WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
April 15, 2013 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Popp, James (Self; Popp Hutcheson)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
Valenta, John (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Acevedo, Adrian (Anadarko Petroleum Corp)
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Deadrick, June (CenterPoint Energy)
Gibson, Stephanie (Texas Retailers Association)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
LeBas, James (TxOGA)
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Akers, Floyd (Pflugerville Community Development Corporation)
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Chadwick, Ashley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Haertner, Matthew (Self; Public Citizen)
Ross, Susan (TRIEA)
Schwab, Carlton (Texas economic development council)
Snider, Stewart (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Against:
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
South, Brent (Hunt County Appraisal District, Texas Assc. Of Appraisal Districts)
Against:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
For:
Hand, Michael (Self; Wise County Appraisal District)
On:
Cartwright, Debbie (Comptroller of public accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
South, Brent (Hunt County Appraisal District, Texas Assc. Of Appraisal Districts)
Against:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
For:
Dunn, David (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Fuller, Tommy (Universal Academy)
Riggs, Joseph (Responsive Education Solutions)
Against:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
On:
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Glenn, Eric (TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOL ASSN.-TCSA)
Smith, Addie (Texas Charter Management Organizations)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Company)
Love, Roland (Texas Land Title Association)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
South, Brent (Hunt County Appraisal District, Texas Assc. Of Appraisal Districts)
For:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
South, Brent (Hunt County Appraisal District, Texas Assc. Of Appraisal Districts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil company)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
LeBas, James (AECT, TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
For:
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
Against:
Henry, Michael (Texas Assosiation of Property Tax Professionals)
Pennington, Paul (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
South, Brent (Hunt County Appraisal District, Texas Assc. Of Appraisal Districts)
Against:
Bawcom-Roberson, Debra (Self; Texas Asoociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Van Hook, Karl (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
For:
Brock, Kay (Travis County)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Clark, Catherine (Texas Association of School Boards)
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lawson, Revlynn (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
Popp, James (Self; Popp hutcheson)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
South, Brent (Hunt County Appraisal District, Texas Assc. Of Appraisal Districts)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Against:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
For:
Yates, Maura (SunEdison)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
Haertner, Matthew (Self; Public Citizen)
Hughes, Chris (Solar Energy Industries Association)
Kemptner, Sara (NRG Energy)
Meehan, Colin (Self; Environmental Defense Fund)
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter, sierra club)
Ross, Susan (TRIEA)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Altinger, Roland (Texas Association of Appraisal Distrcts ( TAAD ))
Against:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Borunda Firth, Sylvia (Cith of El Paso)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Firmin, Liza (Chesapeake Energy)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (AECT, TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
South, Brent (Hunt County Appraisal District, Texas Assc. Of Appraisal Districts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)
Sprouse, Laurie (Self; Association of destination management executives)
For:
Morrison, Chet (Self; Texas association of Property Tax Professionals)
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
Pennington, Paul (Texas association of property tax professionals)
On:
Gary, Michael (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts (TAAD))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Bawcom-Roberson, Debra (Self; Texas Asoociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Comparin, Tony (TexasAssociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Head, Ray (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Henry, Michael (Texas Assosiation of Property Tax Professionals)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Mitchell, jr, Foy (Self; Texas association of property tax professionals)
Popp, James (Self; Popp hutcheson)
South, Brent (Hunt County Appraisal District, Texas Assc. Of Appraisal Districts)
Van Hook, Karl (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
For:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Pennington, Paul (Texas association of property tax professionals)
On:
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Bawcom-Roberson, Debra (Self; Texas Asoociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Comparin, Tony (TexasAssociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
Head, Ray (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Henry, Michael (Texas Assosiation of Property Tax Professionals)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Mitchell, jr, Foy (Self; Texas association of property tax professionals)
Morrison, Chet (Self; Texas association of Property Tax Professionals)
Popp, James (Self; Popp hutcheson)
Van Hook, Karl (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
For:
Bawcom-Roberson, Debra (Self; Texas Asoociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Pennington, Paul (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Comparin, Tony (TexasAssociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
Head, Ray (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Henry, Michael (Texas Assosiation of Property Tax Professionals)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Mitchell, jr, Foy (Self; Texas association of property tax professionals)
Morrison, Chet (Self; Texas association of Property Tax Professionals)
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
Popp, James (Self; Popp hutcheson)
South, Brent (Hunt County Appraisal District, Texas Assc. Of Appraisal Districts)
