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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              HJR 21

              HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

              Ways & Means Committee

              August 2, 2017 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

                       For :

                                 Holcomb, Terry (Self)

                       On :

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                       For :

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                                 Dickey, James (Self; Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Sullivan, Michael (Self; Empower Texans)

                       Against :

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                       On :

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Mckenzie, Al (Texas education agency)

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