WITNESS LIST
International Relations & Economic Development Committee
April 4, 2023 - 8:00 AM
For:
Carr, Joe (Self; Serenity Kids Inc)
Hamilton, Beverly (Self)
PALACIOS, Jesusa 'Susie' (Self; Solomom's Porch Light)
On:
Gerken, Lauren (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)
York, Mary (Texas Workforce Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Apodaca, Steven (Self)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Garrett, Amy (Self)
Goforth, Patricia (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Koen, Terri (Self)
Leahy, Francesca (Self)
Magee, Clint (The H.E.A.R.T. Program)
Ojomo, Omodele (Autism Society of texas)
Patterson, Tiffany (United Ways of Texas)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Munoz, Melissa (Ryan, LLC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Esparza, Servando (TechNet)
Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Mauro, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Scott, Zach (Round Rock Chamber)
On:
Brandt, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Zrubek, Terry (Economic Development and Tourism Office, Office of the Governor)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Eickhoff, Michael (Grant Thornton LLP)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Britton, Chris (Grant Thorton LLP)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Garcia, Matthew (Dallas Regional Chamber)
LeBas, James (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Mauro, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Scott, Zach (Round Rock Chamber)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
On:
Brandt, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Zrubek, Terry (Economic Development and Tourism Office, Office of the Governor)
For:
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))
Against:
Willis, Brandon (Self)
On:
Arbour, Courtney (Texas Workforce Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borrego, Jorge (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Garcia, Matthew (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Gutierrez, Martin (Texas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Coalition)
Gutierrez, Martin (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
Landwehr, Martha (BASF Corporation)
Matthews, Stephanie (Texas Association of Business)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Soto, Renzo (Texas 2036)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Zaragoza, Danielle (Educate Texas)
Against:
Aguilar, Leonard (Self)
Amps, Emily (Texas AFL-CIO)
Bowie, Joseph (Self)
Bunker, Phil (Self; Teamsters JC 58)
Cooper, Joseph (Self; Local 286 Austin JATC)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Cooper, Stuart (Self)
Cuevas, Jo Cassandra (UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 286)
Kennedy, Thomas (Texas building trades)
Pollock, Ryan (Self; IBEW Local 520)
Smith, Jacob (Plumbers Local 68)
For:
Borrego, Jorge (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Etri, Christina (Self; ScholarShot)
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))
Against:
Aguilar, Leonard (Self; Texas AFL CIO)
Bowie, Joseph (Self)
Kennedy, Thomas (Texas building trades)
On:
Ballast, Kerry (Texas Workforce Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carter, Jennifer (Goodwill Central Texas)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Kimball, Mandi (Self; CHILDREN AT RISK)
Krogman, Travis (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Landwehr, Martha (BASF Corporation)
List, Amanda (NAF)
Matthews, Stephanie (Texas Association of Business)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Patterson, Tiffany (United Ways of Texas)
Soto, Renzo (Texas 2036)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Zaragoza, Danielle (Educate Texas)
Against:
Amps, Emily (Texas AFL-CIO)
Bunker, Phil (Self; Teamsters JC 58)
Cooper, Joseph (Self; Local 286 Austin JATC)
Cooper, Stuart (Self)
Cuevas, Jo Cassandra (UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 286)
Pollock, Ryan (Self; IBEW Local 520)
Smith, Jacob (Plumbers Local 68)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Arbour, Courtney (Texas Workforce Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Amps, Emily (Texas AFL-CIO)
Krogman, Travis (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Patterson, Tiffany (United Ways of Texas)
Rodriguez, Marc (North Texas Commission)
Soto, Renzo (Texas 2036)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Fazio Hale, Elizabeth (Gulf Coast Authority)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Jones, Franklin (Gulf Coast Authority)
Wright, Eric (CohnReznick)
On:
Salinas, Gregory (Self)
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