WITNESS LIST

            Public Health Committee

            March 27, 2013 - 8:00 AM

            HB 205

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Coomissoners Association of Texas)

                                 Burkeen, Daniel (Limestone County)

                                 Evans, Leon (Self; The Center for Health Care Services)

                                 Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Louderback, A.J. (Jackson County and the Sheriffs Association of Texas)

                                 Wilson, Dennis (Limestone County, Sheriff's Assoc. of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Hohengarten, Nancy (Self)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Maples, Mike (Department of State Health Services)

                                 McGraw, Pete (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens. Commission on Human Rights)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bailey, Sherry (Self; The Center for Health Care Services)

                                 Garcia, Joe (University Health System-Bexar County)

                                 Gonzales, Gilbert (Self; The Center for Health Care Services)

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self)

                                 Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)

                                 Jensen, Greg (Lone Star Circle of Care)

                                 Jones, Patti (Lubbock County, Texas)

                                 Knaupe, Gregg (Seton Healthcare Family)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center For Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Lowrance, Diane (Self; Behavioral health center of nueces county)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County)

                                 Nicholes, Laura (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Smith, John (Self; The Center for Health Care Services)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                                 Yezak, Gerald (Robertson County)

            HB 970

                 For:

                                 Blea, Amy (Self)

                                 Callaway, Rebecca (Self)

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

                                 Swenson, Germaine (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Webb, Jennifer (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Elrod, Brenda (Self)

                                 Elrod, Brenda (Self; Texas Environmental Health Association)

                 On:

                                 Hill, Michael (Self; Texas Association of Local Health Officials)

                                 Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Linda (Self)

                                 Arenas, Desiree (Self)

                                 Arenas, Royd (Self)

                                 Bartos, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Bartos, Randy (Self)

                                 Benton, Douglas (Self)

                                 Blea, David (Self)

                                 Blosser, Jeremy (Self)

                                 Bossley, Carla (Self)

                                 Boykin, Leanna (Self)

                                 Breeding, John (Self)

                                 Broyles, Sarah (Self)

                                 Casnovsky, Joy (Self)

                                 Castolenia, Hannah (Self)

                                 Charbonneau, Sherry (Self)

                                 Clark, Asha (Self)

                                 Crow, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Del vecchio, Nikki (Self; Little snowflakes cottage bakery)

                                 Delvecchio, Denise (Self)

                                 DeWitt, Lauren (Self)

                                 Dillingham, Leena (Self)

                                 Fitzsimons, Patrick (Self)

                                 Friar, Amanda (Self)

                                 Friar, Haley (Self)

                                 Friar, Sarah (Self)

                                 Galpin, Leon (Self)

                                 Galpin, Leon (Self)

                                 Galpin, Philip (Self)

                                 Galpin, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Garcia, Leticia (Self)

                                 Garner, Tara (Self)

                                 Gensler, Nick (Self)

                                 Gleis, Radhia (Self)

                                 Gray, Lorrie (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Hall, Terri (Self)

                                 Hardin, Katy (Self)

                                 Harless, Barbara (Self)

                                 Hedtke, Amy (Self)

                                 Herman buck, Nate (Self)

                                 Higgins, Peggy (Self)

                                 Hill, Paige (Self)

                                 Holland, Loretta (Self; Texas Home Bakers)

                                 Howe, Chris (Self)

                                 Hughes, Lisa (Texas Academy of Nutrition ans Dietetics)

                                 Humbert, Yvette (Self)

                                 Imken, Mike (Self)

                                 Jezik, Athena (Self)

                                 Jonas, Kristy (Self)

                                 Krenek, Mary (Self)

                                 Landeros, Alexandra (Self)

                                 Landry, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Leonard, Carol (Self)

                                 Leonard, Christina (Self)

                                 Lucero, Jada (Self)

                                 Mandrell, Carriebeth (Self; Texas home bakers)

                                 Mandrell, William (Self)

                                 Masters, Kelley (Self)

                                 Matherne, Michael (Self)

                                 McCarthy, Peter (Self; Texas Health Freedom Coalition)

                                 Miksits, Connie (Self)

                                 Moore, Jim (Self)

                                 Mulder, Brandon (Self)

                                 Mulder, Monika (Self)

                                 Newlin, Alissa (Self)

