WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
April 8, 2021 - 8:00 AM
For:
Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
On:
Jammer, Lisa (Texas Department of Information Resources)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bishop, Ann (Texas Public Employees Association)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Garcia, Sarah (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Ingram, Jeri Lynn (Self)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Love, Jarod (The Downtown Austin Alliance)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Milloy, Ross (Self; Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council)
Osborn, Hope (Texas 2036)
Perry, Courtney (Self)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Bauknight, Jeff (Self; Associated Builders and Contractors, City of Victoria)
Gwosdz, Thomas (City of Victoria)
Against:
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Action Fund)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Smitherman, Ronnie (Self; Texas Building & Construction Trades Council)
On:
Vega, Mariana (Texas Workforce Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (Associated General Contractors of Texas- Highway Heavy Utility and
Industrial Branch)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Sheffield, Heather (Self; Powell Law Group)
Tredway, CJ (Independent Electrical Contractors)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Walker, Becky (Texas Society of Architects)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Against:
Gharakhanian, Stephanie (Self; Workers Defense Action Fund)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
Pollock, Ryan (Self; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 520)
For:
Castle, Mary (Texas Values Action)
Jaquette, Shannon (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Joseph, Zenobia (Self)
Pojman, Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Sharp, Jerry (Self; Texas Alliance For Life)
Against:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Franco, Brie (City of austin)
Garcia, Sarah (Self)
Ingram, Jeri Lynn (Self)
Jackson, Robena (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Perry, Courtney (Self)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
For:
Quintero, James (Texas public policy foundation)
On:
Avila, Jaie (WOAI-TV, San Antonio)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Campbell, Julie (Self)
Coleman, Joseph (Hill Country News)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas and transparent and
accountable government coalition)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Against:
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
On:
Gordon, Justin (Office of Attorney General)
Joseph, Zenobia (Self)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
For:
Cutler, Sewall (Self; Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas, Texas Masonry Council and
Texas Construction Association)
Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cubriel, Randy (Self; Nucor)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Tredway, CJ (Independent Electrical Contractors)
Woomer, Eric (Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association of Texas, Texas Crane Owners
Association)
Against:
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Against:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cagnolatti, David (Phillips 66)
DeWeese, Amy (Atmos Energy Corp)
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Jackson, Kyle (Texas Apartment Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Joyce, Shana (TXOGA)
Lozano, Michael (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))
Ryan, Jason (CenterPoint Energy)
Van hoy, William (Texas Propane Gas Association)
Against:
Sabo, Jason (Environment Texas)
For:
Billings, David (City of Fate)
Henley, Terry (City of meadows place)
Against:
Keilers, Regina (Self; Texas Press Association)
Lewis, Wesley (Texas Press Association)
Morin, Tom (Daily Court Review)
Patterson, Bill (Self; Texas Press Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Kirkland, Mandy (Self)
McNair, Rebecca (Self)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Schlueter, Brad (City of Killeen)
Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Against:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Coleman, Joseph (Hill Country News)
Gould, Alexander (Marshall News Messenger)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas and transparent and
accountable government coalition)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
On:
Kelly, Edward (Texas Department of Information Resources)
For:
Richardson, Dawn (Self; National Vaccine Information Center)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Tommey, Polly (Self; Autism media channel)
Against:
DelBianco, Steve (NetChoice)
Esparza, Servando (TechNet)
Giovanetti, Tom (Institute for Policy Innovation)
Hines, James (Internet Association)
On:
Fillmore, Samantha (The Heartland Institute)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castle, Mary (Texas Values Action)
Clements, Jordan (Young Conservatives of Texas at UT)
Kirkland, Mandy (Self)
Macfarlane, Andrew (Self; Powerhouse Management)
McCarthy, Gregory (Self; Texas Values Action)
McCollough, W. Scott (Self)
McNair, Rebecca (Self)
Troxclair, Caleb (Data Foundry)
On:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Henigin, Edward (Data Foundry)
Against:
Dombroski, Mark (Austin Energy)
Kahn, Bob (Texas Public Power Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Justin (Self)
Brown, Crystal (Texas Building Owners and Managers Association)
Covo, Chris (Self)
Hill, Talia (Building Owners and Managers Association of Austin)
Koebele, Steve (Greater Austin Merchants Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Troxclair, Caleb (Self; Troxclair PC)
Wolfe, Michael (Self)
Against:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Corona, Cynthia (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Garcia, Sarah (Self)
Gatej, John (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hamill, Joe (AFSCME Austin/Travis County Local 1624)
Ingram, Jeri Lynn (Self)
Jackson, Robena (Self)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Melendez, Jennifer (Self)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
Perry, Courtney (Self)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Glass, Tom (Self; Texas Constitutional Enforcement)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
For:
Billings, David (Self; City of Fate)
Against:
Joseph, Zenobia (Self)
Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas and transparent and
accountable government coalition)
On:
Allen, Stacy (Texas Assoociation of Broacdcasters)
Gordon, Justin (Office of Attorney General)
Root, Jay (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Against:
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)
Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
For:
Bean, Patrick (Tesla)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hemmeline, Charlie (Texas Solar Power Association)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Jewell, Michael (Solar Energy Industries Association)
Jewell, Michael (Enel North America)
Jewell, Michael (Environmental Defense Fund)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Richie, Carl (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance)
Sabo, Jason (Environment Texas)
Simmons, Carrie (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)
Against:
Jewell, Michael (Solar Energy Industry Association)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
For:
Priest, Jessica (Self; Fort worth report)
On:
Avila, Jaie (WOAI-TV, San Antonio)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Coleman, Joseph (Hill Country News)
Floerke Gouak, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas state teachers association)
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
McPeters, Pamela (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas and transparent and
accountable government coalition)
Quintero, James (Texas public policy foundation)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Against:
Hausenfluck, Amber (City of McAllen)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
Salinas, Trey (CCARE - Austn's large commercial and industrial customers)
On:
Gordon, Justin (Office of Attorney General)
For:
Hemmeline, Charlie (Texas Solar Power Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Corona, Cynthia (Self)
Garcia, Sarah (Self)
Gatej, John (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Ingram, Jeri Lynn (Self)
Jewell, Michael (Solar Energy Industries Association)
Jewell, Michael (Environmental Defense Fund)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Melendez, Jennifer (Self)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
8
WITNESS LIST
For:
Perry, Courtney (Self)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Richie, Carl (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Simmons, Carrie (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
For:
Barnes, Bill (NRG)
Frazier, Amanda (Vistra Corporation)
Against:
Bennett, Tony (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Brocato, Thomas (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power)
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers.)
