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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources & Economic Development

            March 27, 2019 9:00 AM

            SB 531

                  FOR:

                                 Shelley, Adrian  Director  (also providing written testimony) (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Young, Jerry  Vice President and General Counsel (Mustang CAT), Houston, TX, TX

                  ON:

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director  (also providing written testimony) (Lone star chapter

                                 sierra club), Austin, TX

                                 Rivero, Hector  (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Bonham, Jeff  VP, Texas State Representatives (CenterPoint Energy, Inc.), Austin, TX

                                 Gebhardt, Gwendalyn   (Self), Axtell, TX

                                 Harris, Kathi   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Hutchens, Mia  Manager of Government Affairs (Texas Association of Business), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Hutchinson, Scott  (Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT)), Austin, TX

                                 Johnson, Windy  Program manager (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                                 Metzger, Luke  Executive Director  (Self; Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Myers, Michael   (Self; Texas Chapter of the US Green Building Council), Austin, TX

                                 Paylor, Ryan  Director of Government Affairs (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty

                                 Owners Association), Austin, TX

                                 Shifflett, Susan  President (Texas NGV Alliance), Houston, TX

                                 Stevens, Bill  Consultant (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers), Austin, TX

                                 Stevens, Bill  Consultant (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Tatum, Alexis  (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX

                                 Wright, Christine  Legislative Mgr (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Vane, Mark  (Husch Blackwell Strategies), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Huff, Donna  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            SB 534

                  AGAINST:

                                 Baggett, Donnis  Executive Vice President, Texas Press Association  (also providing written

                                 testimony)  (Self; Texas Press Association), Austin, TX

                                 Glover, Nattalie   (Self), Alpine, TX

                                 Lewis, Wesley  (Keep Texas Notified), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Martinez, Robert  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone star chapter sierra club), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources & Economic Development

            March 27, 2019 9:00 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Gebhardt, Gwendalyn   (Self), Axtell, TX

                                 Joyce, Shana  (Texas Oil and Gas Association), Austin, TX

                                 Omey, Samantha  Senior Advisor, Public & Government Affairs (ExxonMobil), Austin, TX

                                 Shelley, Adrian  Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

                                 Shelley, Adrian  Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

                                 Stevens, Bill  Consultant (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers), Austin, TX

                                 Stevens, Bill  Consultant (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Shannon, Kelley  Executive Director (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Weber, Andrew  (Daily Court Review), Austin, TX

            SB 649

                  FOR:

                                 Fengel, Jordan  Executive Director  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; State of Texas

                                 Alliance for Recycling), Austin, TX

                                 Gebhardt, Gwendalyn   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Coastal Wire Company),

                                 Axtell, TX

                                 Meeks, Joan  President  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Colleyville, TX

                                 Schneider, Robin   (also providing written testimony) (Texas campaign for the

                                 environment), Austin, TX

                                 Shannon, Steve  Chair state ifntexas alliance for recycling  (also providing written

                                 testimony)  (Self; State of texas alliance for recycling), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Armour, Michael  (NewGen Strategies & Solutions), Austin, TX

                                 Embrey, Tammy  Director, Intergovernmental Relations (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus

                                 Christi, TX

                                 Franco, Brie  (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Garcia, Buddy  (Tex-Mex Recycling), Austin, TX

                                 Glover, Nattalie   (Self; Big Bend Defense Coalition), Alpine, TX

                                 Macomb, Chris  Government AffairsDirector (Waste Management of Texas, Inc.), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Metzger, Luke  Executive Director  (Self; Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Minick, Stephen  Director, Govt Affairs (Republic Services), Austin, TX

                                 Omey, Samantha  Senior Advisor, Public & Government Affairs (ExxonMobil), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone star chapter sierra club), Austin, TX

                                 Rivero, Hector  (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX

                                 Rocha, JJ  Legislative Liaison (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                                 Shelley, Adrian  Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

                                 Shelley, Adrian  Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources & Economic Development

            March 27, 2019 9:00 AM

                                 Tatum, Alexis  (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX

                                 Vickery, Mark  (Texas Assocition of Manufacturers), Austin, TX

                                 Warndof, Donna  Director, Harris County Legislative Relations (Harris County

                                 Commissioners Court), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Greer, David  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Dobbs, Andrew  Program Director (Texas Campaign for the Environment), Austin, TX