                                 Perry, Kara (Self)

                                 Peterson, Christy (Self)

                                 Power, Sharon (Self)

                                 Rathbone, Marissa (Self; Active Life)

                                 Rex, Rebecca (Self)

                                 Rios, Caszandra (Self)

                                 Roa, Beth (Self)

                                 Rodriguez, Monica (Self)

                                 Rodriguez, sr, Rafael (Self)

                                 Rooney, Elizabeth (Self)

                                 Russell, Cristy (Self)

                                 Senter, Alexa (Self; HOPE Farmers Market)

                                 Shaw, Charlotte (Self)

                                 Sheets, Kristen (Self)

                                 Smiley, Andrew (Self; Sustainable Food Center)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Smith, Cynthia (Self)

                                 Smock, Roxanna (Self)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Self)

                                 Stanford II, Ken (Self)

                                 Thune, Halla (Self)

                                 Tonak, Faith (Self)

                                 Tonak, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Tonak, Matthew (Self)

                                 Tovar, Melissa (Self)

                                 Trotter, Celinda (Self)

                                 Wolosin, Ty (Self; Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners association)

                                 Wygant, James (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Delisi, Vincent (Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department)

                                 Frys, Antoni (Self)

                                 Frys, Edward (Self)

                                 Marlow, Deborah (Self)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County)

                                 Peterson, Christy (Self)

                 On:

                                 Wilson, Cheryl (Department of State Health Services)

            HB 1018

                 For:

                                 Kelder, Steve (Self)

                                 Kimball, Mandi (Children at Risk)

                                 Lamar, Margaret (Houston Wilderness)

                                 Rathbone, Marissa (Self; Active Life)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association and Texas Public Health Coalition)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Blanke, Laura (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Chatelle, Melody (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Cole, Celia (Texas food bank network)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Cooper, Allen (Self; National Wildlife Federation)

                                 De Garavilla, James (Self; Silsbee ISD, Board Trustee)

                                 Everett, Diana (Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance)

                                 Finck, James (Texas Alliance of YMCAs)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Scott, Shanie (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Silvius, Pete (Self)

                                 Smith, Michelle (Texas Action for Healthy Kids)

                                 Stallings, Robin (BikeTexas)

            HB 1023

                 For:

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Milam, Susan (NationalnAssociation of Social Workers/Texas Chapter)

                 On:

                                 Baggett, Pamela (Self)

                                 Horton, Colleen (Self; Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blanke, Laura (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self)

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis county Probate Court)

                                 Humphrey, Cynthia (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Keller, Merily (Self; Texas Suicide Prevention Council)

                                 LeBleu, Stephanie (Texas CASA)

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center For Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of Texas)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas Chapter)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Usanga, Andrea (Mental health america of greater houston)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                 Against:

                                 Stanford II, Ken (Self)

                 On:

                                 Hobbs-Lopez, Angela (Department of State Health Services)

            HB 1085

                 For:

                                 Hollier, Lisa (Self; Texas Medical Association; Texas District American Congress of

                                 Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

                 On:

                                 Hanke, June (Harris health System)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference, the Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas)

                                 Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Brown, Charles (Self)

                                 Conradt, Trish (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)

                                 Eckstein, Kathy (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)

                                 Glaze, Laurie (One Voice Texas)

                                 Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)

                                 Kimball, Mandi (Children at Risk)

                                 Lucas, Shannon (March of Dimes)

                                 Matherne, Michael (Self)

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of Texas)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Schroeder, Rebekah (Texas Children's Hospital)

                 Against:

                                 Chadwick, Ashley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Stanford II, Ken (Self)

                 On:

                                 Cooper III, Sam (Texas dept of State Health Services)

            HB 1161

                 For:

                                 Correia, Edward (Orthotic coalition for patient and physician choice)

                                 Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)

                 Against:

                                 Allen, Mike (Self)

                                 Allen, Mike (Self)

                                 Brinkley, Katie (Self)

                                 Carr, Snapper (Texas Association of Orthotists and Prosethetists)

                                 Jameson, Scott (Self; Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Orthotist and Prosthetist)

                                 Kirchner, Mark (Self)

                                 Mehary, Amy (Self; Texas association ofnorthotistsband prosthetists)

                                 Walker, Robb (Self)

                 On:

                                 Robinson, Mari (Texas Medical Board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)

