WITNESS LIST
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
April 6, 2021 - 8:00 AM
Against:
Hopper, Craig (Self)
Hunt, Lauren (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Meade, Alex (Self; Texas Regional Bank)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Against:
Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)
For:
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)
Hunt, Lauren (Self)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Against:
Hopper, Craig (Self)
For:
Blanchard, Adam (Self; Double Diamond Transport, Inc.)
Brenner, David (Texas Assoc. of Defense Counsel)
Bretches, Geoffrey (Self)
Burrus, David (Self; Lorance Thompson)
Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)
Hughes, Rob (Texas Forestry Association)
Mills, Derek (Self)
Mondics, John (Self; Mondics Insurance Group)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Against:
Aboka, Alexander (Self)
Adams, Will (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Bruggeman, Adam (Self; Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Chin, Jonathan (Self)
Chun, Christopher (Self; Physicians for Free Market Healthcare)
Cummings, Cornell (Self)
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Against:
Dillin, Linden (Self)
Hayden, Shawn (Self; Physicians for free market healthcare)
Hergert, Tyce (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)
Kukkar, Nitin (Self)
Lawson, Dr William (Self; Texas chiropractic association)
Leonard, Michael (Self; Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons)
Li, Sam (Self)
Marks, Robert (Self)
Martinez, Daniel (Self)
Mcelroy, Alfred (Self)
Miranda, Hector (Self)
Pallares, Victor (Self)
Parker, Chrysanthe (Self)
Patel, Shivani (Self)
Patel, Survam (Self)
Payrovan, Arash (Self)
Reece, Brian (Self)
Rosenstein, Jacob (Self)
Smith, Aaron (Self)
Turner, Robert (Self; Advanced Diagnostics Healthcare System)
Wasserman, Jeff (Self)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Williams, Aldon (Aldon B Williams MD PA Advance spinal Pain Management)
On:
Lopez, Cesar (Texas Hospital Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (Associated General Contractors of Texas- Highway Heavy Utility and
Industrial Branch)
Borgelt, Roger (Self; CALA)
Borskey, Mark (Texas Recreational Vehicle Association)
Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)
Burklund, Adam (Sentry Insurance)
Burklund, Adam (National Waste and Recycling Association)
Davis, Joy (Texas Farm Bureau)
Engelke, Tommy (Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council)
Esparza, John (Texas Trucking Association)
Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)
Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Hubert, Martin (Sysco Corporation)
Hubert, Martin (Texas Poultry Federation)
Kearns, Dennis (Texas Railroad Association)
Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Meyers, Lucas (The Travelers Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries)
Morris, Joe (Texas Forestry Association)
Noonan, Chris (Texas Chemical Council)
Oberbeck, Tulsi (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Schnautz, Jon (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC))
Shannon, Fred (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Simmons, Carrie (Liberty Mutual)
Sims, Taylor (United Parcel Service)
Skrobarczyk, Ryan (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
Strama, Keith (ExxoMobil)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Tredway, CJ (Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas)
Tredway, CJ (Texas Towing & Storage Association)
Trevino, Fernando (Lyft, Inc)
Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)
Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
Williams, Mark (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Williams, Thomas (Self; Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Womack, Daniel (Dow, Inc.)
