WITNESS LIST
Natural Resources Committee
April 8, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Ellis, Gregory (Mesa UWCD)
Embrey, Ty (Middle Trinity GCD, Clearwater UWCD, Panola County GCD)
On:
Parham, Lee (TDLR)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aaron, Dirk (Clearwater Undergroundwater Conservation District)
Conkwright, Jim (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District)
Cook, Robby (Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District)
Raun, Lowell (Self; Coastal bend gcd , texas rice producers legislative group)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)
Sledge, Brian (Texas Water Conservation Association, Prairielands GCD, North Texas GCD,
Upper Trinity GCD, Lone Star GCD, and Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation
District)
Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
Williams, C.E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District)
Wynn, J. Thomas (Self)
Young, Richard (Self; City of El Campo Tx.)
For:
Aaron, Dirk (Clearwater Undergroundwater Conservation District)
Conkwright, Jim (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District)
Ellis, Gregory (Mesa UWCD)
Mullican, Bill (Self; Mullican and Associates)
Sledge, Brian (Texas Water Conservation Association, Prairielands GCD, North Texas GCD,
Upper Trinity GCD, Lone Star GCD, and Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation
District)
Williams, C.E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cook, Robby (Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District)
Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)
Raun, Lowell (Self; Coastal bend gcd , texas rice producers legislative group)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)
Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
Wynn, J. Thomas (Self)
Young, Richard (Self; City of El Campo Tx.)
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For:
On:
Mills, Kelly (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
For:
Ellis, Gregory (Coastal Plains GCD)
Hudgins, Neil (Coastal Plains GCD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Raun, Lowell (Self; Coastal bend gcd , texas rice producers legislative group)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Wynn, J. Thomas (Self)
Young, Richard (Self; City of El Campo Tx.)
For:
Smith, Adam (City of Austin)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguirre, Frank (Self; Texas Septic Systems Council)
Baker, Carole (Self; Texas Water Foundation)
Cofer, George (Self)
Fowler, Perry (Self; Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)
Kallivoka, Liana (U.S. Green Building Council)
Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects)
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Muse, Christy (Self; Hill Country Alliance)
Nahrgang, Julie (Water Environment Association of Texas)
Nahrgang, Julie (Texas Association of Clean Water Agencies)
Partida, Neftali (Texas BOMA)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Williams, C.E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District)
On:
Galindo, David (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
Galindo, David (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
For:
Pierce, Wayne (Equity Center)
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For:
Villarreal, Rey (La feria isd)
Against:
Mahurin, Heather (Texas Municipal League)
Rowan, Robert (City of Austin)
On:
Benter, Tammy (Public utility commission of texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Giarratani, Dominic (Texas association of school boards)
Mendoza, Ramon (Self; La feria isd)
Mulder, Erica (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Against:
Booth, Michael (Heritage Commodity)
Casto, Larry (City of Dallas)
Coyle, Jeff (City of San Antonio)
Dunbar, Leslie lewis (Self; Val Verd County landowners)
Mulder, Erica (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Pearson, Dan (El Paso Water Utility)
Privett, Tony (City of Lubbock)
Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Wells, Hope (San Antonio Water System)
On:
Colbert, Paul (Self)
For:
Burton, Donovan (San Antonio Water System)
Cortez, Albert (Coastal water regional supply company)
Nasi, Mike (Water Energy Nexus for Texas Coalition)
Against:
Box, Steve (Self; Environmental Stewardship)
Gangnes, Michele (Self; League of independent Voters of Texas)
Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barksdale, Jay (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Foster, Wendy (SJWTX)
Fowler, Perry (Self; Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Jones, Max (The Greater Houston Partnership)
McGinnis, Larry (Exelon Corporation)
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For:
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Nasi, Mike (South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC))
Nasi, Mike (South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC))
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority)
Strickland, Wes (Jackson Walker, Water Energy Nexus for Texas)
Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
Votteler, Todd (Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority)
Wittenburg, Michelle (Balanced Energy for Texas)
Against:
McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
On:
Nelson, Matt (TWDB)
For:
Nasi, Mike (Water Energy Nexus for Texas Coalition)
Nasi, Mike (Water Energy Nexus for Texus)
Strickland, Wes (Water Energy Nexus for Texas)
Against:
Box, Steve (Self; Environmental Stewardship)
Landwehr, Martha (Texas Chemical Council)
On:
Gangnes, Michele (Self; League of independent Voters of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barksdale, Jay (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Fowler, Perry (Self; Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Jones, Max (The Greater Houston Partnership)
McGinnis, Larry (US Steel)
McGinnis, Larry (Exelon Corporation)
Nasi, Mike (South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC))
Nasi, Mike (South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC))
Wells, Hope (San Antonio Water System)
Wittenburg, Michelle (Balanced Energy for Texas)
Against:
Huddleston, Cheri (Lufkin/Angelina County Economic Development Partnership)
McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Raun, Lowell (Self; Coastal bend gcd , texas rice producers legislative group)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Tredway, CJ (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
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Against:
Votteler, Todd (Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority)
Wisdom, Christina (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Wynn, J. Thomas (Self)
Young, Richard (Self; City of El Campo Tx.)
