WITNESS LIST
County Affairs Committee
April 8, 2021 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Meyers, W. A. "Andy" (Self; Fort Bend County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Davis, Chester (Self; Texas Pyrotechnic Association)
Demerchant, Ken (Fort bend county)
Johnson, Jan (Self; Texas pyrotechnic Association)
Woolley, LARRY (Self; Johnson County And County Judges and Commissioners Assn of
Texas)
On:
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Davis, Chester (Self; Texas Pyrotechnic Association)
Girdley, Lucas (Self; Alamo Fireworks)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Miller, Leah (Self)
Woolley, LARRY (Self; Johnson County And County Judges and Commissioners Assn of
Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Johnson, Jan (Self; Texas pyrotechnic Association)
Against:
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Wall, Emily (Texas A&M Forest Service)
For:
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
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For:
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Stout, David (El Paso County)
On:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Woolley, LARRY (Self; Johnson County And County Judges and Commissioners Assn of
Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Krishnarajanagar, Saishashishekar (Self)
Ravindran, Anand (Self)
Rawlley, Khushboo (Self; Us Impact)
Reddy, Dushant (Us impacr)
Saraf, Anu (US Impact)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Davis, Chester (Self; Texas Pyrotechnic Association)
Gatej, John (Self)
Girdley, Lucas (Self; Alamo Fireworks)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Johnson, Jan (Self; Texas pyrotechnic Association)
Krishnamurthy, Nagendra (Self)
Subramanian, Vivek (Self)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Against:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
On:
Wall, Emily (Texas A&M Forest Service)
For:
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Corona, Cynthia (Self)
Davis, Chester (Self; Texas Pyrotechnic Association)
Garcia, Sarah (Self)
Girdley, Lucas (Self; Alamo Fireworks)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Ingram, Ian (Self)
Johnson, Jan (Self; Texas pyrotechnic Association)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Melendez, Jennifer (Self)
Mostert, Michelle (Self)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
Perry, Courtney (Self)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Against:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
On:
Wall, Emily (Texas A&M Forest Service)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Davis, Chester (Self; Texas Pyrotechnic Association)
Girdley, Lucas (Self; Alamo Fireworks)
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Johnson, Jan (Self; Texas pyrotechnic Association)
Mostert, Michelle (Self)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Against:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
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On:
Wall, Emily (Texas A&M Forest Service)
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Dyer, Christopher (Self; TMPA)
Payne, Jeremy (Self; Deputy sheriffs association of bexar county)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc/FOP716 State FOP Director)
George, Jocelyn (Self; Harris county deputy constables association)
Gonzalez, Jose (Nueces County Sheriff Officers Asso.)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Kurylowicz, David (TMPA)
Morin, Cesar (Harris County Deputy Constables' Association)
Payne, Jeremy (Self; Deputy Sheriffs Association of Bexar County)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
Against:
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
George, Jocelyn (Self; Harris County Deputy Constables Association)
Gonzalez, Jose (Nueces County Sheriff Officers Ass.)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Morin, Cesar (Harris County Deputy Constables' Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Payne, Jeremy (Self; Deputy Sheriffs Association of Bexar County)
Ryals, Marvin (Self; Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
Against:
Marzullo, Amanda (Self; JustLiberty)
On:
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
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For:
Demerchant, Ken (Fort bend county)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
A, A (Self)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Woolley, LARRY (Self; Johnson County And County Judges and Commissioners Assn of
Texas)
For:
Crawford, Allison (Self)
Cross, Cathi (Self)
Simons, Cynthia (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Crawford, Shawn (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (Self)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Marzullo, Amanda (Self; JustLiberty)
Rangel, Lauren (The Texas Jail Project)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
For:
Norton, Scott (Self; TexAmericas Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Mcwilliams, Dean (TexAmericas Center)
For:
Hipp, Jonny (Nueces County Hospital District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cruz Kerker, Juliana (HCA Healthcare)
Kieschnick, Kevin (Self; County of Nueces)
Luna, Vilma (Driscoll Health System)
Romo, Joel (Nueces County)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
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For:
Townsend, Linda (CHRISTUS Health)
Wohleb, Steve (Texas Hospital Association)
Against:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
On:
Grady, Victoria (Health and Human Services Commission)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
Kirkland, Mandy (Self)
McNair, Rebecca (Self)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Against:
Campbell, Grover (Tx Assoc of School Boards)
Woolley, LARRY (Self; Johnson County And County Judges and Commissioners Assn of
Texas)
For:
Demerchant, Ken (Fort bend county)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
A, A (Self)
For:
Albers, Angela (Wood County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Woolley, LARRY (Self; Johnson County And County Judges and Commissioners Assn of
Texas)
Against:
Bailey, Patricia (Self)
Carden, Richard (Self)
Gladden, Richard (Self)
Miller, Leah (Self)
Miller, Roger (Self)
Molnar, Mary Sue (Texas Voices for Reason and Justice)
Moore, Amanda (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Taylor, Philip (Self)
Thomas, Beverly (Self)
Tipton, Peggy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Kirkland, Mandy (Self)
McNair, Rebecca (Self)
Against:
Brooks, Lori (Self)
Brooks, Tim (Self)
Hearn, Jack (Self)
Hendrickson, Sven (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (Self)
Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Ward, George (Self)
For:
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Hernandez, Elisa (University Medical Center of El Paso)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
For:
Waybourn, Bill (Tarrant County)
Against:
Gonzalez, Jose (Nueces County Sheriff Officers Asst.)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Payne, Jeremy (Self; Deputy Sheriffs Association of Bexar County)
Ryals, Marvin (Self; Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Against:
Cuevas, David (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP 39)
Dyer, Christopher (Self; TMPA)
George, Jocelyn (Self; Harris County Deputy Constable Association)
