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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            March 4, 2013 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 105

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beinke, Allen (San Antonio River Authority)

                                 Borjas, Nicholas (Self)

                                 Briles, Angela (Self)

                                 Bristol, George (Self)

                                 Christiansen, Alex (Self)

                                 Crowdus, Erin (Self)

                                 Dobbs, Andrew (Self; Texas Campaign for the Environment)

                                 Fugman, Virginia (Self)

                                 Gibson, Ashley (Self)

                                 Hartmann, Edward (Self)

                                 Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Israelson, Mark (City of Plano)

                                 Jacoby, Jeffrey (Self)

                                 Johns, Stephanie (City of San Antonio)

                                 Johnston, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Jones, Max (The greater houston partnership)

                                 Kane, Brian (Self)

                                 Keller-Willy, Barbara (Self)

                                 Kinser, Kiersten (Self)

                                 Lake, Stacey (Self)

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 McDermott, Beau (Self)

                                 Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)

                                 Miller, Chad (Self)

                                 Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Rees (Self)

                                 Sada, Edgar (Self)

                                 Schneider, Robin (Self; Texas campaign for the environment)

                                 Scruggs, Melanie (Self)

                                 Shanahan, Kaitlyn (Self)

                                 Sherwood, Alexis (Self)

                                 Solomon, Mark (City of richardson)

                                 Sowell, Tyson (Self)

                                 Terry, Seth (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Trahan, Zac (Self)

                                 Vaughan, Michele (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Walker, Offie (Self)

                                 Walker, Scheleen (Self; Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                                 Yardy, Chris (Self)

                                 Yoder, Caroline (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Compton, Stephanie (Self)

                 On:

                                 Good, Kevin (TPWD)

                                 Jensen, Michael (TPWD)

                                 Reynolds, Brad (Comptroller of public acccounts)

                                 Smith, Carter (TPWD)

                                 Williams, Donna (Texas historical commission)

                                 Wolfe, Mark (Texas historical commission)

            HB 162

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beinke, Allen (San Antonio River Authority)

                                 Borjas, Nicholas (Self)

                                 Briles, Angela (Self)

                                 Bristol, George (Self)

                                 Christiansen, Alex (Self)

                                 Crowdus, Erin (Self)

                                 Dobbs, Andrew (Self; Texas Campaign for the Environment)

                                 Fugman, Virginia (Self)

                                 Gibson, Ashley (Self)

                                 Hartmann, Edward (Self)

                                 Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Israelson, Mark (City of Plano)

                                 Jacoby, Jeffrey (Self)

                                 Johns, Stephanie (City of San Antonio)

                                 Johnston, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Jones, Max (The greater houston partnership)

                                 Kane, Brian (Self)

                                 Keller-Willy, Barbara (Self)

                                 Kinser, Kiersten (Self)

                                 Lake, Stacey (Self)

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 McDermott, Beau (Self)

                                 Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)

                                 Miller, Chad (Self)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Rees (Self)

                                 Sada, Edgar (Self)

                                 Schneider, Robin (Self; Texas campaign for the environment)

                                 Scruggs, Melanie (Self)

                                 Shanahan, Kaitlyn (Self)

                                 Sherwood, Alexis (Self)

                                 Solomon, Mark (City of richardson)

                                 Sowell, Tyson (Self)

                                 Terry, Seth (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Trahan, Zac (Self)

                                 Vaughan, Michele (Self)

                                 Walker, Offie (Self)

                                 Walker, Scheleen (Self; Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                                 Yardy, Chris (Self)

                                 Yoder, Caroline (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Compton, Stephanie (Self)

                 On:

                                 Good, Kevin (TPWD)

                                 Jensen, Michael (TPWD)

                                 Reynolds, Brad (Comptroller)

                                 Smith, Carter (TPWD)

                                 Williams, Donna (Texas historical commission)

                                 Wolfe, Mark (Texas historical commission)

            HB 561

                 For:

                                 Daniel, Tom (St. Andrew's Episcopal School)

                 On:

                                 Cartwright, Deborah (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Calvert, Raif (Independent Colleges & Universities of Texas (ICUT))

                                 Dunn, David (Texas charter schools association)

                                 Erben, Randy (St. Andrew's Episcopal School)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Howard, Jeffrey (Self; Real Estate Council of Austin)

                                 Johnson, Karen R. (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Martens, Steve (Self; Lutheran School Association of the Greater Austin Area)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 McGarry, Mignon (Real Estate Council of Austin)

                                 Rees (Self)

                                 Simon, Caroline (Self)

                                 Van Dyk, Katie (Self)

            HB 859

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gilbert, Bo (USAA)

                                 Kane, Brian (Self)

                 On:

                                 Reynolds, Brad (Comptroller)

            HJR 40

                 For:

                                 Keller-Willy, Barbara (Self)

                                 Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)

                                 Solomon, Mark (City of richardson)

                                 Walker, Offie (Self)

                                 Walker, Scheleen (Self; Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter)

                 On:

                                 Smith, Carter (TPWD)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beinke, Allen (San Antonio River Authority)

                                 Borjas, Nicholas (Self)

                                 Bristol, George (Self)

                                 Christiansen, Alex (Self)

                                 Crowdus, Erin (Self)

                                 Dobbs, Andrew (Self; Texas Campaign for the Environment)

                                 Fugman, Virginia (Self)

                                 Gibson, Ashley (Self)

                                 Hartmann, Edward (Self)

                                 Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Israelson, Mark (City of Plano)

                                 Jacoby, Jeffrey (Self)

                                 Johnston, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Jones, Max (The greater houston partnership)

                                 Kane, Brian (Self)

                                 Kinser, Kiersten (Self)

                                 Lake, Stacey (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)

                                 McDermott, Beau (Self)

                                 Miller, Chad (Self)

                                 Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)

                                 Rees (Self)

                                 Sada, Edgar (Self)

                                 Schneider, Robin (Self; Texas campaign for the environment)

                                 Scruggs, Melanie (Self)

                                 Shanahan, Kaitlyn (Self)

                                 Sherwood, Alexis (Self)

                                 Sowell, Tyson (Self)

                                 Terry, Seth (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Trahan, Zac (Self)

                                 Vaughan, Michele (Self)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                                 Yardy, Chris (Self)

                                 Yoder, Caroline (Self)

                 On:

                                 Good, Kevin (TPWD)

                                 Jensen, Michael (TPWD)

                                 Reynolds, Brad (Comptroller)

                                 Wolfe, Mark (Texas historical commission)

            HJR 74

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                 On:

                                 Reynolds, Brad (Comptroller of public accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Gibson, Stephanie (Texas Retailers Association)

                                 Kohler, Rob (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                                 Reynolds, David (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Solis, Eddie (H-E-B)

                                 Sullivan, Michael (Self; Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

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