86(R) SB 2026 - Senate Committee Report Version

WITNESS LIST

Senate Committee Report

Water & Rural Affairs

April 15, 2019 - 11:00 AM or upon adjournment

FOR:

Howe, Billy Associate Director Government Affairs (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

AGAINST:

Johnson, Russell Atty (Texas Rural Water Association), Texas, TX

Kirk, Randel (also providing written testimony) (Self; Mountain Peak Special Utility

District), Midlothian, TX

Martinsson, Leah Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin,

Smith, Jennifer (also providing written testimony) (Prairielands Groundwater

Conservation District; Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; North Texas

Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX

Zent, Lara Executive Director & General Counsel (also providing written testimony)

(Texas Rural Water Association), Austin, TX

ON:

Ellis, Gregory (Groundwater Conservation District clients of the firm.), League City, TX

Williams, C.E. General Manager (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District),

White Deer, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

FOR:

McGeary, Judith Executive Director (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance),

Cameron, TX

Schumann, Peyton Director of Government Affairs (Texas and Southwestern Cattle

Raisers Association), Austin, TX

AGAINST:

Forbes, Thomas (North Plains Groundwater Conservation District), Austin, TX

Heck, Jess (SouthWest Water Company), Austin, TX

Valdez, Jerry (Texas Alliance of Water Providers), Austin, TX

ON:

Betz, Cary (TCEQ), Austin, TX

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