Morin, Cesar (Harris County Deputy Constables' Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
For:
DeLuca, Natalie (Harris County Attorney’s Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Against:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
For:
Galinsky, William (Texas Essential Healthcare Partnerships, Baylor Scott & White Health)
Rodriguez, Geronimo (Texas Essential Healthcare Partnerships (TEHP))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Rose, Denise (Community Health Systems)
Townsend, Linda (CHRISTUS Health)
Vasek, Heather (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in McAllen Texas)
Walker, Kwame (Catholic Health Initiatives)
Whitney, Jamie (Texas Essential Healthcare Partnerships)
Against:
Young, Christopher (Linebarger)
On:
Grady, Victoria (Health and Human Services Commission)
For:
Buuck, Jeff (Bell County)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Gladden, Richard (Self)
Toon, Jennifer (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
On:
Wood, Brandon (Texas Commission on Jail Standards)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
McClinton, Stacey (Bell County Sheriff's Department)
Ward, Adam (Bell County - Technology Services)
Against:
Rangel, Lauren (The Texas Jail Project)
For:
Bustin, Sherry (Self; Oceans Healthcare)
Wohleb, Steve (Texas Hospital Association)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)
Woomer, Eric (Signature Behavioral Health)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Against:
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Herman, Guy (Self; Statutory Probate Courts of Texas)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Woolley, LARRY (Self; Johnson County And County Judges and Commissioners Assn of
Texas)
On:
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Floyd, Mark (Renew Financial)
Giles, Robert (PFG Financial)
Nard, Christopher (Fortifi Financial Inc)
Peterson, Christopher (FortiFi Financial Inc.)
Wittenburg, Michelle (FortiFi)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Fleming, John (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
On:
Kieschnick, Kevin (Self; Tax Assessor Collectors Association of Texas; County of Nueces)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Rodriguez, Marc (PHCC. Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors)
Tredway, CJ (Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas)
Against:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
Day, Aaron (Texas Land Title Association (TLTA))
Durst, Melodie (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)
Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)
Howden, Robert (Texas Credit Union Association)
For:
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Keheley, Clifford (City of Mesquite)
Miklos, Robert (City of Mesquite)
Against:
Davis, Chester (Self; Texas Pyrotechnic Association)
Girdley, Lucas (Self; Alamo Fireworks)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Campbell, Julie (Self)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Laney, J Pete (State Firefighters' & Fire Marshals' Association)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Woolley, LARRY (Self; Johnson County And County Judges and Commissioners Assn of
Texas)
Against:
Durnin, Linda (Self)
Fry, Pat (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Johnson, Jan (Self; Texas pyrotechnic Association)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Strickler, Marcia (Self; WilcoWeThePeople)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
For:
Keheley, Clifford (City of Mesquite)
Miklos, Robert (City of Mesquite)
Against:
Davis, Chester (Self; Texas Pyrotechnic Association)
Girdley, Lucas (Self; Alamo Fireworks)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Laney, J Pete (State Firefighters' & Fire Marshals' Association)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Woolley, LARRY (Self; Johnson County And County Judges and Commissioners Assn of
Texas)
Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)
Against:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
Durnin, Linda (Self)
Fry, Pat (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Johnson, Jan (Self; Texas pyrotechnic Association)
Martinez, Mario A. (Mr. Big G's Fireworks)
Strickler, Marcia (Self; WilcoWeThePeople)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
For:
Quintero, James (Texas public policy foundation)
On:
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Campbell, Grover (Tx Assoc of School Boards)
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Girdley, Lucas (Self; Alamo Fireworks)
Gonzales, Larry (Mr. W Fireworks)
Roberson, Winton (Mr w fireworks)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Woolley, LARRY (Self; Johnson County And County Judges and Commissioners Assn of
Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Davis, Chester (Self; Texas Pyrotechnic Association)
Durnin, Linda (Self)
Johnson, Jan (Self; Texas pyrotechnic Association)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Against:
Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston)
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Fry, Pat (Self)
Hausenfluck, Amber (City of McAllen)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Rocha, Robert (City of Corpus Christi)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Strickler, Marcia (Self; WilcoWeThePeople)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Webb, Jed (Galveston County)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Meyers, W. A. "Andy" (Self)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Woolley, LARRY (Self; Johnson County And County Judges and Commissioners Assn of
Texas)
Against:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
For:
Davis, Andy (Ascension Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Corona, Cynthia (Self)
Garcia, Sarah (Self)
Gatej, John (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Ingram, Ian (Self)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Melendez, Jennifer (Self)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
Perry, Courtney (Self)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Against:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
On:
Cruz Kerker, Juliana (HCA Healthcare)
Grady, Victoria (Health and Human Services Commission)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Corona, Cynthia (Self)
Davis, Chester (Self; Texas Pyrotechnic Association)
Durnin, Linda (Self)
Fry, Pat (Self)
Garcia, Sarah (Self)
Gatej, John (Self)
Girdley, Lucas (Self; Alamo Fireworks)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Johnson, Jan (Self; Texas pyrotechnic Association)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Martinez, Mario A. (Mr. Big G's Fireworks)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Melendez, Jennifer (Self)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
Perry, Courtney (Self)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Strickler, Marcia (Self; WilcoWeThePeople)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Against:
Campbell, Julie (Self)
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Woolley, LARRY (Self; Johnson County And County Judges and Commissioners Assn of
Texas)
On:
Wall, Emily (Texas A&M Forest Service)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
For:
Bonham, James (Chambers County ID No. 1)
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