WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
May 1, 2019 - 8:00 AM
For:
Hadley, Archer (Self)
Hadley, Barbara (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Glass, Tom (Self)
Litzinger, Amy (Self; Easterseals Central Texas)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas parent to parent)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Against:
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Hadley, Archer (Self)
Hadley, Barbara (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Against:
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Doulat, Riyana (Self; Deeds not words)
Haggerty, Samantha (Self; Girl Scout Troop 2607)
McDaniel, Holly (Austin Diaper Bank)
Patra, Ruhika (Self; Girl scouts troop #2607)
Yoli, Claudia (Self; Deeds Not Words)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adler, Linda (Self; Girl Scout Troop 2607)
Aktary, Lara (Self)
Brodsky, Nina (Self)
Chetia, Meghali (Self; Girls scouts troop #2607)
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hall, Ash (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Martin, Emily (Self)
Murry, Robert (Self)
Patra, Deepak (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Spanko, Audrey (Self)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
For:
Morales, Roy (Self)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Embrey, Tammy (City of Corpus Christi)
Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)
Guy, Linda (Self)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Texas Chemical Council, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Mitchell, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Pace, Alexander (Citizens for appraisal reform)
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Womack, Daniel (Dow)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Massey, Shelby (American Heart Association)
Mitias, Marcus (Texas Health Resources)
Murry, Robert (Self)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor)
Spanko, Audrey (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Against:
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
On:
Boston, Brooke (Tx. Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs)
Papillion, Diane (Self)
Peinado, Elena (Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs)
For:
Holcomb, Terry (Self)
Against:
Mitchell, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Pace, Alexander (Citizens for appraisal reform)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Easton, Janna (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self)
Fuchs, Jeremy (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Glass, Tom (Self)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; Ne tarrant tea party)
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Texas Chemical Council, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Popp, James (Self; Popp Hutcheson)
Popp, James (Tax Equity Council)
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor)
Sparks, Clifford (City of dallas)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Womack, Daniel (Dow)
For:
Hurlbert, Heather (City of San Marcos)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Jones, Kara (Enterprise Fleet Management)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
Against:
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)
Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association)
Parnell, James (Self; Dallas Police Association)
Rodrigue, Kathy (Self; Ellis Appraisal District)
For:
Archer hadley, Barb (Self)
Wamsley, Sara (City of San Antonio)
On:
Amezquita, Michael (Self; Bexar Appraisal District)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Texas Chemical Council, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Womack, Daniel (Dow)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Murry, Robert (Self)
Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)
Spanko, Audrey (Self)
Thalenberg, Hannah (Self; NARAL Pro-Choice Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor-Collectors Assn of Texas)
Giarratani, Dominic (Texas Association of School Boards)
Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Texas Chemical Council, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Smith, R Clint (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor-Collectors Assn of Texas)
Giarratani, Dominic (Texas Association of School Boards)
Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Texas Chemical Council, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Watkins, Nathan (City of Mont Belvieu)
Wesson, Calyn (Self; City of Mont Belvieu)
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Texas Chemical Council, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Womack, Daniel (Dow)
For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)
Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
On:
Crigler, Marya (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)
For:
Lancton, Patrick "Marty" (Self; Houston professional firefighters association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alvarado, Aidan (Self; Laredo Fire Fighters Association)
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)
Jones, Chris (CLEAT)
Villarreal, Johnny (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Against:
Sparks, Clifford (City of dallas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)
On:
Madsen, Kyle (TxDOT)
For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Roberts, Phil (City of Texas City)
Against:
LeBas, James (TXOGA and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor Collectors Assn of Texas)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Against:
Brown, Jay (Valero)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)
Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)
Jones, Neal t. "Buddy" (Marathon petroleum inc)
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)
For:
Greason, Tag (QTS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Casselberry, Craig (Self; Texas Cyber Infrastructure Coalition)
LeBas, James (Rackspace)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
Ratliff, Thomas (Microsoft)
For:
Glass, Tom (Self)
Holcomb, Terry (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)
Morales, Roy (Self)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Easton, Janna (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; Ne tarrant tea party)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
York, Ruth (Self)
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor-Collectors Assn of Texas)
Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Texas Chemical Council, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Mitchell, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor)
Sparks, Clifford (City of dallas)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Womack, Daniel (Dow)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alloway, Leroy (VIA Metro Transit)
Bushell, Gary (Self; Alliance for I-69 Texas)
Bushell, Gary (Self; I-14 / Gulf Coast Strategic Highway Coalition)
Davies, Holli (North Texas Commission)
Herrera, Jon Gary (VIA Metro Transit)
LaQue, Eloy (Self)
Lynch, Bill (Self; Arlington Chamber of Commerce)
Perez, Richard (Self; The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Shields, Chris (San Antonio Mobility Coalition)
Villanueva, Kristi G (Self; West SA Chamber of Cmmerce and VIA Metro Transit)
Wehmeyer, Mackenna (Transportation Advocacy Group Houston)
Wehmeyer, Mackenna (North San Antonio Chamber)
Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)
Young-Montgomery, Rebecca (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
LeBas, James (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Against:
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Against:
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Embrey, Tammy (City of Corpus Christi)
Guy, Linda (Self)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Texas Chemical Council, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Mitchell, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Womack, Daniel (Dow)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fuchs, Jeremy (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Glass, Tom (Self)
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Texas Chemical Council, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Mitchell, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Womack, Daniel (Dow)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Rodrigue, Kathy (Self; Ellis Appraisal District)
Against:
Griffith, Idona (Self)
For:
Wamsley, Sara (City of San Antonio)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Texas Chemical Council, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Womack, Daniel (Dow)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Crigler, Marya (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cartwright, Deborah (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)
Kieschnick, Kevin (Self; TACA Nueces County)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cartwright, Deborah (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)
LeBas, James (TXOGA, Texas Chemical Council, and Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
Smith, R Clint (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Womack, Daniel (Dow)
Against:
Reagan, Katy (Texas Association of Counties)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cartwright, Deborah (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)
Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
Smith, R Clint (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Against:
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cartwright, Deborah (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)
Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)
Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
Smith, R Clint (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Against:
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Guy, Linda (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
On:
Conte, Greg (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Martinez, Carine (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Graham, Ann S (Texans for the Arts)
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Assn)
For:
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
On:
Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Crigler, Marya (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)
Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor-Collectors Assn of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Womack, Daniel (Dow)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Worsham, Grover (Trinity county)
For:
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)
On:
Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor-Collectors Assn of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Womack, Daniel (Dow)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
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