On:
Ellis, Ron (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
Ellis, Ron (TCEQ)
For:
Ellis, Gregory (Coastal Bend GCD)
Hudgins, Neil (Coastal Bend GCD)
Raun, Lowell (Self; Coastal bend gcd , texas rice producers legislative group)
Spenrath, Phillip (Wharton County)
Wynn, J. Thomas (Self; Coastal Rice & Futures, Inc.)
Young, Richard (Self; City of El Campo Tx.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
For:
Fuentes, Sandra C (The Border Organization)
Garza, Robert (City of Del Rio)
Garza, Rowland (City of Del Rio)
Valdez, Efrain (Val Verde County)
Wrob, Mike (Self; Del Rio City Council and Del Rio Chamber of Commerce)
Against:
Cox, Jackie bob (Self)
Dissler, Clay (Self)
Foster, Billy (Self; Devil's River Soil and Water Conservation District)
Griffith, Bret (Self; Val Verde County landowners)
Hodge, Byron W. (Self; Val Verde County landowners)
Jolley, Rhonda (Whithead/Perry Family)
Mcbee, James (Self; Gurley - mcbee ranches)
Mccarthy, Edmond (Landowners in val verde county led by bryon hodge)
Newsome, Dan (Self)
Perry, Jim (Self)
Roberts, Tyler (Self; Val Verde County landowners)
Sewalt, Rusty (Self)
Thornhill, Michael (Self; Val Verde County Landowners)
Trotter, David (Self)
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On:
Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)
Nunns, Randy (Self; Devils River Conservancy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Nettleton, Beau (ValVerde county)
Owens, Lewis (Self)
Against:
Canseco, Susana (The Whitehead Family)
Cox, George (Self)
Dean, Kelsey cox (Self)
Earl, David (Self; Val Verde Utility Company; Val Verde Water Supply Company; SE Ranch
Holdings, LTD; Val Verde Development Company.)
Frazier, Kyle (Texas association of groundwater owners and producers)
Gough, Ping (Self; Heritage commodity)
Griffith, Lynne (Self; Val Verde County landowners)
Hayes, Patricia (Texas Association of Groundwater Owners and Producers)
Henson, Jack (Self; Devil,s River SWCD)
Hodge, Ann Wright (Self; Val Verde County landowners)
Howe, Billy (Val Verde - Kinney County Farm Bureau)
Jones, Marvin (Self; Texas Association of Groundwater Owners and Producers)
Kimble, Brady (Self; Heritage Commodity)
Lewis, Blake (Self; Val Verde County landowners)
McBee, Jack (Self)
Peckham, Darrell (Water quest, inc.)
Robbins, Ada lee (Self)
Skaggs, Jason (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Taylor, Bill (Self)
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ramirez, Rick (City of Sugarland)
Wisdom, Christina (Shintech, Inc.)
Womack, Daniel (The Dow Chemical Company)
Against:
Clark, Kenneth (Galveston county)
On:
Sebree, Ben (Marathon Petroleum Corporation)
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