                                 Conradt, Patricia (Self)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Laney, J Pete (Orthotic Coalition for Patient and Physician Choice)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Williams, David (Texas Nurse Practitioners)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                 Against:

                                 Archie, Sheron (Self; Hanger clinic)

                                 Borth, Frieda (Self; Hanger Clinic)

                                 Brown, Michael (Self)

                                 Crowe, Gary (Self)

                                 Gonzales, Ninfa (Self; Hanger clinic  and ABC)

                                 Ischy, Amanda (Self; Hanger clinic)

                                 Marchel, Jennifer (Self; Abc, hanger clinic)

                                 Neil, Allison (Self; Hanger clinic ABC)

                                 Schroeder, Shawn (Self; Hanger inc)

                                 Scott, Mark (Self; Hanger inc)

                                 Scott, Rose (Self; Hanger inc)

                 On:

                                 Olvera, David (Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics)

            HB 1340

                 For:

                                 Doyle, Marilyn (Self)

                                 Persaud, Donna (Self; Parkland health & Hospital System)

                                 Spalding, Susan (Self; Dallas county hospital district)

                                 Strachan-Batson, Jill (Self; Parkland Health and hospital systems)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference, the Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas)

                                 Hill, Michael (Self; Texas Association of Local Health Officials)

                                 Sabo, Jason (The Immunization Partnership)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Warden, Dusty (Self; Immunize El Paso)

                 Against:

                                 DeWitt, Lauren (Self)

                                 Dillingham, Leena (Self)

                                 Harless, Barbara (Self)

                                 Hastings, Paul (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Hedtke, Amy (Self)

                                 Howe, Chris (Self)

                                 Leonard, Carol (Self)

                                 Power, Sharon (Self)

                                 Rex, Rebecca (Self; Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education)

                                 Stanford II, Ken (Self)

                 On:

                                 Rai, Saroj (Texas State Health Services)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1342

                 For:

                                 Diamond, Stephen (Self; Metrocare)

                                 Jones, Kenneth (Self; Coastal EMS)

                                 Quigley, Darryl (Self; Texas LifeLine Corp.)

                                 Rios, Jaime (Self)

                 On:

                                 Jakovich, Derek (Texas department of state health services)

                                 Matthews, Ryan (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brian, John (Self; Odyssey EMS)

                                 Harracksingh, Rachel (Self; Texas EMS integrity coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Harless, Barbara (Self)

                 On:

                                 Baldazo, Fidel (Self)

                                 Carroll, Kate (Acadian Ambulance)

                                 Wait, Dudley (Self; Texas Ambulance Association)

            HB 2212

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Pamela (Self; NAMI Austin)

                                 Hampton, Keith (National Alliance on Mental Illness-Texas)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis county Probate Court)

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Sechrest, Les (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                                 Twombly, Dana (Self)

                                 Weaver, Catherine (Self; Nami texas)

                 Against:

                                 DeWitt, Lauren (Self)

                                 Scogin, Evelyn (Self)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burkeen, Daniel (Limestone County)

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Milam, Susan (NationalnAssociation of Social Workers/Texas Chapter)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Allen, Robert (Self)

                                 Ambs, Dana (Self)

                                 Bezuidenhout, Daniel (Self)

                                 Bezuidenhout, Zachary (Self)

                                 Breeding, John (Self)

                                 Convery, Debra (Self)

                                 Crosley, Robert (Self)

                                 Daniels (Self)

                                 Dillingham, Leena (Self)

                                 Ellzey, Gareth (Self)

                                 Ellzey, John (Self)

                                 Fazio, Heather (Self; Texans for Accountable Government)

                                 Fischer, Candace (Self)

                                 Fischer, Jeff (Self)

                                 Fitzsimons, Patrick (Self)

                                 Gillum, Jeffrey (Self)

                                 Gleis, Radhia (Self)

                                 Greene, Edward (Self)

                                 Hastings, Paul (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Hilman, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Imken, Mike (Self)

                                 Jenner, Steven (Self)

                                 Jenner, Thomas (Self)

                                 Jensen, David (Self)

                                 Jezik, Athena (Self)

                                 Kalish, Corrina (Self)

                                 Krenek, Mary (Self)

                                 Lefebvre, Jean (Self)

                                 Liggett, Eleanor (Self)

