WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
April 11, 2011 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Newton, Will (NFIB/Texas)
Piggott, Tim (Self; NFIB)
Quinten, Jim (AUTOMOTIVE PARTS & SERVICES ASSOCIATION)
Against:
Lavine, Dick (CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES)
On:
Warren, Ed (Comptroller)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas Apartment Assn.)
Barber, Kathy (NFIB)
Brown, Jim T. (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)
Castillo, Yvonne (TEXAS Society of ARCHITECTS)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Erben, Randy (JP Morgan Chase)
Glenn, Eric (Self)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas ASSOCIATION of REALTORS)
Hammond, Bill (TX ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)
Hughes, Lisa (Texas Courier & Logistics Association)
Koebele, Steve (Aquatic Professionals Education Council)
Koebele, Steve (South Texas Merchants Association)
Kroll, John (AEG Live, L.L.C.)
Lively, Lance (Tx. Package Stores Association)
Marksol, Dan (Self; NRP Group)
Noble, Shannon (Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Assoc.)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Rodriguez, Jennifer (Associated Plumbing-Heating - Cooling-Contractors of Texas)
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of TX)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
White, David (Financial Services Coalition of Texas)
Against:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Lavine, Dick (CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas Apartment Assn.)
Barber, Kathy (NFIB)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas ASSOCIATION of REALTORS)
Hammond, Bill (TX ASSOCIATION of BUSINESS)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)
Hughes, Lisa (Texas Courier & Logistics Association)
Lively, Lance (TX Package Stores Association)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of TX)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)
Against:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
Melina Raab, Ted (Tx AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas Apartment Assn.)
Barber, Kathy (NFIB)
Castillo, Yvonne (TEXAS SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Gonzalez, Daniel (TEXAS ASSOCIATION of REALTORS)
Hammond, Bill (TX AssociATon OF Business)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)
Hughes, Lisa (Texas Courier & Logistics Association)
Lively, Lance (TX. Package Stores Association)
Newton, Will (NFIB/Texas)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Quinten, Jim (AUTOMOTIVE PARTS & SERVICES ASSOCIATION)
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Spilman, Annie AS (Independent Insurance Agents of TX)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Against:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
Lavine, Dick (CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES)
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Against:
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
For:
Bast, Cynthia (Self)
Carriker, Steven (TX Assoc. of Community Development Corporations)
Couch JR, Joesph O. Terrell (TEXAS INTER-FAITH HOUSING/ MANAGEMENT
COMPANY)
Markson, Dan (Self; The NRP group)
Piette, Gilbert (Housing and Community Services INC,)
Plummer, Jim (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, Monique (UPCDC TEXAS, INC (CHDO))
Brown, Jim T. (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)
Erben, Randy (JP Morgan Chase)
Lucas, Raymond (Self)
Mintz, David (TEXAS APARTMENT ASSOCIATION)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Perkins, Deena (TX Assoc. of CDC's)
Talerico, Jeanne (Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies)
Against:
Boehm, Donald (HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Giarratani, Dominic (Texas Association of School Boards)
Nolan, Ken (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)
On:
Irvine, Tim (TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS)
Wooten, Tim (TX Comptroller)
HB 1056 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)
Against:
Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)
For:
Johnson, Ed (Harny County Tax office)
Mendez, Mark (TARRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Boehm, Donald (HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Borunda-Firth, Sylvia (CITY OF EL PASO)
Camarillo, Rick (CAMERON COUNTY TAX OFFICE)
Colbert, Paul (El Paso ISD)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Flores, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
Giarratani, Dominic (Texas Association of School Boards)
Guevara, Thomas (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Jones, Max (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)
Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)
Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)
Rudick, Dale (City of Sugar Land)
Swinney, Kirk (Self)
Yzaguirre, Tony (Cameron County TAX Assessor-Collectors OFFICE)
HB 1090 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)
For:
Force, Duane (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brusniak, John (BRUSNIAK / BLACKWELL)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Against:
Lavine, Dick (CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas Apartment Asso.)
Barber, Kathy (NFIB)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Hammond, Bill (TX ASSOCIATION of BUSINESS)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)
Hughes, Lisa (Texas Courier & Logistics Association)
Lively, Lance (TX. Package Stores Association)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of TX)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)
Against:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Doggett, Mary (TEXAS PROPERTY TAX LIENHOLDERS ASSOCIATION)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Brown, Charles (Texas Property Tax Lienholders Association)
HB 1288 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Force, Duane (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP.)
Against:
Lavine, Dick (CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas Apartment Assn.)
Barber, Kathy (NFIB)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Hammond, Bill (TX ASSOCIATION of BUSINESS)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)
Hughes, Lisa (Texas Courier & Logistics Assoc)
Lively, Lance (TX. Package Stores Association)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of TX)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)
Against:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)
For:
Condit, John (American Agape Foundation, INC)
Pullen, Eric (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Mintz, David (TEXAS APARTMENT ASSOCIATION)
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For:
Morales, Ricardo (Self)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Rutledge JR, Hollis (Self)
Saenz, Luis (American Opportunity for Housing)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Scurlock, Steve (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
For:
Giello, Rebecca (City of Austin)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)
Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)
For:
Brusniak, John (BRUSNIAK / BLACKWELL)
Mintz, David (TEXAS APARTMENT ASSOCIATION)
On:
Robinson, Jim (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas Apartment Asso.)
