WITNESS LIST
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
April 25, 2019 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjournment/recess or bill referral
On:
Melson, Mark (Texas DPS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Against:
Martinez, Grace (Self; Bondman)
Morales, Ursula (Self; Austin bail bonds)
Patrick, Richard (Self; Professional bondsmen of Texas)
For:
Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Against:
Good, Ken (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Moore, Roger (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Cental Texas)
Graziani, Cate (Grassroots Leadership and Texas Advocates for Justice)
Hamilton, Darwin (Self)
Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)
Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)
Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)
Against:
Aguirre, Krystal (Self; Wilco bail bonds)
Arroyo, Fidela (Self)
Brandenburg, Raquel (Self)
Brenza, Daniel (Self)
Broome, Chelsea (Self)
Byrd, Debby (Self; PBTX)
Byrd, Mike (Self; PBTX)
Clark, James (Self)
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Clark, Matt (Self)
Clark, Teri (Self)
Cleveland, James (Self; Austin bail bondsman)
Darden, Tabitha (Self)
Davis, Sara (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Dilloway, Samantha (Self)
Dougherty, Richard (Self)
Fairbanks, Susan (Self; Austin bail bonds)
Garcia, Bryan (Self)
Garcia, Julio (Self)
Guerra, Nicole (Self)
Guerra, Randy (Self)
Janecek, Christopher (Self)
Johnson, Noel (TMPA)
Martinez, Grace (Self; Bondman)
McCluskey, John (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Meeker, Zina (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Ojeda, Debby (Self)
Patrick, Richard (Self; Professional bondsmen of Texas)
Pierce, Freddy (Self)
Pina, Sergio (Self)
Rivera Alexander, Stephanie (Self)
Rodriguez, Gabriela (Self; Bulldog bail bonds)
Roehrig, Mindy (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Runyan, Sherrie (Self)
Salazar, Diana (Self)
Sanchez, Harold (Self)
Sanchez, Sylvia (Self)
Schuder, Crystal (Self)
Schuder, Paul (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Sevcik, Skye (Self)
Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
Smith, Jeff (Self)
Smith, Sheryl (Self)
Steele, Lilla (Self; PBTX)
Surita, Naomi (Self; Austin bail bonds ii)
Waldan, Missy (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Walstad, Scott (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Young, Lisa (Self)
Zak, Jessica (Self; Austin bail bonds)
Zamora, Jimmy (Self)
Zamora, Rose (Self)
Zavala, John (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)
Epstein, Andrew (Self)
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For:
Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant CDA)
Golden, Nicole (Self)
Greene, Melanie (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Haden, Lorri (Self)
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)
Kelly, Susan (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Phan, Linda (Texas Council on Family Violence)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Smith, Karen (Self)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas CountyCriminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
On:
Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Williams, M Paige (Dallas CountyCriminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Berry, Justin (Self; Austin Police Association)
Jones, Chris (CLEAT)
Ostrander, Rita (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
For:
Hunt, Jason (EAN Holdings, LLC.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Vane, Mark (Rent A Center)
Against:
Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)
On:
Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)
For:
Franklin, Allison (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)
For:
Fleck, Jennifer (Self)
Richards, Diana (Self)
Simmons, Deborah (Self)
Werner, Audrey (Self)
On:
Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County CDA’s Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Duke, Devvie (Self)
Endres, Kathy (Self)
Grinols, Anne (Self)
Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values Action)
Nelms, Deborah (Self)
Stamps, Connie (Self)
Against:
Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
For:
Morton, Michael (Self)
Ware, Mike (Innocence Project of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alcala, Elsa (Self; Texas Defender Service)
Gallego, Pete (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Ofc)
Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)
Golden, Nicole (Self)
Greene, Melanie (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Haden, Lorri (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Hamilton, Darwin (Self)
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For:
Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)
Kelly, Susan (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Smith, Karen (Self)
For:
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)
Jones, Andrew (Self; Nacogdoches County District Attorneys Office)
Larsen, Tiffany (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bennett, Traci (Self; Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office)
Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas CountyCriminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
On:
Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
For:
Bennett, Traci (Self; Fort Bend County District Attorneys Office)
Larsen, Tiffany (Self; Harris County DA)
Saunders, Rebekah (Self; Galveston District Attorney's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
For:
Morton, Michael (Self)
Ware, Mike (Innocence Project of Texas)
On:
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA))
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alcala, Elsa (Self; Texas Defender Service)
Gallego, Pete (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Ofc)
Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hamilton, Darwin (Self)
Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas CountyCriminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
For:
Mathis, Elton (Self; Waller Co. D.A.'s Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Cental Texas)
Hamilton, Darwin (Self)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas CountyCriminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Aguirre, Krystal (Self; Wilco bail bonds)
Brenza, Daniel (Self)
Broome, Chelsea (Self)
Byrd, Mike (Self; PBTx)
Clark, James (Self)
Clark, Matt (Self)
Clark, Teri (Self)
Cleveland, James (Self; Austin bail bondsman)
Darden, Tabitha (Self)
Davis, Sara (Self)
Dilloway, Samantha (Self)
Dougherty, Richard (Self)
Fairbanks, Susan (Self; Austin bail bonds)
Garcia, Julio (Self)
Good, Ken (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Janecek, Christopher (Self)
Martinez, Grace (Self; Bondman)
Martinez, Rosa (Self; PBTX)
McCluskey, John (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Meeker, Glenn (Self; PBT)
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Against:
