WITNESS LIST
Natural Resources Committee
April 5, 2017 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Jackson, Guy Robert (Self; Galveston Bay Foundation)
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
On:
Bishop, Karen (San Antonio River Authority (SARA))
Bloom, Michael (Self; Houston Land and Water Sustainability Forum)
Galindo, David (TCEQ)
Robinson, Margaret (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Davis, Kelly (Self; Save our springs alliance)
Doyel, Elizabeth (Self; Taxas League of Conservation Voters)
Escobar, Vanessa (Self)
Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)
Foster, David (Clean Water Action)
Herrington, Chris (City of Austin)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)
Mays, Dan (American Society of Landscape Architects - Texas Chapter)
Mullins, Christopher (Sierra Club)
Munoz, Karen (Self)
Nahrgang, Julie (Water Environment Association of Texas)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
White, Kaiba (Self; Public Citizen)
Womack, Daniel (Dow Chemical)
For:
Baker, Carole (Self)
Guz, Karen (Texas Water Conservation Advisory Council and San Antonio Water System)
Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Davis, Kelly (Self; Save our springs alliance)
Erickson, Emily (Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)
Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)
Foster, David (Clean Water Action)
Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
Mullarkey, Nora (Self)
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For:
Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)
Williams, C.E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater District)
Against:
Smith, Jennifer (Benbrook Water Authority)
On:
Mace, Robert (TWDB)
For:
Baker, Carole (Self)
Guz, Karen (Texas Water Conservation Advisory Council and San Antonio Water System)
Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)
Mullarkey, Nora (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cammack, Kerry (SouthWest Water Company)
Davis, Kelly (Self; Save our springs alliance)
Erickson, Emily (Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)
Escobar, Vanessa (Self)
Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)
Foster, David (Clean Water Action)
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)
Williams, C.E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater District)
For:
Sledge, Brian (Texas Water Conservation Association)
Sledge, Brian (Texas Water Conservation Association; Upper Trinity GCD; Lone Star GCD;
Prairielands GCD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Conkwright, Jim (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District)
Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)
Glass, Tom (League of Independent Voters)
Harward, Heather (Brazos Valley GCD)
Nahrgang, Julie (WEAT/TACWA)
Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)
Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)
Schlessinger, Sarah (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
Skaggs, Jason (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Water Conservation Association)
Turner, Robert (Sutton county uwcd)
Wells, Hope (San Antonio Water System)
Williams, C.E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater District)
On:
Halili, Lisa (Self; Prestige Oysters inc)
Halili, Rhonda (Self; Concern citizen of texas gulf coast)
Mace, Robert (TWDB)
For:
Stuckey, Joshua (Harris County Public Infrastructure)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Short, Jim (Harris county texas)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County Commissioners Court)
For:
Frazier, Kyle (Texas desalination association)
Harral, Mark (City of Fort Stockton)
Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System)
Rodriguez, Frank (City of fort stockton)
Schlessinger, Sarah (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Stevens, Bill (Texas Desalination Association)
On:
Kramer, Ken (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Jay (Concho Resources)
Casey, Stan (Concho Resources)
Conkwright, Jim (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District)
Ellis, Gregory (Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, Gonzales County UWCD, and other
clients of the firm.)
Embrey, Ty (Self)
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Gipson, Mark (Pioneer Natural Resources)
Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)
Hutchinson, Scott (Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT))
Mccarthy, Ed (Fort Stockton holdings lp & TAGOP)
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For:
McCollough, Parker (NRG Energy, Inc.)
