WITNESS LIST
County Affairs Committee
April 19, 2023 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Bristol, David (Town of Prosper)
Henley, Terry (Self; Cities, Counties, School Districts, MUDs)
Martin, Michael (Texas Municipal League)
Against:
Keilers, Regina (Self; The Fayette County Record)
Patterson, Bill (Self; Texas Press Association)
Rogers, Richard (Self; 121 Media)
On:
Morin, Tom (Daily Court Review)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blackburn, David (Bell County)
Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)
Calvert, Raif (Texas Association of School Boards)
Chenelle, Rebekah (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Cheshire, Cary (Self)
Emerson, Jennifer (Texas Rural Water Association)
Garcia, Brandon (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Ruiz, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Schlueter, Brad (City of Baytown)
Shannon, Fred (City of Temple)
Tanner, Stephen (City of Plano)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Against:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Dyer, Christopher (Self; Dallas County Sheriff’s Association)
Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Casey, Brien (Self; Williamson County Deputies Association)
Johnson, Noel (Self; Williamson County Sheriffs Office)
Johnson, Noel (Self; Williamson County Deputies Association)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Kivela, Anthony (Self; HOUSTON POLICE RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOC)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Morris, Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Grayson, Lane (Ellis county)
Hamner, Melvin R (Self; Bastrop County Commisser Court)
Martin, Michael (Texas Municipal League)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bailey, Rick (Johnson County. County judge and commissiners association)
Blackburn, David (Bell County)
Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)
Calvert, Raif (Texas Association of School Boards)
Camacho, Priscilla (Alamo Colleges District)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Minyard, Trevor (City of McKinney)
Morris, Joe (Brownwood Chamber of Commerce)
Parker, Blaire (San Antonio Water System (SAWS))
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Russell, Claudia (City of San Marcos)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
Weist, Jon (City of Irving)
Against:
Borders Mittnacht, Tracey (The Associated General Contractors of Texas - Highway, Heavy,
Utilities and Industrial Branch)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bailey, Ken (Travis County ESD 11/15)
Trahan, Jeremy (Travis County Fire Rescue)
Against:
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Lopez, Carlos (Self; Travis County Constables Office Pct. 5)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Streufert, Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gutierrez, Martin (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
Hubert, Martin (Sysco Corporation)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Against:
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Sugg, Paul (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Weist, Jon (City of Irving)
On:
Aragonez, Alexa (City of Houston, Mayor's Office)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
Stevenson, Timothy (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Casey, Brien (Self; Williamson County Deputies Association)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
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For:
Johnson, Noel (Self; Williamson County Sheriffs Office)
Kivela, Anthony (Self; HOUSTON POLICE RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOC)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Bailey, Rick (Johnson County. County judge and commissiners association)
Grayson, Lane (Ellis county)
Against:
Gumm, Jay Dan (Self; Forgiven Felons)
Molnar, Mary (Self; Texas voices for Reason and Justice)
Taylor, Philip (Self)
Thomas, Beverly (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Blackburn, David (Bell County)
Casey, Brien (Self; Williamson County Deputies Association)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Furlow, Philip Mack (Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Johnson, Noel (Self; Williamson County Sheriffs Office)
Kivela, Anthony (Self; HOUSTON POLICE RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOC)
Morris, Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Against:
Boswell, Debbie (Self)
Bryant, Beth (Self)
Carden, Richard (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Sankey, Tim (Self)
Shier, Bill (Self)
Sliter, James (Self)
Tesson, Barrett (Self)
Tipton, Peggy (Self)
Zier, Jeremy (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
Against:
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
On:
Gumm, Jay Dan (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gill, Hannah (NAMI Texas)
Lane, LaToya (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
Meyer, Cole (Self; Texas Appleseed)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Against:
Casey, Brien (Self; Williamson County Deputies Association)
Johnson, Noel (Self; Williamson County Sheriffs Office)
Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
On:
Das, Tara (Department of State Health Services)
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Simmons, Timika (Self; TOMAGWA HealthCare Ministries)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Sugg, Paul (Harris County Commissioners Court)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bailey, Rick (Johnson County. County judge and commissiners association)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Adams Wade, Norma (Self)
