WITNESS LIST
Government Transparency & Operation Committee
April 22, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Cooke, Ken (Self; Moser Community Media and the Texas Press Association)
Frandsen, Chris (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Hartman, Fred (Self; Hartman Newspapers and the Texas Press Association)
Patterson, Bill (Self; The Dallas Morning News, A.H. Belo Corporation and the Texas Press
Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Broussard, Edward (City of Tyler)
Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Hart, Tom (City of Grand Prairie)
John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Matocha, Dustin (Self; Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Mueller, Laura (Texas Municipal League)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Solis, Eddie (City of Arlington)
Thompson, Rick (Texas Association of Counties)
Vaughn, Jason (Self)
Wade, Brandon (City of Pflugerville)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County)
Whalen, Ken (Fair and Affordable Notice Coalition)
Against:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Calzada, Alicia (Self; Texas Press Association)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Self; Exotic Wildlife Association)
Grassel, Deborah (Self)
Wood, Beverly (Self)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/TX)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)
For:
Baker, Natalie (Self)
Barney, Ryan (Self)
Erschabek, Jennifer (Self; Texas Inmate Families Association)
Lopez, Carisa (Texas State Employees Union)
Smith, Douglas (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Cornell, Victor (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)
Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; Travis County Reentry Planning Council)
Levy, Rick (Texas aflcio)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Against:
Acevedo, Julie (Texas Fire Chief's Assn.)
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Uniom)
Frazier, Frederick (Dallas Police Association)
Against:
Foy, David (LexisNexis)
Panju, Arif (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Lary, Trey (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP)
Against:
Calzada, Alicia (Self; Texas Press Association)
Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)
Emerick, David (JPMorgan Chase)
Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)
Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Company and Stewart Information Services Corporation)
McGarry, Mignon (Experian)
Roberts, Jack (Bank of America)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
For:
Cooper, Brent (Self)
Against:
Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Mueller, Laura (Texas Municipal League)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blevins, Bryan (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc)
Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Levy, Rick (Texas aflcio)
Sanderson, Josh (Association of texas professional educators)
Against:
Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Nicholes, Laura (Texas Association of Counties)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Herrera, Xavier (Harris County District Clerks Office)
John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
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For:
Thompson, Rick (Texas Association of Counties)
Vaughn, Jason (Self)
For:
Morrison, James (Walker County Special Utility District and Texas Rural Water Association)
Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aus, Fred (Texas Rural Water Association)
Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)
Moore, Graham (HCPUA)
Wells, Hope (San Antonio Water System)
For:
Cobler, Chris (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, Texas Press Association)
Prather, Laura (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, Texas Press Association, Texas
Association of Broadcasters)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Against:
Baker, Brian (Self)
Heatly, Staley (Self)
On:
Gordon, Justin (Office of the Attorney General)
Kepple, Robert (Texas District and County Attorneys Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Calzada, Alicia (Self; Texas Press Association)
Cooke, Ken (Self; Moser Community Media and the Texas Press Association)
Hartman, Fred (Self; Hartman Newspapers and the Texas Press Association)
Patterson, Bill (Self; The Dallas Morning News, A.H. Belo Corporation and the Texas Press
Association)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Vaughn, Jason (Self)
Against:
Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
On:
Kutnick, Lance (Texas Attorney General)
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