WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            March 23, 2015 9:00 AM

            SB 178

                  AGAINST:

                                 Armistead, Robert  Parks Division Manager/ Past President (Travis County Parks/ Texas

                                 Recreation and Park Society), Austin, TX

                                 Chandler, Clayton  City Manager (City of Mansfield Parks), Mansfield, TX

                                 Dahill, John  General Counsel (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                                 Mosley, Christopher  Assistant City Attorney (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Odam, John  General Counsel, Harris County Attorney's Office (Harris County), Houston,

                                 TX

                                 Rizer, Lauraine  Officer City of Austin Real Estate (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Turner, Joe  Director, Houston Parks and Recreation Dept. (City of Houston), Houston, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Adams, Laramie  Director of Public Affairs (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Ballwes, Chuck   (Self), Allen, TX

                                 Boyd, Ronald  (North Texas Citizens Lobby), Allen, TX

                                 Favis del Core Borromeo, Marida  Legislative Communication Chairman (Exotic Wildlife

                                 Association and Self), Giddings, TX

                                 Friech, Paul   (Self), New Hope, TX

                                 Garza, Steven  Governmental Affairs Representative (Texas Association of Realtors),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Harless, Barbara  (North Texas Citizens Lobby), Murphy, TX

                                 Munoz, Ned  General Counsel (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                                 Patton, Marissa  (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Peacock, Bill  Vice President of Research (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Venable, Peggy  Policy Director (Americans for Prosperity), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Franco, Brie  Assistant City Attorney (City of El Paso), EL Paso, TX

                                 Israelson, Mark  Assistant City Manager (City of Plano), Plano, TX

                                 John, Conrad  Legislative Associate (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX

                                 Warndof, Donna  Director, Harris County Legislative Relations (Harris County), Houston,

                                 TX

                                 Weist, John  Intergovernmental/ Legislative Officer (City of Irving), Irving, TX

                  ON:

                                 Barton, John  Deputy Executive Director (TXDOT), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Coyle, Jeff  Director of Intergovernmental Relations (City of San Antonio), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                                 Igo, Shanna  Deputy Executive Director (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            March 23, 2015 9:00 AM

            SB 378

                  FOR:

                                 Francis, Will  Government Relations Director (National Association of Social Workers-

                                 Texas Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Miller, Karen  Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Self and NASW), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Graziaui, Cate  (Mental Health America of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Homer, Andy  Director of Public Affairs (Texas CASA), Austin, TX

                                 Kimberly, Knox  VP- Government and Corporate Relations (Lutheran Social Services of the

                                 South), Austin, TX

                                 Ligon, Katharine  Mental Health Policy Analyst (Center For Public Policy Priorities),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Parsley, Lee  (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Casey  Policy Associate (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Blevins, Bryan  President (Texas Trial Lawyers Association), Beaumont, TX

            SB 387

                  FOR:

                                 Myers, Jeffrey  Co-Chair REPTL of State Bar (REPTL, Self), Fort Worth, TX

                  ON:

                                 Heasley, John  Executive Vice President (Texas Bankers Association), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Hopper, Craig  Chair, State Bar of Texas, REPTL Section (Self, State Bar of Texas Real

                                 Estate Probate and Trust Law Section), Austin, TX

            SB 479

                  FOR:

                                 Peacock, Bill  Vice President of Research  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public

                                 Policy Foundation), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Dahill, John  General Counsel (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                                 Mosley, Christopher  Assistant City Attorney (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Odam, John  General Counsel, Harris County Attorney's Office (Harris County), Houston,

                                 TX

                                 Rizer, Lauraine  Officer Real Estate (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Adams, Laramie  Director of Public Affairs (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Garza, Steven  Governmental Affairs Representative (Texas Association of Realtors),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Munoz, Ned  General Counsel (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            March 23, 2015 9:00 AM

                                 Patton, Marissa  (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Venable, Peggy  Policy Director (Americans for Prosperity), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Franco, Brie  Assistant City Attorney (City of El Paso), EL Paso, TX

                                 John, Conrad  Legislative Associate (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX

                                 Warndof, Donna  Director, Harris County Legislative Relations (Harris County), Houston,

                                 TX

                                 Weist, John  Intergovernmental/ Legislative Officer (City of Irving), Irving, TX

                                 Wells, Hope  Corporate Counsel (San Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Barton, John  Deputy Executive Director (TXDOT), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Coyle, Jeff  Director of Intergovernmental Relations (City of San Antonio), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                                 Igo, Shanna  Deputy Executive Director (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

            SB 824

                  FOR:

                                 Hunker, Kathleen  Policy Analyst  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy

                                 Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Parsley, Lee  (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Rymell, Jennifer  President (Texas Association of County Court at Law Judges), Fort

                                 Worth, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Dahill, John  (Texas Conference of Urban Cities), Austin, TX

                                 Martin, Amanda  Government Affairs Manager (Texas Association of Business), Austin,

                                 TX

            SB 909

                  FOR:

                                 Bauman, Brooke  Staff Attorney (Bexar County Courts At Law), San Antonio, TX

                                 Garcia, Dianne  General Administrative Counsel- County Courts at Law (Bexar County

                                 Courts At Law), San Antonio, TX

                                 Wright, Genie  Judge Bexar County/ Court #7 (Bexar County/ Courts at Law), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Slayton, David  Administrative Director/ Executive Director (Office of Court

                                 Administration/ Texas Judicial Council), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            March 23, 2015 9:00 AM

            SB 940

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Boyd, Ronald  (North Texas Citizens Lobby), Allen, TX

                                 Harless, Barbara  (North Texas Citizens Lobby), Murphy, TX

                  ON:

                                 Guthrie, Brian  Executive Director (Teacher Retirement System), Austin, TX

            SCR 1

                  FOR:

                                 Lindsay, Thomas  Director, Center for 10th Amendment Action (Texas Public Policy

                                 Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Venable, Peggy  Policy Director (Americans for Prosperity), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Heimlich, Ed   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Favis del Core Borromeo, Marida  Legislative Communication Chairman (Exotic Wildlife

                                 Association and Self), Giddings, TX