WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
July 25, 2017 - 10:00 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Mcgough, Adam (City of Dallas)
Mcgough, Adam (City of Dallas)
Pennington, Paul (Self; Citizens For Appraisal Reform (CFAR))
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Calhoun, P.T. (Pat) (Self; Goliad County)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Popp, James (Self; Tax Equity Council)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
On:
Adler, Steve (City of Austin)
Hunt, Deborah (Self)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Otto, John (Texas Association of REALTORS)
South, Brent (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ambrosia, Greg (Self; BOMA)
Ayala, Salvador (Self; Empower Texans)
BAker, Sammie (Self; Texas BOMA)
Betancourt, Tammy (Self; Houston Building Owners and Managers Association)
Brandel, Bruce (Self; Texas BOMA)
Carey, Bill (Self; Texas BOMA)
Collett, Alline (Self; Texas BOMA)
Englund, David (Self; Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA) Texas)
Hensley, Elisabeth (Self; Texas BOMA)
Johnson, Karisa (Self; Texas BOMA)
Lang, Kristine (Self; Texas building owners and managers association)
Luby, Kristie (Self; Texas BOMA)
Lynn, Michelle (Self; Texas BOMA)
May, Patty (Self; Texas BOMA)
Morgan, Craig (The City of Round Rock)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
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For:
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Pate, Gardner (Texas Building Owners & Managers Association (Texas BOMA))
Roberts, Shannon (Self)
Saccomanno, Andrea (Self; BOMA (Building owners and managers association))
Sebree, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Shepard, Stephen (Self; BOMA Austin)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Stocks, Mary (Self; BOMA Texas)
Sutton, John (Self; Texas BOMA)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Weist, Jon (City of Irving)
Wilkinson, Courtney (Self; Hines)
Williams, Brett (Self; Texas BOMA)
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Elfant, Bruce (Self)
Finley, Trace (Nueces County)
Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Hale, Angela (City of McKinney)
Hale, Angela (McKinney Chamber)
Hale, Angela (Frisco Chamber)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Hubbard, John (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD)
Klement, Leon (Cooke county)
McCollough, Rhonda (Self; City of West Lake Hills)
Moreno, Alma (San Patricio County)
Morgan, Tom (City of Missouri City Texas)
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Simmons, Brooke (Ryan)
South, Beth (Self; City of West Lake Hills)
Swinney, Kirk (Self)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Thompson, Rick (Texas Association of Counties)
Zeller, Ben (Self; Residents of Victoria County, TX.)
On:
Bovos, Aaron (City of Fort Worth, Texas)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)
Kirk, Swinney (Self)
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On:
McElvaney, Jason (Harris County Appraisal District)
Ozuna, Jesse (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Price, Betsy (Self; City of Fort Worth)
For:
Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Adler, Steve (City of Austin)
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Benson, David (Department of Finance, City of Houston)
Bovos, Aaron (City of Fort Worth, Texas)
Calhoun, P.T. (Pat) (Self; Goliad County)
Casper, Jeff (Self; City of Mesquite)
Cato, Charles (Self; City of Mesquite)
Cato, Charles (Self; City of Mesquite)
Elliott, Troy (City of San Antonio)
Hill, Laura (City of southlake)
Hunt, Deborah (Self)
Klement, Leon (Cooke county)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Loftin, Michael (City of Galveston)
Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)
Mcgough, Adam (City of Dallas)
McManus, William (City of San Antonio)
Noschese, Greg (Self; City of Mesquite)
Price, Betsy (Self; City of Fort Worth)
Ramirez, Rick (City of Sugar Land)
Ramirez, Rick (City Of Sugar Land)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Zimmerman, Joe (Self; City of Sugar Land)
On:
Otto, John (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County)
Zarate, Roberto (Community College Association of Texas Trustees / Texas Association Of
Community Colleges)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ambrosia, Greg (Self; BOMA)
BAker, Sammie (Self; Texas BOMA)
Betancourt, Tammy (Self; Houston Building Owners and Managers Association)
Brandel, Bruce (Self; Texas BOMA)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Carey, Bill (Self; Texas BOMA)
Collett, Alline (Self; Texas BOMA)
Englund, David (Self; Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA) Texas)
Hensley, Elisabeth (Self; Texas BOMA)
Johnson, Karisa (Self; Texas BOMA)
Lang, Kristine (Self; Texas building owners and managers association)
Luby, Kristie (Self; Texas BOMA)
Lynn, Michelle (Self; Texas BOMA)
May, Patty (Self; Texas BOMA)
McDonnell, Diana (Self)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Pate, Gardner (Texas Building Owners & Managers Association (Texas BOMA))
Roberts, Shannon (Self)
Saccomanno, Andrea (Self; BOMA (Building owners and managers association))
Sebree, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Shepard, Stephen (Self; BOMA Austin)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Stocks, Mary (Self; BOMA Texas)
Sutton, John (Self; Texas BOMA)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Wilkinson, Courtney (Self; Hines)
Williams, Brett (Self; Texas BOMA)
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Altmiller, Eileen (City of Buda)
Bark, Jerry (City of Harker Heights)
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Brown, Jennifer (City of Sugar Land)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Elfant, Bruce (Self)
Finley, Trace (Nueces County)
Hale, Angela (City of McKinney)
Hale, Angela (McKinney Chamber)
Hale, Angela (Frisco Chamber)
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Against:
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Heckler, Jeff (City of Conroe)
Jensen, Ron (City of Grand Prairie)
Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Lee, Randy (City of Conroe Texas)
McCollough, Rhonda (Self; City of West Lake Hills)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Moreno, Alma (San Patricio County)
Morgan, Craig (The City of Round Rock)
Morgan, Tom (City of Missouri City Texas)
Neighbor, Brad (City of Garland)
Ozuna, Jesse (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Pardue, Craig (Midland County)
Privett, Tony (City of Lubbock)
Ruge, Todd (City of buda)
Russell, Claudia (El Paso County, Texas)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Smith, Andrew (University Health System)
Solis, Eddie (City of Arlington)
South, Beth (Self; City of West Lake Hills)
Sparks, Chance (City of Buda)
Sprague, Alex (City of Waco)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Thompson, Rick (Texas Association of Counties)
Weist, Jon (City of Irving)
Zeller, Ben (Self; Residents of Victoria County, TX.)
On:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
For:
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
McDonnell, Diana (Self)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
For:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Against:
Swinney, Kirk (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ayala, Salvador (Self; Empower Texans)
McDonnell, Diana (Self)
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Bovos, Aaron (City of Fort Worth, Texas)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Heckler, Jeff (City of Conroe)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Lee, Randy (City of Conroe Texas)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Pardue, Craig (Midland County)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Popp, James (Self; Tax Equity Council)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Against:
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Against:
Bark, Jerry (City of Harker Heights)
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Glenn, Eric (City of Killeen)
On:
Bovos, Aaron (City of Fort Worth, Texas)
For:
Bark, Jerry (City of Harker Heights)
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Glenn, Eric (City of Killeen)
McDonnell, Diana (Self)
Moreno, Alma (San Patricio County)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association; Texas Association of Community
Schools)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Against:
Swinney, Kirk (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
McDonnell, Diana (Self)
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Bovos, Aaron (City of Fort Worth, Texas)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Elfant, Bruce (Self)
Elfant, Bruce (Self; Tax assessor collectors association of texas)
Young, Chris (Linebarger)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)
McDonnell, Diana (Self)
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Palacios, Stephen (Self; Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector)
Uresti, Albert (Self; Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
On:
Popp, James (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adler, Steve (City of Austin)
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Hill, Laura (City of southlake)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Moreno, Alma (San Patricio County)
Popp, James (Self; Tax Equity Council)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
For:
Clark, Amy (Republican Party of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
McDonnell, Diana (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Butts, Edna (Austin ISD)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association; Texas Association of Community
Schools)
Sconzo, Guy (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Against:
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc.)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Taylor, Jack (Self; Texas Veterans for Veterans' Tax Relief)
Against:
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Glenn, Eric (City of Killeen)
On:
Bark, Jerry (City of Harker Heights)
For:
McDonnell, Diana (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Venable, Peggy (Self)
Against:
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Against:
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Against:
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Against:
Swinney, Kirk (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Price, Betsy (Self; City Fort Worth)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
McElvaney, Jason (Harris County Appraisal District)
South, Brent (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)
For:
Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc.)
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alvarado, Aidan (Self; Texas State Association of Firefighters)
Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Association)
Marquardt, Anthony (Self; Association of Texas EMS Professionals)
McDade, James (Dallas Fire Fighters Association)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston fire fighters local 341)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Glenn, Eric (City of Killeen)
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Against:
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Moreno, Alma (San Patricio County)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Against:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Swinney, Kirk (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ayala, Salvador (Self; Empower Texans)
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Bovos, Aaron (City of Fort Worth, Texas)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Moreno, Alma (San Patricio County)
Pardue, Craig (Midland County)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Popp, James (Self; Tax Equity Council)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
On:
Kuvet, Serena (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Smelker, Tom (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Against:
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ayala, Salvador (Self; Empower Texans)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
McDonnell, Diana (Self)
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Heckler, Jeff (City of Conroe)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Lee, Randy (City of Conroe Texas)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Pardue, Craig (Midland County)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Popp, James (Self; Tax Equity Council)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Against:
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Against:
Bark, Jerry (City of Harker Heights)
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Popp, James (Self; Tax Equity Council)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
McDonnell, Diana (Self)
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Pardue, Craig (Midland County)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Popp, James (Self; Tax Equity Council)
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Popp, James (Self; Tax Equity Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Moreno, Alma (San Patricio County)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Against:
Bark, Jerry (City of Harker Heights)
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
For:
Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc.)
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alvarado, Aidan (Self; Texas State Association of Firefighters)
Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Association)
Marquardt, Anthony (Self; Association of Texas EMS Professionals)
McDade, James (Dallas Fire Fighters Association)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston fire fighters local 341)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Against:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ayala, Salvador (Self; Empower Texans)
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Popp, James (Self; Tax Equity Council)
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
For:
McDonnell, Diana (Self)
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Tx Assoc of Manufacturers, Tx Chemical Council)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ayala, Salvador (Self; Empower Texans)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Sebree, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Lee, Randy (City of Conroe Texas)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Popp, James (Self; Tax Equity Council)
Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)
Simmons, Brooke (Ryan)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
On:
Kuvet, Serena (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Smelker, Tom (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Against:
Cohen, Howard (Schwartz, Page & Harding, LLP)
Eustis, Stephen (Robert W. Baird & Co.)
Lary, Trey (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP)
Lux, Robert (Self; Association of Water Board Directors-Texas)
Palmer, Terrell (FirstSouthwest)
Smalling, David (Robert W Baird & Co.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ayala, Salvador (Self; Empower Texans)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
McDonnell, Diana (Self)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Dennis, Richard (Coalition For Responsible Infrastructure Finance)
Jones, Neal (Perry Homes)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
McKnight, Peyton (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)
Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Scott, Natalie (Coats Rose PC)
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