WITNESS LIST
Senate Committee Report
Water & Rural Affairs
April 1, 2019 - 2:00 PM or upon adjournment
FOR:
Hodges, Kenneth (Texas Corn Producers Association), Waco, TX
Howe, Billy Associate Director Government Affairs (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
Kosub, Steve (San Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX
Whitehead, Victoria General Counsel (High Plains Underground Water Conservation
District No. 1), Lubbock, TX
AGAINST:
Ellis, Gregory (Groundwater Conservation District clients of the firm.), League City, TX
Martinsson, Leah Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin,
TX
McGuire, Mike General Manager (Self; Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation
District), Munday, TX
Sledge, Brian Attorney (Upper Trinity GCD, Prairielands GCD, and North Texas GCD),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Bessent, Kody Vice President of Operations & Legislative Affairs (Plains Cotton
Growers, Inc.), Lubbock, TX
Frazier, Kyle (Texas association of groundwater owners and producers), Austin, TX
Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association), Austin, TX
Schumann, Peyton Director of Government Affairs (Texas and Southwestern Cattle
Raisers Association), Austin, TX
Skrobarczyk, Ryan Director (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association), Austin, TX
Toomey, Michael (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
Vaughan, Dee Director (Self; Texas Corn Producers Association), Dumas, TX
Wade, Patrick (Texas Grain Sorghum Association), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Aaron, Dirk Clearwater UWCD (Self; Clearwater UWCD), Belton, TX
Embrey, Ty (Middle Trinity GCD, Panola County GCD, Real Edwards Conservation and
Reclamation District, Middle Pecos GCD), Austin, TX
Fitzsimmons Sledge, Shauna (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District),
Austin, TX
Flatten, Charles Water policy (Self; Hill Country Alliance), Bee cave, TX
Hess, Myron (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX
Mullins, Chris Staff Attorney (Self; Save Our Springs Alliance), Austin, TX
Reed, Cyrus Conservation director (Lone star chapter sierra club), Austin, TX
Turner, Robert (Self; West texas ground water management alliance), Voss, TX
ON:
McGeary, Judith Executive Director (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance),
Cameron, TX
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