jennifer (Self; As an Attorney who has rep. individuals. No compensation rec'd for
appearing)
Against:
Cabrales, John (City of Denton)
Against:
Burkett, Randy (City of Fort Worth)
Gruetzner, Brian (Austin Police Department)
Schatz, Gary (City of Austin, Texas Austin Transportation Department)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Cabrales, John (City of Denton)
Drain, Eddie (City of Plano Police Department)
Garza, Frank (City of Balcones Heights)
Holmes, Anna (City of Dallas)
Morales, Elisa (City of Garland-Safelight)
Morgan, David (City of Richardson)
Sturzl, Frank (City of Arlington)
For:
Jones, Charlie (Self)
Nash, Pastor James E. (HMAC President FN Williams)
Against:
Carter, David (Self; Col, USAF (retired) & member, John Birch Society)
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Union)
On:
Russell, Debbie (ACLU-TX)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Joseph, Leroy (Self; Pastor Leroy Joseph)
Llano, Ann del (Self; Helped Create the Austin Police Civilian Review System Attorney)
Against:
Craft, Lon (Texas Municipal Police Assoc)
Jones, Captain James (Houston Police Department)
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
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For:
Gonzalez, AC (City of Dallas)
For:
Hull, Matt (Habitat for Humanity Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Doggett, Robert (Texas Housing Justice League)
Perez, Robert (Habitat for Humanit San Antonio)
Rickers, Emily (Texas Low-Income Housing Info Svc.)
For:
Garza, Frank (Cibolo Canyons Special Improvement District)
Lary, Trey (Cibolo Canyon Special Improvement District)
Marks, Peter (Cibolo Canyons Special Improvement District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Guevara, Thomas (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel Association)
Morgan, Todd (Forestar Development Corp.)
Rodriguez, Marc (City of San Antonio)
Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
For:
Bierschwale, John (City of Schertz)
Zech, Charles (City of Schertz)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Pearson, Bruce (Self; Myself)
Wait, Dudley (City of Schertz EMS)
Against:
Cohen, Howard (Schwartz, Page & Harding, LLP)
Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)
Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)
For:
Fowler, Perry (Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC))
Stringer, Ken (LEM Construction Co., Inc.)
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Against:
Bloxom, David (Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)-Southwest Region)
Burke, Thomas (Water Design Build Council (Trade Association) CH2MHILL
(Design-Build/CMR Contractor))
Cuellar, Mayor Pro Tem, John (Self; City of Weslaco Attorney)
Garza-Bird, Mari (Self; Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. Engineer)
Wolfe, Michael (City of Hempstead Texas)
On:
Pearson, Bruce (City of Cibolo)
Petersen, Ken (TX Water Development Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas)
Olsen, Lawrence (TX Good Roads Assn)
Against:
Burton, Donovan (San Antonio Water System)
Burton, Donovan (American Water Works Association Texas Section)
Mueller, Laura (Texas Municipal League)
For:
Hammer, Ray (North Texas Hotel Association)
Jones, Phillip (Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau)
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel & Lodging Assn.)
On:
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barksdale, Jay (Dallas Regional Chamber)
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