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Stones, Edward (Dow, Inc.)
Witte, Chris (BASF Corp.)
On:
Brown, Chris (BHE Infrastructure Group)
Garza, Beth (Self; R Street Institute)
Richmond, Michele (Texas Competitive Power Advocates)
Urban, JP (AECT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Harkey, Detrese (Self)
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Kirkland, Mandy (Self)
McNair, Rebecca (Self)
Oney, Thomas (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Against:
Bennett, Brent (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Brown, Sabrina (American chemistry council)
Cagnolatti, David (Phillips 66)
Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Association)
Christian, George (WestRock Corporation)
Clay, Reed (Texas Health Resources)
Cubriel, Randy (Self; Nucor)
9
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Dennis, Rick (Celanese Corporation)
Ellmer, Mindy (Lyondellbasell)
Gutierrez, Hugo (Marathon Oil Company)
Hill, Talia (Austin Regional Manufacturers Association)
Joyce, Shana (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Klumpyan, Julie (Valero)
Lozano, Michael (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Martinez, Louann (Fort Worth ISD)
Martinez, Louann (Dallas ISD)
Martinez, Louann (Texas Urban Council of Superintendents)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Meroney, Mike (Enel North America)
Miller, Doug (Commercial Metals Company)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
Noonan, Chris (Texas Chemical Council)
Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Rodriguez, Jennifer (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
Spreen, Lauren (Apache Corporation)
VanderWaal, William (Commercial metals Company)
Williams, Julie (Chevron)
Womack, Daniel (Dow Chemical)
Woodard, Shayne (Freeport LNG/ Tyson Foods)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Osborn, Hope (Texas 2036)
On:
Rainosek, Nancy (Texas Dept of Information Resources)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
For:
Bennett, Brent (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers.)
Nasi, Mike (South Texas Elctric Cooperative (STEC))
Against:
Clark, Jeffrey (Advanced Power Alliance)
Garza, Beth (Self; R Street Institute)
Hemmeline, Charlie (Texas Solar Power Association)
10
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Jewell, Michael (Solar Energy Industries Association)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Floerke Gouak, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Richmond, Michele (Texas Competitive Power Advocates)
Womack, Daniel (Dow Chemical)
Against:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Corona, Cynthia (Self)
Garcia, Sarah (Self)
Gatej, John (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Hughes, Lisa (RWE Renewables)
Ingram, Jeri Lynn (Self)
Jackson, Robena (Self)
Jewell, Michael (Environmental Defense Fund)
Jewell, Michael (Pattern Energy)
Jewell, Michael (Enel North America)
Jones, N. T. (Nextera energy resources)
Keel, Lara (Savion, LLC)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Mcclellan, Suzi (EDF Renewables)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Melendez, Jennifer (Self)
Meroney, Mike (Enel North America)
Murphy, Sarah (Self)
Perry, Courtney (Self)
Ratliff, Shannon (Invenergy)
Richie, Carl (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Sabo, Jason (Environment Texas)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Simmons, Carrie (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)
Spence, Logan (Engie N. A.)
Stover, Mark (Apex Clean Energy)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Wilbanks, Chad (8minute Solar)
11
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Wright, Eric (Orsted)
Wright, Eric (EDP Renewables)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Ogelman, Kenan (ERCOT)
For:
Bennett, Brent (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers.)
Ryan, Jason (CenterPoint Energy)
Against:
Clark, Jeffrey (Advanced Power Alliance)
Hemmeline, Charlie (Texas Solar Power Association)
Jewell, Michael (Solar Energy Industries Association)
Stover, Mark (Apex Clean Energy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Richmond, Michele (Texas Competitive Power Advocates)
Womack, Daniel (Dow Chemical)
Against:
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Hughes, Lisa (RWE Renewables)
Jewell, Michael (Pattern Energy)
Jewell, Michael (Enel North America)
Jewell, Michael (Able Grid Energy Solutions)
Jewell, Michael (Environmental Defense Fund)
Jones, N. T. (Nextera energy resources)
Mcclellan, Suzi (EDF Renewables)
Meroney, Mike (Enel North America)
Ratliff, Shannon (Invenergy)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
Richie, Carl (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance)
Sabo, Jason (Environment Texas)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Simmons, Carrie (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)
Spence, Logan (Engie N. A.)
Wilbanks, Chad (8minute Solar)
Wright, Eric (Orsted)
Wright, Eric (EDP Renewables)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
12
WITNESS LIST
On:
Lasher, Warren (ERCOT)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Pitts, Jr, John (Broad Reach Power)
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