Clark, Phillip (Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)
Deel, Shane (Self; Callahan County Attorney’s Office)
Furlow, Philip Mack (Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Muñoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Price, Velva (County and District Clerk Association of Texas)
Roberts, Cary (County and District Attorneys' Association of Texas)
Against:
Lopez, Roberto (Texas Civil Rights Project)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Norton, Scott (Self; TexAmericas Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Bailey, Rick (Johnson County. County judge and commissiners association)
Billings, David (Self; City of Fate)
Against:
Gumm, Jay Dan (Self; Forgiven Felons)
Molnar, Mary (Self; Texas voices for reason and justice)
Sankey, Tim (Self)
Taylor, Philip (Self)
Tesson, Barrett (Self)
Thomas, Beverly (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Blackburn, David (Bell County)
Casey, Brien (Self; Williamson County Deputies Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Deel, Shane (Self; Callahan County Attorney’s Office)
Furlow, Philip Mack (Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney)
Grayson, Lane (Ellis county)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Johnson, Noel (Self; Williamson County Sheriffs Office)
Kivela, Anthony (Self; HOUSTON POLICE RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOC)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Boswell, Debbie (Self)
Bryant, Beth (Self)
Carden, Richard (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Sliter, James (Self)
Tipton, Peggy (Self)
Zier, Jeremy (Self)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blackburn, David (Bell County)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Greig, Brian (Self; Save Historic Muny District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Crenshaw, Ben (Self; The Muny Conservancy)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Self)
Lopez, Carlos (Self; Travis County Constables Office Pct. 5)
Reed, Holly (Self; West Austin Neighborhood Group)
Sayers, Scott (Self; The muny conservancy)
Against:
Crossley, Jay (Farm&City)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Fouts, David (Self)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Henderson, John (Self; Torch)
Against:
Granado, Arthur (Self)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Palmer, John (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gutierrez, Anthony (Common Cause Texas)
Against:
Brown, Cindy (Self)
Bush, Melanie (Self)
Crownover, Karrie (Self)
Haevischer, Bryan (Self)
Hawkins, Gayla (Self)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Henderson, Jennifer (Self; SCHLEICHER COUNTY)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Monk, Leann (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Rickert, William (Self)
Soldan, Tracyl (Self)
Tenorio, Daphne (Self)
Turner, Brittni (Self)
Wyatt, Carla (Self)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Batton, David (Self; Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
English, Anita (Self)
Glover, Desotius (Self)
Gregory, Betty (Self)
Griffin, Ebanie (Self)
Griffin Lee, Jacilet (Self)
Mitchell, Michael (Self)
Reese, Jeff (Self)
Salinas, Christina (Self)
Swan, Leo (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Lee, Celeste (Self)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Pickens, Carolyn (Self; Brentwood Baptist Church, Social Justice Advocate & Staff Minister)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Buffum, Ron (Self; TexHealth CT)
Rodriguez, James (TexHealth Central Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Meroney, Shannon (NABIP-TX (National Association of Benefit & Insurance Professionals -
Texas))
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Carr, Snapper (East Montgomery County Improvement District)
Marks, David (East Montgomery County Improvement District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Brown, Trey (Self; Somervell County)
Williams, Valerie (Self; Somervell County Treasurer)
Against:
Furlow, Philip Mack (Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney)
Hawkins, Gayla (Self; County Treasurers’ Association of Texas)
Helton, Bill (Self)
Henderson, Jennifer (Self; County Treasurers' Association of Texas, Schleicher County)
Lopez, Carlos (Self; Justices of the peace and constables association of texas)
Medrano, Pauline (Self; Countyt Treasurer’s Association of Texas)
Monk, Leann (Self)
Soldan, Tracy (Self; County Treasurers Association of Texas)
Tenorio, Daphne (Self)
Turner, Brittni (Self; County Treasurer’s Association of Texas)
Wyatt, Dr. Carla (Self; Texas County Treasurers Assocation)
Yeatts Brown, Cindy (Self; County Treasurers’ Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Adams, Dianna (Self)
Ausbre, Shahayla (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Bailey, Brookelyn (Self)
Bradshaw, Rosa (Self)
Bush, Melanie (Self)
Crownover, Karrie (Self)
Douglass, Linda (Self)
English, ANita (Self)
Glover, Desotius (Self)
Gregory, Betty (Self)
Griffin, Ebanie (Self)
Haevischer, Bryan (Self)
Harris, Gina (Self; County Treasurer Association of Texas)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Hudson, Katherine (Self; County Treasurer Association of Texas)
Kile, Tambra (Self; County Treasurers’ Association of Texas)
Lee, Jacilet (Self)