Chiodo, Dana (Technology Association of America)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Kennedy, John (TEXAS TAXPAYERS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION)
Knorpp, Kerry (Self; Historic Texas Ranches (3.5 million producing acres in Panhandle))
LeBas, James (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Popp, James (Popp Gray & Hutcheson American Property Tax Council)
Sellers, Tom (ConocoPhillips)
Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)
Williams, Julie (Chevron U.S.A)
On:
Parsley, Cathleen (State Office of Administrative Hearings)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Yzaguirre, Tony (Self; Cameron County TAX Assessor-Collector OFFICE)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
Camarillo, Rick (CAMERON COUNTY TAX OFFICE)
Force, Duane (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP.)
For:
Johnson, Cheryl (GAL CO VOTERS & TAX OFFICE)
Yzaguirre, Tony (Self; Cameron County TAX Assessor-Collectors OFFICE)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
Buquet, John (VALLEY AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION COASTAL BEND
NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION EL PASO NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION)
Camarillo, Rick (CAMERON COUNTY TAX OFFICE)
Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas Apartment Assn.)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Kaplan, David (Self)
Kennedy, John (TEXAS TAXPAYERS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION)
LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Morrison, Chet (Texas Association of Property Tax Proffessionals)
Popp, James (Popp Gray & Hutcheson American Property Tax Counsel)
Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)
HB 2220 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)
For:
Brusniak, John (BRUSNIAK / BLACKWELL)
For:
Johnson, Cheryl (GAL CO TAX OFFICE & VOTERS)
Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)
Against:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas Apartment Assn.)
Barber, Kathy (NFIB)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Sellers, Tom (ConocoPhillips)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
Williams, Julie (CHEVRON U.S.A.)
Against:
Patterson, T. J. (City of Ft. Worth)
HB 2338 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)
For:
Johnson, Cheryl (GAL CO VOTERS & TAX OFFICE)
On:
Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Johnson, Cheryl (GAL CO VOTERS & TAX OFFICE)
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
For:
Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)
On:
Cartwright, Deborah (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)
LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
For:
Diaz, Renee (HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SAN ANTONIO)
Hull, Matt (Habitat for Humanity of TEXAS)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Perkins, Deena (TX Association of Community Development Corporations)
Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)
Willord, Michael (Austin Habitat for Humanity)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
HB 2810 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)
For:
Terrell, James (Select Milk Producers, Inc.)
For:
Burleson, Robert (Express Industries Corp.)
On:
Reynolds, Brad (TX COMPTROLLER of PUBLIC ACCOUNTS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Colombo, Russ (Express Industries Corp.)
Floyd, Robert (Texas Music EducATORS Assc.)
Gonzalez, Richard (Self)
Janda, JD (Self)
HB 2813 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)
For:
Patterson Rabb, Jennifer (Association of Fund Raising Distributors & Suppliers)
For:
McCuller, Ron (City of Grand Prairie)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Acevedo, Julie (City of Baytown)
Kroll, John (City of Dickinson)
Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)
Sturzl, Frank (City of Arlington, TX)
For:
Burleson, Robert (Assoc. of FundRAISING Distributors and Suppliers, Express IND. Corp)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Colombo, Russ (Self; Assoc. of Fundraising Distributors and Suppliers)
Gonzalez, Richard (Self)
Janda, JD (Georgetown ISD TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION)
Patterson Rabb, Jennifer (Association of Fund Raising Distributors & Suppliers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Floyd, Robert (TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSC.)
For:
Hull, Matt (Habitat for Humanity of TEXAS)
Against:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urba Counties)
On:
Wooten, Tim (TX Comptroller)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)
Perkins, Deena (TX Assoc. of Community Development Corporations)
Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)
Willard, Michael (AUSTIN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY)
For:
Johnson, Cheryl (GAL Co VOTERS & TAX OFFICE)
Sloan, Lee (Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
Against:
Johnson, Cheryl (GAL Co VOTERS & TAX OFFICE)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conferene of Urban Counties)
Robinson, Jim (Self; TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTRICTS)
On:
Cartwright, Deborah (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Against:
Boehm, Donald (HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS)
Giarratani, Dominic (Texas Association of School Boards)
Guevara, Thomas (BexAR County Commissioners Court)
Kennedy, John (TEXAS TAXPAYERS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION)
LeBas, James (Texas Chemical Council, and Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
For:
Hamilton, Billy (Texas Hospitality Association)
Hernandez, Catia (Holiday Wine and Liquor)
Soechting, Gregory (Self; The Austin Wine Merchant)
Against:
Jabour, David (TEXAS PACKAGE STORES ASSOC (TPSA))
On:
Davila, Yolanda (Legislative Budget Board)
Steen, Alan (TABC Resource)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Atkins, Winn (DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.)
Engel, Tara (Pernod Ricard USA & Chair State Gov't Relations Committe DISCUS)
Glenn, Eric (DIAGEO, N.A.)
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)
Hammond, Bill (TX ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS)
Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)
McGarry, Mignon (Republic National Distribotion)
Rudd, Tyler (California Wine Institute)
Townes, Ralph (LICENSED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS)
Against:
Barber, Kathy (NFIB)
Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)
Spilman, Tom (WHOLESALE BEER DISTRIBUTORS OF TEXAS)
On:
Sorgee, Richard (Legislative Budget Board)
HB 3685 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)
For:
Szyndrowski (Pronounced sindrowski), Dale (Distilled Spirits Council of U.S. (DISCUS))
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