Woods, Joe (American Property and Casualty Insurance Association)
Woomer, Eric (Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association of Texas, Texas Crane Owners
Association)
Zapata, Mireya (Lumbermen's Association of Texas)
Against:
Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas trial lawyers assn)
Jahadi, Mo (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)
Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Wright, Eric (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society)
On:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Jackson, Brian (Texas Alliance for Patient Access)
For:
Kita, Matthew (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Realtors)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Hill, Jarrett (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies)
Opiela, Eric (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)
Stone, Harold (Texas Farm Bureau)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Woods, Joe (American Property and Casualty Insurance Association)
For:
Ale, John (Self)
Benoit, Brent (Self)
Harrell, David (Self; Texas Business Law Foundation)
Podvin Jr, F John (Self; Chair, Texas Business Law Foundation)
Tankersley, Michael (Self; Texas Business Law Foundation)
Young, Evan (Self; Texas Business Law Foundation)
Against:
Heimlich, Ed (Informed Citizens)
Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Richards, Dan (Self; ABOTA)
Weatherly, Grace (Self; Tex-ABOTA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)
Damen, Jason (Energy Transfer)
Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)
Fleming, John (Texas Mortgage Bankers. Association)
Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Kuhl, John (TBLF)
Mains, Chuck (Yexas Business Law Foundation)
Noonan, Chris (Texas Chemical Council)
Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Phillips, Thomas (Self)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Against:
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
For:
Reichman, Jeff (January Advisors)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
McAllister, Trish (Self; Texas Access to Justice Commission)
Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)
For:
Herbert, Timothy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (Associated General Contractors of Texas- Highway Heavy Utility and
Industrial Branch)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
For:
Lin, Elbert (U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform)
Against:
Fombonne, Jonathan (Harris County Attorney's Office)
McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borgelt, Roger (Self; CALA)
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil company)
Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Opiela, Eric (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Roberts, Cary (US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
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Against:
Watts, Mikal (Self)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)
On:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Blint, Jay (Self)
Against:
Ray, Weston (Self; TCAA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chu, Nicholas (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association)
Kahne, David (Self)
Kozanecki, Nancy (Self; HOA Reform Coalition of Texas)
Against:
Autin, Kevin (Self; Crystal Falls Homeowners Association)
Krueger, John (Associa)
Against:
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Against:
Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)
Hopper, Craig (Self)
Hunt, Lauren (Self)
For:
Cook, Emily (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Texas Democrats with Disabilities Coalition)
Hickson, Melissa (Self)
Lynn, Gary (Self; Gary J Lynn Foundation)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Ogbogu, Kingsley (Self)
Against:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Hammond, Terry (Self; Texas Guardianship Association)
Hill, Brian (Self)
Hopper, Craig (Self)
Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)
Walker, Clifford (Self)
On:
Lopez, Cesar (Texas Hospital Association (and Texas Medical Association for HB 3063))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Miller-Fellows, Sarah (Girls Empowerment Network)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Against:
Atwood, Missy (Self)
Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)
Hunt, Lauren (Self)
Pojman, Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Lifr)
On:
Brush, Ramona (Self; Texas Guardianship Association member)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Gerken, Lauren (Texas council for developmental disabilities)
For:
King, Ben (Self)
Against:
Hunt, Lauren (Self)
Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)
Walker, Clifford (Self)
On:
Hill, Brian (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Haney, Casey (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Against:
Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)
Hopper, Craig (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Realtors)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
Against:
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)
Woods, Joe (American Property and Casualty Insurance Association)
For:
Driver, Devin (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
On:
Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Craig, George (Houston Police Department)
Erickson Collins, Christel (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Luna, Margarita (Self; Statewide Leadership Coumcil)
Mitchell, Kathy (Self; Just Liberty)
Osborn, Hope (Texas 2036)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Reaves, Rebecca (Self)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Roberts, Cary (County and District Clerks' Association of Texas)
On:
Barbee, Andrew (TDCJ)
For:
Miklos, Robert (City of Mesquite)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Craig, George (Houston Police Department)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Rivela, Serina (University Health)
Roth, Steven (Parkand Health & Hospital System)
On:
Singer, Paul (Office of the Attorney General)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Luna, Margarita (Self; Statewide Leadership Coumcil)
Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban COunties)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Watts, Mikal (Self)
For:
Aschmann, Adam (Greater Houston Builders Association and Tilson Homes and Self)
Bowling, Randy (Self; El Paso Association of Builders)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Rudnicki, James (Self)
Against:
Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas trial lawyers assn)
Fahy, Brandon (Self)
Fulcher, Lisa (Self)
Kaye, Gina (Self)
McReynolds, John (Self)
Metcalfe, Sally (Self; TTLA)
Uribe, Monica (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Crone, Phil (Dallas Builders Association)
Kirkpatrick, Shawn (Self; KB Home)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
McCord, John (NFIB)
Woods, Joe (American Property and Casualty Insurance Association)
Against:
Heyer, Connie (Texas community association advocates)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)
Bresnen, Steve (TEXAS COURT REPORTERS ASSOCIATION)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
On:
Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration)
For:
Moran, Nathaniel (Smith County)
Putman, Jacob (Self; Smith County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
For:
Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Against:
Jackson, Brian (Texas Alliance for Patient Access)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Woods, Joe (American Property and Casualty Insurance Association)
For:
Breemer, J David (Pacific Legal Foundation)
Robb, Marie (City of Galveston District Six and Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston)
On:
Land, David (Texas General Land Office)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Marble, Reagan (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Modglin, Jason (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)
Moore, Julie (Occidential Petroleum)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Habersham, Jacqueline (State Commission on Judicial Conduct)
For:
Bratton, Nathan (Webb County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Medford, Leroy (Webb county)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
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