            SB 753

                  FOR:

                                 Bauman, Ellen   (Self), Joshua, TX

                                 Black, Beverly   (Self; Texas Advocates), Ft.Worth, TX

                                 Bloodsworth, Matt   (Self), Beaumont, TX

                                 Hawthorne, Teri  Executive Director  (Self; The Arc of Greater Beaumont), Beaumont, TX

                                 Langendorf, Jean  Policy Specialist  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Disability

                                 Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Meadours, James  President of Texas Advocates  (Self; Texas Advocates as President), San

                                 Antonio, TX

                                 Piccola, Kyle  (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Pyron, Blake  Business owner  (Self), Sanger, TX

                                 Pyron, Mary Ann  Mom  (Self), Sanger, TX

                                 Simmons, Lisa   (Self), Beaumont, TX

                                 Swallowu, David   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas advocates), Fott

                                 worth,texas, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Dodson, David  President, EXPANCO INC  (also providing written testimony)  (Self;

                                 EXPANCO, INC), TX, TX

                                 Toogood, David   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Work Services Corporation),

                                 Wichita Falls, TX

                  ON:

                                 Gerken, Lauren   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; The arc of texas), Austin, TX

                                 Serna, Ed  Interim Executive Director (Texas Workforce Commission), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Borel, Dennis  (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                 Dooley, Michelle   (Self; Community Now!), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Hohfeld, Brooke   (Self; Texas Advocates), Austin, TX

                                 Kroll, John  (HEART Program), Austin, TX

                                 Masey, Chris  Advocacy Director  (Self; Coalition  of  Texans  with  Disabilities), Austin,

                                 TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources & Economic Development

            March 27, 2019 9:00 AM

                  Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Ford, Ashley  Public Policy & Communications Specialist (Texas Council for

                                 Developmental Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                 Lucey, Ron  Executive Director (Governors Committee on People with Disabilities), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Zischkale, Lindsey  (Governors Committee on People with Disabilities), Austin, TX

            SB 1021

                  FOR:

                                 Carlson, David  President  (also providing written testimony) (Waste Control Specialists),

                                 Dallas, TX

                                 Eisenrich, Lloyd   (Self; Andrews Industrial Foundation), Andrews, TX

                                 Selig, Edward  (Advocates for Responsible Disposal in Texas (ARDT)), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Burnam, Lon   (also providing written testimony) (Tarrant Coalition for Environmental),

                                 Fort Worth, TX

                                 Gosslee, Susybelle  League of Women Voters Issue Chair Hazardous Waste  (also providing

                                 written testimony) (League of Women Voters Texas), Dallas, TX

                                 Hadden, Karen   (also providing written testimony) (SEED Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director  (also providing written testimony) (Lone star chapter

                                 sierra club), Austin, TX

                                 Rosen, David  Mr.  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Midland, TX

                                 Smith, Tom Smitty   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Taylor, Tommy  Director of Oil and Gas Development  (Self; Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.),

                                 Midland, TX

                  ON:

                                 Forbes, Ashley  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                                 Ing, Leigh  Executive Director TLLRWDCC (TLRWDCC), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Davis, Tricia  President  (Self), Dripping springs, TX

                                 Jacobi, Rick  Nuclear technology consultant  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Sampson, Chance  Vice-President (Entergy Texas, Inc.), Austin, TX

                                 Valdez, Jerry  (Exelon Power), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Glover, Nattalie   (Self; Big Bend Defense Coalition), Alpine, TX

                                 Hyde, Bridget  Retired  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Lippman, Susan   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Merz, Evelyn  Ms  (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Metzger, Luke  Executive Director  (Self; Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Norton, Alex   (Self), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Yturralde, Greg  (TCEQ), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources & Economic Development

            March 27, 2019 9:00 AM

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Shelley, Adrian  Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

            SB 1281

                  FOR:

                                 Aguirre, Peter  Ameresco Special Projects  (Self; Ameresco Engineers & Contractors),

                                 Texas, TX

                                 Flippin, Kenneth  Public policy consultant  (Self), Taylor, TX

                                 Heydinger, Charlene   (Self; Keeping PACE in Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Hines, James  SVP/General Counsel (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Meredith, Susan   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Myers, Michael   (Self; Texas Chapter of the US Green Building Council), Austin, TX

