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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 1481

              Senate Committee Report

              Border Security

              April 20, 2023 - 9:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Belsick, Michael    (Self) , Fredericksburg, TX

                                          Green, Robert L.    (Self; Travis County Republican Party Election Integrity Committee for

                                          Legislation), TX, TX

                                          Hall Lecuona, Shawn    (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Peace Covenant), Austin,

                                          TX

                                          Salazar, April   Mrs  (Self) , Austn, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Trevino, Taylor    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Foster, Stephen   General Counsel  (Texas Facilities Commission), Austin, TX

                                          McCraw, Steve   Director  (Texas Dept. of Public Safety), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Castilla, Cindi    (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX

                                          Cheshire, Cary    (Self; Texans for Strong Borders), Benbrook, TX

                                          Llorance, Yvette    (Self) , Houston, TX

                                          Nobis, Tom    (Self; The Republican Party of Texas), Houston, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Caffee, Sarah    (Self) , Hockley, TX

                                          Davis, Joy   Associate Legislative Director  (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                          DeLoretto-Chudy, Sophia    (Self) , Austin/ TX, TX

                                          DiMasi, Rachel    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Eby French, Emily    (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX

                                          Fiduk, Kenneth    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Griffith, Idona    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Guy, Linda   RN,PNP  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Hamilton, Melissa    (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX

                                          Hendrickson, Andrew    (ACLU of Texas), Dripping Springs, TX

                                          Maley, Charles    (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association), Crawford, TX

                                          Martin, Brittany    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          McConnell, Melissa    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          McLean, Gentry    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Miller, Daniel    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Mills, Amber    (Self; MOVE Texas Action Fund), Austin, TX

                                          Morris, Tory    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Norris, Robert    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Pearson, Eldon    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Pearson, Eldon    (Self) , Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 1481

              Senate Committee Report

              Border Security

                                          Person, Maria    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Puente, Jaime   Dir. of Economic Opportunity  (Self; Every Texan), Austin, TX

                                          Saval, Maureen    (Self) , Leander, TX

                                          Spinner, Meredith    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Stewart, Susan    (Self) , Pflugerville, TX

                                          Stockhausen, Lorelei    (Self) , Houston, TX

                                          TAYLOR, JONELLE    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Watson, Robert    (Self; Texas Impact), Wimberley, TX

                        ON:

                                          Dinunzio, Nanette   Transportation Division Chief  (Office of the Texas Attorney General),

                                          Austin, TX

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