Miller, Lindsey (Texas independent producers and royalty owners association)
Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)
Phenix, Billy (Texas Land and Mineral Owners association (tlma))
Pomeroy, Cory (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)
Shepperd, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Skaggs, Jason (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Sledge, Brian (Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD)
Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Water Conservation Association)
Williams, C.E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater District)
Williams, Julie (Chevron)
Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)
Against:
Glass, Tom (League of Independent Voters)
Johnson, Russell (Self)
On:
Mace, Robert (TWDB)
For:
Mills, Ronald (Willacy County Navigation District)
On:
Halili, Johnny (Self; Prestige Oyster, Inc)
Halili, Johnny (Self; Prestige oyster inc)
Halili, Lisa (Self; Prestige Oysters, Inc)
Halili, Lisa (Self; Prestige oyster, inc)
Halili, Rhonda (Self; Concern Citizen of Texas Gulf Coast)
Halili, Rhonda (Self; Concern citizen of texas gulf coast)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Groomer, Rick (Self)
Land, David (Texas General Land Office)
Macksood, Greg (Calhoun Port Authority)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams, Leah (Panola County Groundwater Conservation District)
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For:
Campbell, Jim (San Antonio River Authority)
Mauk, David (Self; Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District)
Mims, Con (Nueces River Authority)
Patteson, Kevin (Guadalupe Blanco River Authority)
Robbins, Dean (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)
Wilson, Phil (Lower Colorado River Authority)
Against:
Davis, Kelly (Self; Save our springs alliance)
Lindsay, David (Self; Central Texas Water Coalition)
On:
Ulmann, Chris (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ellis, Gregory (Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District)
Mccarthy, Ed (Fort Stockton holdings lp & TAGOP)
Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)
Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Water Conservation Association)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Against:
Glass, Tom (League of Independent Voters)
On:
Galiga, Todd (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
Kirkle, Sarah (Sunset Advisory Commission)
On:
Bergendahl, Stacy (Texas Legislative Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Mccarthy, Ed (Fort Stockton holdings lp & TAGOP)
Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)
For:
Rubinstein, Carlos (Self)
Against:
Mullins, Christopher (Sierra Club)
On:
Halili, Lisa (Self; Prestige oyster inc)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Finley, Trace (Seven Seas Water)
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Frazier, Kyle (Texas desalination association)
Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)
Landwehr, Martha (Texas Chemical Council)
Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)
Munoz, Karen (Self)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Pomeroy, Cory (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Skaggs, Jason (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Williams, Julie (Chevron)
Against:
Glass, Tom (League of Independent Voters)
For:
Davis, Harvey (City of Hays)
Jones, Mark (Self; Hays County)
Against:
Davis, Kelly (Self; Save our springs alliance)
Jennings, Bart (City of Austin--Austin Water utility)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Against:
Doyel, Elizabeth (Self; Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Escobar, Vanessa (Self)
Foster, David (Clean Water Action)
Geiger, Carol (Self)
Glass, Tom (League of Independent Voters)
Mullins, Christopher (Sierra Club)
Puig-Williams, Vanessa (Self; Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
On:
Benter, Tammy (Public Utility Commission)
For:
Ellis, Gregory (Self; Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District, Gonzales
County UWCD and other clients of the firm.)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Mauk, David (Self; Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District)
Schlessinger, Sarah (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
On:
Landwehr, Martha (Texas Chemical Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams, Leah (Panola County Groundwater Conservation District)
Conkwright, Jim (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District)
Embrey, Ty (Real Edwards Conservation and Reclamation District)
Escobar, Vanessa (Self)
Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)
Glass, Tom (League of Independent Voters)
Harward, Heather (Brazos Valley GCD)
Massingill, Gavin (Edwards Aquifer Authority)
Mullins, Christopher (Sierra Club)
Sledge, Brian (Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD)
Turner, Robert (Sutton county uwcd)
Williams, C.E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater District)
On:
Parham, Lee (Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Conkwright, Jim (Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District)
Satterwhite, Kent (Canadian River Municipal Water Authority)
Williams, C.E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater District)
For:
Nahrgang, Julie (Water Environment Association of Texas and Texas Association of Clean
Water Agencies)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Escobar, Vanessa (Self)
On:
Galindo, David (TCEQ)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County Commissioners Court)
For:
Johnson, Russell (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Mccarthy, Ed (Texas association of groundwater owners and producers (TAGOP))
Against:
Bond, Louie (Self)
Conley, Will (Self)
Craig, Elizabeth (Self)
Dupnik, John (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District)
Flatten, Charles (Self; Hill Country Alliance)
Horn, Adelaide (Self)
Mitchell, Scott (Self)
Norwood, Brett (Self)
Norwood, Randy (Self)
Puig-Williams, Vanessa (Self; Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association)
On:
Ellis, Gregory (Self)
Whisenant, Ray (Hays County, Texas. Precinct 4)
Williams, C.E. (Self; Panhandle Groundwater District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Frazier, Kyle (Texas association of groundwater owners and producers)
Glass, Tom (League of Independent Voters)
Harral, Mark (City of Fort Stockton)
Skaggs, Jason (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Against:
Amos, Sharon (Self)
Amos, Stephen (Self)
Davis, Kelly (Self; Save our springs alliance)
Doyel, Elizabeth (Self; Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Escobar, Vanessa (Self)
Glass, Tom (League of Independent Voters)
Mullins, Christopher (Sierra Club)
Powell, Judy (Self)
Turner, Robert (Sutton county uwcd)
Waller, Barry (Self)
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