                                 Reihl, Keith  Engineer  (Self), Cypress, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 McCormick, Lee  (Lone Star PACE), Frisco, TX

                  ON:

                                 Fleming, John  General Counsel (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Taylor, Dub  Analyst, state energy conservation office (Comptroller of public accounts),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cardwell, Margo  (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Embrey, Celeste  (Texas Bankers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Gebhardt, Gwendalyn   (Self), Axtell, TX

                                 Jackson, Kyle  Director of Government Affairs (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX

                                 Johnson, Windy  Program manager (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                                 Lacy, Sarah  (Texas Building Owners and Managers Association (Texas BOMA)), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Metzger, Luke  Executive Director  (Self; Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Neeley, Josiah  Director (R Street Institute), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone star chapter sierra club), Austin, TX

                                 Rocha, JJ  Legislative Liaison (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                                 Schaffner, Russell  Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Schwab, Carlton  President/CEO (Texas Economic Development Council), Austin, TX

                                 Scurlock, Stephen  (Independent Bankers Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Shelley, Adrian  Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

                                 Shelley, Adrian  Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

                                 Vickery, Mark  (Texas Assocition of Manufacturers), Austin, TX

                                 Wright, Christine  Legislative Mgr (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Kelly, Bill  Director of Government Relations (Mayor's Office, City of Houston), Houston,

                                 TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources & Economic Development

            March 27, 2019 9:00 AM

                  AGAINST:

                                 Vaughn, Jason   (Self), Round Rock, TX

            SB 1488

                  FOR:

                                 Coleman, Glen   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Parker, Jr., Joseph C.  Pastor  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; David chapel baptist

                                 church), Austin, TX

                                 Tahuahua, Geoffrey  VP of Policy and Government Affairs  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Real Estate Council of Austin), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Knight, Lila   (Self), Kyle, TX

                                 Lousteau, Meg  Field Director (National Trust for Historic Preservation), Houston, TX, TX

                                 Marks, Scott  (Preservation Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Preziosi, David  Executive Director (Preservation Dallas), Dallas, TX

                                 Thompson, Evan  Executive Director (Preservation Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Wolfe, Mark  (Texas historical commission), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Bangle, Dianne  (Real Estate Council of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Cassidy, C. Brian  Partner  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Glenn, David  Director of Government Relations and Policy  (Self; Home Builders

                                 Association of Greater Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Hutchison, Chelsy  (Real estate council of San Antonio), Austin, TX

                                 Jackson, Kyle  Director of Government Affairs (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX

                                 Munoz, Ned  General Counsel, Texas Association of Builders (Texas Association of

                                 Builders), Austin, TX

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

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Sterling, Shelby  Policy analyst (Texas public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Thoden, Phil   (Self; Associated General Contractors - Austin Chapter), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Burnam, Lon   (Self), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Cain, Randy  Attorney (City of Dallas), Austin, TX

                                 Embrey, Tammy  Director, Intergovernmental Relations (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus

                                 Christi, TX

                                 Kercheval, Todd  (Preservation Austin), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Franco, Brie  (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Gorman, Catherine  Historic Preservation Officer (City of Galveston), Galveston, Texas, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources & Economic Development

            March 27, 2019 9:00 AM

            SB 1511

                  FOR:

                                 Gregory, Tony  Chairman,Battleship Texas Foundation (Battleship Texas Foundation),

                                 Houston,TX, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Merz, Evelyn  Ms  (Self; Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Houston, TX

                                 Sinclair, David  Legislative Consultant (Game Warden Peace Officers Association),

                                 Pflugerville, TX

                  ON:

                                 Leisure, Brent  Chief operating officer (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), Austin, TX

                                 Wolfe, Mark  (Texas historical commission), Austin, TX

            SB 1656

                  FOR:

                                 Rivero, Hector  (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX

                                 Wagner, Richard  Sustainability Manager (Chevron Phillips Chemical), The Woodlands, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Schneider, Robin   (also providing written testimony) (Texas campaign for the

                                 environment), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Burklund, Adam  (National Waste and Recycling Association), Austin, TX

                                 Gebhardt, Gwendalyn   (Self), Axtell, TX

                                 Joyce, Shana  (Texas Oil and Gas Association), Austin, TX

                                 Minick, Stephen  Director, Govt Affairs (Republic Services), Austin, TX

                                 Omey, Samantha  Senior Advisor, Public & Government Affairs (ExxonMobil), Austin, TX