Van Hook, Karl (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
On:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
For:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Mitchell, jr, Foy (Self; Texas association of property tax professionals)
Pennington, Paul (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Bawcom-Roberson, Debra (Self; Texas Asoociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Comparin, Tony (TexasAssociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
Head, Ray (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Henry, Michael (Texas Assosiation of Property Tax Professionals)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Morrison, Chet (Self; Texas association of Property Tax Professionals)
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
Popp, James (Self; Popp hutcheson)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
South, Brent (Hunt County Appraisal District, Texas Assc. Of Appraisal Districts)
Van Hook, Karl (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
For:
Bawcom-Roberson, Debra (Self; Texas Asoociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Pennington, Paul (Texas association of property tax professionals)
On:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Comparin, Tony (TexasAssociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Firmin, Liza (Chesapeake Energy)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
Head, Ray (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Henry, Michael (Texas Assosiation of Property Tax Professionals)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Mitchell, jr, Foy (Self; Texas association of property tax professionals)
Morrison, Chet (Self; Texas association of Property Tax Professionals)
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
Popp, James (Self; Popp hutcheson)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts)
Van Hook, Karl (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
For:
Pennington, Paul (Texas association of property tax professionals)
On:
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)
Bawcom-Roberson, Debra (Self; Texas Asoociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Comparin, Tony (TexasAssociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
Head, Ray (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Henry, Michael (Texas Assosiation of Property Tax Professionals)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Mitchell, jr, Foy (Self; Texas association of property tax professionals)
Morrison, Chet (Self; Texas association of Property Tax Professionals)
Popp, James (Self; Popp hutcheson)
Van Hook, Karl (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Pennington, Paul (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Bawcom-Roberson, Debra (Self; Texas Asoociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Comparin, Tony (TexasAssociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
Henry, Michael (Texas Assosiation of Property Tax Professionals)
Kaplan, David (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Mitchell, jr, Foy (Self; Texas association of property tax professionals)
Morrison, Chet (Self; Texas association of Property Tax Professionals)
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
South, Brent (Hunt County Appraisal District, Texas Assc. Of Appraisal Districts)
Van Hook, Karl (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
For:
Comparin, Tony (TexasAssociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Bawcom-Roberson, Debra (Self; Texas Asoociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
Henry, Michael (Texas Assosiation of Property Tax Professionals)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Mitchell, jr, Foy (Self; Texas association of property tax professionals)
Morrison, Chet (Self; Texas association of Property Tax Professionals)
Pennington, Paul (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Van Hook, Karl (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
On:
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Comparin, Tony (TexasAssociation of Property Tax Professionals)
On:
Altinger, Roland (Texas Association of Appraisal Distrcts ( TAAD ))
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Bawcom-Roberson, Debra (Self; Texas Asoociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Firmin, Liza (Chesapeake Energy)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
Henry, Michael (Texas Assosiation of Property Tax Professionals)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Mitchell, jr, Foy (Self; Texas association of property tax professionals)
Morrison, Chet (Self; Texas association of Property Tax Professionals)
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Pennington, Paul (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Van Hook, Karl (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
On:
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
For:
Pennington, Paul (Texas association of property tax professionals)
On:
Gary, Michael (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts (TAAD))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Bawcom-Roberson, Debra (Self; Texas Asoociation of Property Tax Professionals)
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
Henry, Michael (Texas Assosiation of Property Tax Professionals)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Mitchell, jr, Foy (Self; Texas association of property tax professionals)
Morrison, Chet (Self; Texas association of Property Tax Professionals)
Van Hook, Karl (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Pennington, Paul (Texas association of property tax professionals)
Against:
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
South, Brent (Hunt County Appraisal District, Texas Assc. Of Appraisal Districts)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
On:
Wooten, Tim (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Crigler, Marya (TAAD Legislative Committee, Travis Central Appraisal District)
Nash, Windy (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and Dallas Central Appraisal District)
Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts Legislative Committee)
On:
Cartwright, Debbie (Comptroller of public accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carreon, Rodrigo (Self)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Dunn, David (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Glenn, Eric (TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOL ASSN.-TCSA)
Riggs, Joseph (Responsive Education Solutions)
Smith, Addie (Texas Charter Management Organizations)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George (Texas apartment association)
Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)
Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)
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