Morales, Ursula (Self)
Ojeda, Debby (Self)
Partick, Joe (Self; Pbtx)
Patrick, Richard (Self; Professional bondsmen of Texas)
Pierce, Freddy (Self)
Pina, Sergio (Self)
Rivera Alexander, Stephanie (Self)
Rodriguez, Gabriela (Self; Bulldog Bail Bonds)
Roehrig, Mindy (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Runyan, Sherrie (Self)
Salazar, Diana (Self)
Schuder, Paul (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Sevcik, Skye (Self)
Smith, Jeff (Self)
Smith, Sheryl (Self)
Surita, Naomi (Self; Austin Bail Bonds II)
Waldan, Missy (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Walstad, Scott (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Young, Lisa (Self)
Zak, Jessica (Self; Austin bail bonds)
Zamora, Jimmy (Self)
Zavala, John (Self)
For:
Boswell, Donna (Self; The Foundation for Child Impact Projects)
Crawford, Ryan (Self)
Hunnicutt, George (Self)
Waybourn, Alyssa (Self)
Waybourn, Bill (Self; Tarrant county sheriff office)
Waybourn, Laura (Self)
Weber, Michael (Self; Tarrant County Sheriff's Office / Combined Law Enforcement
Association of Texas)
Welch, Douglas (Self)
Against:
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
Schegel, Jackie (Self; Texans for vaccine choice)
Scot, Johana (Parent Guidance Center)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Trigg, Adrienne (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Berry, Justin (Self; Austin Police Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Fash Bush, Linda (Self; The Foundation for Child Impact Projects)
Gabbert, Lisa (Self)
Hunnicutt, Crystal (Self)
Jones, Chris (CLEAT)
McCormick, Suzy (Self; The Foundation for Child Impact Projects)
OKeefe, Jo (Self)
Ostrander, Rita (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Stratton Gouyton, Rona (Self)
Against:
Ayres, Monica (Self; Citizens Commission on Human Rights Texas)
Bussey, Faith (Family Rights Advocacy)
Golden, Nicole (Self)
Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Greene, Melanie (Self)
Haden, Lorri (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)
Kelly, Susan (Self)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Smith, Karen (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)
Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas CountyCriminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
For:
Franklin, Allison (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Hamilton, Darwin (Self; Reentry Advocacy Project)
Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)
Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas CountyCriminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Cleveland, James (Self; Austin bail bondsman)
Martinez, Grace (Self; Bondman)
Morales, Ursula (Self; Austin bail bonds)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Brand, Steven (Self; Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Good, Ken (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Harris, Chris (Self; Just Liberty)
Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Cental Texas)
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Johnson, Noel (TMPA)
Keener, Justin (Americans for Prosperity, Libre Initiative, Concerned Veterans for America,
Doug Deason)
Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
Against:
Aguirre, Krystal (Self; Wilco bail bonds)
Blackwell, Betty (Self; Tcdla)
Brenza, Daniel (Self)
Broome, Chelsea (Self)
Byrd, Debby (Self; PBTX)
Byrd, Mike (Self; PBTX)
Clark, James (Self)
Clark, Matt (Self)
Clark, Teri (Self)
Darden, Tabitha (Self)
Davis, Edmund (Self)
Davis, Sara (Self)
Dilloway, Samantha (Self)
Dougherty, Richard (Self)
Fairbanks, Susan (Self; Austin bail bonds)
Garcia, Julio (Self)
Graziani, Cate (Grassroots Leadership and Texas Advocates for Justice)
Hall, Ash (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Hamilton, Darwin (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Janecek, Christopher (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (ACLU OF TEXAS)
Linder, Lindsey (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Martinez, Grace (Self; Bondman)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Martinez, Rosa (Self; PBTX)
McCluskey, John (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Meeker, Glenn (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Meeker, Zina (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Ojeda, Debby (Self)
Partick, Joe (Self; Pbtx)
Patrick, Richard (Self; Professional bondsmen of Texas)
Pina, Sergio (Self)
Rivera Alexander, Stephanie (Self)
Rodriguez, Gabriela (Self; Bulldog bail bonds)
Roehrig, Mindy (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Runyan, Sherrie (Self)
Salazar, Diana (Self)
Schuder, Crystal (Self)
Schuder, Paul (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Sevcik, Skye (Self)
Smith, Jeff (Self)
Smith, Sheryl (Self)
Steele, Lilla (Self; PBTX)
Surita, Naomi (Self; Austin bail bonds ii)
Waldan, Missy (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Walstad, Scott (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas CountyCriminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Young, Lisa (Self)
Zak, Jessica (Self; Austin bail bonds)
Zamora, Jimmy (Self)
Zavala, John (Self)
On:
LaVoie, Megan (Office of Court Administration)
Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Johnson, Noel (TMPA)
Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
On:
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA))
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Williams, M Paige (Dallas CountyCriminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
On:
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA))
For:
Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Moore, Steve (Self; Houston Apartment Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Cental Texas)
Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Jackson, Kyle (Texas Apartment Association)
Jones, Chris (CLEAT)
Ostrander, Rita (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas CountyCriminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
For:
Wiley, Eve (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Emmons, Cheryl (Self)
Emmons, Maia (Self)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Johnson, Noel (TMPA)
Keener, Justin (Doug Deason)
Scott, Tahner (Self)
Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
Against:
Dury, Linette (Medina county juvenile probation department)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Cental Texas)
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Golden, Nicole (Self)
Greene, Melanie (Self)
Haden, Lorri (Self)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Johnson, Noel (TMPA)
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)
Kelly, Susan (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
Smith, Karen (Self)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas CountyCriminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
On:
Knustrom, Eric (Texas probation Association)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
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