                                 Royal, Eugene  Co officer New Hope Energy  (Self; New Hope Energy), Tyler, TX

                                 Vickery, Mark  (Texas Assocition of Manufacturers), Austin, TX

                                 Wisdom, Christina  (Occidental Petroleum), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Embrey, Tammy  Director, Intergovernmental Relations (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus

                                 Christi, TX

                                 Glover, Nattalie   (Self; Big Bend Defense Coalition), Alpine, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director (Lone star chapter sierra club), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Lott, Earl  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Dobbs, Andrew  Program Director (Texas Campaign for the Environment), Austin, TX

            SB 1993

                  FOR:

                                 Mann, James  Atty for Texas Pipeline Association (Texas Pipeline Association), Austin, TX

                                 Philippus, Al  Vice President (Valero Energy), San Antonio, TX, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources & Economic Development

            March 27, 2019 9:00 AM

                  AGAINST:

                                 Beving, Rita  President  (Self; Texas Landowners for Eminent Domain Reform), Farmers

                                 branch, TX

                                 Blue Horse, Yolonda   (Self), Carrollton, TX

                                 Coleman, Michael  Public Citizen Comms Strategist  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

                                 Glover, Nattalie   (Self; Big Bend Defense Coalition), Alpine, TX

                                 Lippman, Susan   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director  (also providing written testimony) (Lone star chapter

                                 sierra club), Austin, TX

                                 Schneider, Robin  (Texas Campaign for the Environment), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Kepple, Robert  Executive Director (Texas District and County Attorneys Association),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Bonham, Jeff  VP, Texas State Representatives (CenterPoint Energy, Inc.), Austin, TX

                                 Brown, Crystal  (Phillips 66), Austin, TX

                                 Cannon, Thure  President (Texas Pipeline Association), Austin, TX

                                 Gammage, Sam  (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX

                                 Kaufman, Lisa  General counsel (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin, TX

                                 Munoz, Ned  General Counsel, Texas Association of Builders (Texas Association of

                                 Builders), Austin, TX

                                 Omey, Samantha  Senior Advisor, Public & Government Affairs (ExxonMobil), Austin, TX

                                 Paylor, Ryan  Director of Government Affairs (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty

                                 Owners Association), Austin, TX

                                 Poinsett, Royce  Attorney-at-Law (Cimarex), Austin, TX

                                 Pomeroy, Cory  (Texas Oil and Gas Association), Austin, TX

                                 Rocha, JJ  Legislative Liaison (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                                 Vane, Mark  (TxOGA), Austin, TX

                                 Vickery, Mark  (Texas Assocition of Manufacturers), Austin, TX

                                 Wisdom, Christina  (Occidental Petroleum), Austin, TX

                                 Woodard, Shayne  (Enbridge Energy), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Belmares, Dolores   (Self), Converse, TX

                                 Biddle, Joshua   (Self), Paige, TX

                                 Bluestein, Meagan   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Burnam, Lon  (Tarrant Coalition for Environmental), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Cowboy, Leoyla   (Self), Hidalgo, TX

                                 Gates, Susan Purly  CI Clean Energy Now Texas  (Self), Driftwood, TX

                                 Godina, Alexis   (Self; Society of native nations), Hondo TX, TX

                                 Godina Jr, Salvador   (Self; Society Of Native Nations), Hondo, TX

                                 Gosslee, Susybelle   (Self), Dallas, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources & Economic Development

            March 27, 2019 9:00 AM

                                 Hilton, Bryan   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Hogarth, Sarah   (Self; Water Protector Legal Collective), Mandan, ND

                                 Keysor, Georgia   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Loomis, Mina   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa  Ms  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Merz, Evelyn  Ms  (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Nelms, Deborah   (Self), Ranger, TX

                                 Orona, Frankie  Society of Native Nations  (Self; Society of Native Nations), San antonio,

                                 TX

                                 Perez, Alice Mae   (Self; Society of Native Nations), Hondo, TX

                                 Shelley, Adrian  Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

                                 Shelley, Adrian  Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

                                 Talamantez, Xavier   (Self; Society of Native Nations), Hondo, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Norton, Alex   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Torres, Rosa   (Self), San Antonio, TX