McCoy, Leigh (Self; County Treasurer’s Associatiion of Texas)
McGinnis, Rhea (Self; County treasurers association of Texas)
Mitchell, Michael (Self)
Pantel, Jama (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Pickens, Carolyn (Self; Brentwood Baptist Church)
Price, Velva (County and District Clerk Association of Texas)
Prout, Tammy (Self)
Ray, Douglas (Self)
Reese, Jeff (Self)
Rice, Chuck (Texas Association of County Auditors)
Rickert, William (Self)
Rushing, Sherry (Self)
Salinas, Christina (Self)
Sephus, Pauline (Self)
Stidham, Bruce (Self)
Swan, Leo (Self)
Tennant, Amy (Self; County Treasurers Association of Texas)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
Vieth, Patricia (Self)
Weaver, Kristan (Self)
Wendel, David (Self; Texas Association of County Auditors)
Woolley, J.R. (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Blackwell, Mary (Self)
Davidson, Zach (Self; Galveston County)
Dugie, Hank (Self; Galveston County)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
King, Dawn (Self; Dickinson chamber of commerce)
Lane, Chris (Self)
Lewis, Spencer (Galveston county)
Saunders, Sean (Self; League City)
Schoellkopf, Shawn (Self; Digiworld Media)
West, Justin (Self; Galveston County Precinct 4 Constable)
Against:
Furlow, Philip Mack (Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney)
Hawkins, Gayla (Self; County Treasurers’ Association of Texas)
Helton, Bill (Self)
Henderson, Jennifer (Self; County Treasurers' Association of Texas, Schleicher County)
Lopez, Carlos (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Medrano, Pauline (Self; Countyt Treasurer’s Association of Texas)
Monk, Leann (Self)
Soldan, Tracy (Self; County Treasurers Association of Texas)
Tenorio, Daphne (Self)
Wyatt, Dr. Carla (Self; Texas County Treasurers Assocation)
Yeatts Brown, Cindy (Self; County Treasurers’ Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Boney, W brad (Self)
Brown, Della (Self)
Erenwert, Brent (Self; City of friendswod council)
Lewis, Roxann (Self)
Wilbanks, Chad (Self)
Against:
Adams, Dianna (Self)
Ausbre, Shahayla (Self)
Bailey, Brookelyn (Self)
Bradshaw, Rosa (Self)
Bush, Melanie (Self)
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)
Crownover, Karrie (Self)
Douglass, Linda (Self)
English, ANita (Self)
Glover, Desotius (Self)
Gregory, Betty (Self)
Griffin, Ebanie (Self)
Haevischer, Bryan (Self)
Harris, Gina (Self; County Treasurer Association of Texas)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Hudson, Katherine (Self; County Treasurer Association of Texas)
Kile, Tambra (Self; County Treasurers’ Association of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Lee, Jacilet (Self)
McCoy, Leigh (Self; County Treasurer’s Associatiion of Texas)
McGinnis, Rhea (Self; County treasurers association of Texas)
McGinnis, Rhea (COUNTY TREASURER OF TEXAS ASSOCIATION)
Mitchell, Michael (Self)
Pantel, Jama (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Pickens, Carolyn (Self; Brentwood Baptist Church)
Price, Velva (County and District Clerk Association of Texas)
Prout, Tammy (Self)
Ray, Douglas (Self)
Reese, Jeff (Self)
Rice, Chuck (Texas Association of County Auditors)
Rickert, William (Self)
Rushing, Sherry (Self)
Salinas, Christina (Self)
Sephus, Pauline (Self)
Stidham, Bruce (Self)
Swan, Leo (Self)
Tennant, Amy (Self; County Treasurers Association of Texas)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
Turner, Brittni (Self; County Treasurer’s Association of Texas)
Vieth, Patricia (Self)
Weaver, Kristan (Self)
Wendel, David (Self; Texas Association of County Auditors)
Woolley, J.R. (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association)
On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
For:
Deel, Shane (Self; Callahan County Attorney’s Office)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Holmes, David (Self; County Attorney, Hill County)
Lopez, Carlos (Self; Justices of the peace and constables association of texas)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
On:
Haynes, Adam (Confrence of Urban Cou ies)
Kepple, Robert (Texas District and County Attorneys Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Bush, Melanie (Self)
Casey, Brien (Self; Williamson County Deputies Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Crownover, Karrie (Self)
Furlow, Philip Mack (Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney)
Garcia, Carlos (Self; 79th Judicial District for Jim Wells County and Brooks County)
Haevischer, Bryan (Self)
Hawkins, Gayla (Self)
Henderson, Jennifer (Self; County Treasurers' Association of Texas, Schleicher County)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Johnson, Noel (Self; Williamson County Deputies Association)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Kersh, Damon (220th Judicial District Attorney’s Office)
Kivela, Anthony (Self; HOUSTON POLICE RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOC)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Monk, Leann (Self)
Morris, Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
Pantel, Jama (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Rickert, William (Self)
Sibley, Adam (Self; 220th Judicial District Attorney)
Stainton, James (Self; District Attorney- 271st District)
Tenorio, Daphne (Self)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Turner, Brittni (Self)
Wilson, Thomas (Self; Smith County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)
Wyatt, Carla (Self)
On:
Counihan, Will (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Kri’ah b’shalom)
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