                                 McCarthy, Peter (Self; Texas Health Freedom Coalition)

                                 Moore, Jim (Self)

                                 Neikirk, Eva (Self)

                                 Owen, Bill (Self)

                                 Perry, Kara (Self)

                                 Peterson, Christy (Self)

                                 Peterson, Teresa (Self)

                                 Snavely, Travis (Self)

                                 Sullivan, Michael (Self)

                                 Wadhwani, Savita (Self)

                                 Wanslow, Shelby (Self)

                                 Weems, Jason (Self)

                                 Welsh, Karen (Self; Austin center for peace and justice)

                                 Whittier, Eric (Self)

                                 Wier, George (Self)

                                 Wood, Juli (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Wood, Richard (Self)

                                 Wright, Dorothy (Self)

                 On:

                                 Lacefield Lewis, Lauren (Department of State Health Services)

            HB 2401

                 For:

                                 Burkeen, Daniel (Limestone County)

                                 Evans, Leon (Self; The Center for Health Care Services)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Louderback, A.J. (Jackson County and the Sheriffs Association of Texas)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Wilson, Dennis (Limestone County, Sheriff's Assoc. of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Lacefield, Lauren (Department of state health services)

                                 Lacefield Lewis, Lauren (Department of State Health Services)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens. Commission on Human Rights)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Coomissoners Association of Texas)

                                 Bailey, Sherry (Self; The Center for Health Care Services)

                                 Gonzales, Gilbert (Self; The Center for Health Care Services)

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self)

                                 Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)

                                 Jones, Patti (Lubbock County, Texas)

                                 Klaeger, Donna (Burnet County)

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center For Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Lowrance, Diane (Behavioral health center of nueces county)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County)

                                 Nicholes, Laura (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Smith, John (Self; The Center for Health Care Services)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Weaver, Catherine (Self; Nami texas)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                 On:

                                 Hohengarten, Nancy (Self)

                                 Jensen, Greg (Lone Star Circle of Care)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2887

                 For:

                                 Dunn, Jay (Self; The Bridge)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cain, Randy (City of Dallas)

                                 Chatelle, Melody (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Ellmer, Mindy (Haven for Hope)

                                 Glaze, Laurie (One Voice Texas)

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self)

                                 Humphrey, Cynthia (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center For Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Milam, Susan (NationalnAssociation of Social Workers/Texas Chapter)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Short, Jim (Harris County)

                                 Usanga, Andrea (Mental health america of greater houston)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                 On:

                                 Lacefield Lewis, Lauren (Department of State Health Services)

            HB 3327

                 For:

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center For Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference, the Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas)

                                 Chatelle, Melody (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Glaze, Laurie (One Voice Texas)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self)

                                 Humphrey, Cynthia (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)

                                 Keller, Merily (Self; Texas Suicide Prevention Council)

                                 Kimball, Mandi (Children at risk)

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Milam, Susan (NationalnAssociation of Social Workers/Texas Chapter)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Smith, Chuck (Equality Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas Chapter)

                                 Usanga, Andrea (Mental health america of greater houston)

                                 Weaver, Catherine (Self; Nami texas)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                 Against:

                                 Harless, Barbara (Self)

                 On:

                                 Hobbs-Lopez, Angela (Department of State Health Services)

            HB 3426

                 Against:

                                 Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Buckner, Jim (Self; Uvalde Memorial Hospital, TORCH)

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

                 On:

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (HHSC Resource)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center For Public Policy Priorities)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Harless, Barbara (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of Texas)

            HB 3556

                 Against:

                                 Carroll, Kate (Acadian Ambulance)

                                 Carroll, Kate (Acadian)

                                 Diamond, Stephen (Self; Metrocare)

                                 Young, Loretta (Self)

                 On:

                                 Jones, Kenneth (Coastal EMS)

                                 Quigley, Darryl (Self; Texas lifeline corp)

                                 Wait, Dudley (Self; Texas Ambulance Association,)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Baldazo, Fidel (Self)

                                 Brian, John (Self; Odyssey EMS)

                                 Harracksingh, Rachel (Self)

                                 Matthews, Ryan (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Ramon, Manuel & Cynthia (Self)

                                 Rios, Jaime (Self)

                 On:

                                 Jakovich, Derek (Texas department of state health services)

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