WITNESS LIST
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
April 11, 2023 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Henneke, Elizabeth (Lone Star Justice Alliance)
Kuykendall, Rhonda (Self; Texas human trafficking survivor leader council)
Tipton, Torey (Allies Against Slavery)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Pressley, Nikki (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sullivan, Ray (BCFS Health and Human Services)
Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)
Against:
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
For:
Flores, William (Self)
Johnson, Noel (Self; Williamson County Deputies Association)
Lawrence, Kevin (Texas Municipal Police Assn)
Smith, Jason (Self)
Villarreal, Thomas (Self; Austin Police Association)
Against:
Blackwell, Betty (Self; Tcdla)
Marzullo, Amanda (Self)
Mitchell, Kathy (Self; Just Liberty)
Rosenthal, Jeremy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Berry, Justin (Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Irwin, Christopher (Austin Police Association PAC)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio police officers association)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Petraitis, Donald (Self)
Pfaff, Robert (Self)
Ryals, Marvin (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas Cleat)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Wilkison, Charley (Self; Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
Wilkison, Charley (Self; Combined Law Enforcment Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
Against:
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Harris, Chris (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Long, Lance (Smith County District Attorney's Office)
Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
Trevino, Taylor (Self)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
For:
Lieck, Cheryl (Self; District Attorney/Chambers County)
On:
Jones, Cody (Texas Parks and Wildlife)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Maddox, Tom (Self; Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
For:
Marzullo, Amanda (Self)
Place, Allen (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
On:
Robbins, Maro (Office of Capital and Forensic Writs)
Schonemann, Raoul (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Lopez, Roberto (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Meyer, Cole (Self; Texas Appleseed)
Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Trevino, Taylor (Self)
For:
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
On:
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Galvan, Lyssette (NAMI Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Bellino, Heather (Self; Texas Advocacy Project)
Carroll, Nathan (Houston Police Department)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Bellino, Heather (Self; Texas Advocacy Project)
Carroll, Nathan (Houston Police Department)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Mudge, Jennifer (Texas Council on Family Violence)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Bonham, Jeff (CenterPoint Energy, Inc.)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Floerke, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Lutton, Christopher (San Antonio Police Department)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Southers, Stan (Oncor)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Sais, Journey (Self)
For:
Jennings, Sarah Mae (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Lopez, Roberto (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Maddox, Tom (Self; Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Meyer, Cole (Self; Texas Appleseed)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
On:
Colby, Adam (Financial Crimes Intelligence Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Carroll, Nathan (Houston Police Department)
Castro, Desiree (Texas Food and Fuel Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Gonzalez, Julio (Dallas Police Department)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Lutton, Christopher (San Antonio Police Department)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Petroff, Kevin (Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
On:
Escobar, Jessica (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Bellino, Heather (Self; Texas Advocacy Project)
Carroll, Nathan (Houston Police Department)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Mudge, Jennifer (Texas Council on Family Violence)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
For:
Jennings, Sarah Mae (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
On:
Burkhart, Geoff (Texas Indigent Defense Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
For:
Gharakhanian, Stephanie (Self; Travis County District Attorney’s Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
For:
Hebert, Deana (Self)
Stephens, Mark (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Against:
Blackwell, Betty (Self; Tcdla)
Place, Allen (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Irwin, Christopher (Austin Police Association PAC)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
On:
Shepherd, Paul (Univrsity of Texas System)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Irwin, Christopher (Austin Police Association PAC)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio police officers association)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Ryals, Marvin (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas Cleat)
Smith, Jason (Self)
Sneed, Wayne (Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT))
Stanch, Michaela (Self)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Villarreal, Thomas (Self; Austin Police Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chu, Nicholas (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Against:
Sugg, Paul (Harris County Commissioners Court)
For:
Taylor, Jimmy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Carroll, Nathan (Houston Police Department)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
For:
Malouff, Charlie (Self; Texas C.U.R.E., Inc)
Against:
Lieck, Cheryl (Self; District Attorney/Chambers County)
Lindberg, Ellyce (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Justin (Self)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Irwin, Christopher (Austin Police Association PAC)
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio police officers association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Ryals, Marvin (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas Cleat)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Teitelman, A. Carol (Self)
Villarreal, Thomas (Self; Austin Police Association)
Against:
Dick, Shawn (Williamson County District Attorney)
Long, Lance (Smith County District Attorney's Office)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Petroff, Kevin (Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carter, William (Self; Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Cwnter)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Stanch, Michaela (Self)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Alcozer, Rebecca (Self; No Trafficking Zone)
Aluotto, Jacquelyn (Self; No Trafficking Zone)
Hill, Larry (Self)
Litvak, Courtney (Self; No Trafficking Zones)
Noir, Ebony (Self; NTZ No Sex Traffecking Zone)
Rice, James B (Self; Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative (TXCTI))
Salyer, Bridgette (Self; No Trafficking Zone)
Wells, Mary (Self; Breaking the chains of human traffiking)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)
For:
Aluotto, Jacquelyn (Self; No Trafficking Zone)
Hill, Larry (Self)
Litvak, Courtney (Self; No Trafficking Zone)
Noir, Ebony (Self; NTZ No Sex Traffecking Zone)
Rice, James B (Self; Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative (TXCTI))
Salyer, Bridgette (Self; No Trafficking Zone)
Wells, Mary (Self; Breaking the chains of human traffiking)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Gamez, Alex (Self; Humane Society)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Ryals, Marvin (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas Cleat)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
For:
Brown, Ada (Self; Service Dogs, Inc.)
Cunningham, John (Self; Canine Companions)
Smiley, Cindy (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Soltes, Sheri (Self; Service Dogs, Inc. and Assistance Dogs International, NA)
On:
Pound, Pat (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cunningham, Jessica (Self; Canine companions)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Johnson, Noel (Self)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)
Sutton Kerby, Stacy (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Boyce, Liz (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)
Gonzales, Juliana (Self; SAFE Alliance)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Pressley, Nikki (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Smith, Mandy (Versaterm)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Pressley, Nikki (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Tucker, Terra (Alliance for Safety and Justice)
Against:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
For:
Chu, Nicholas (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)
For:
Chu, Nicholas (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kuykendall (Kir-ken-doll), Deanna L. (Texas Municipal Courts Association)
Against:
Margolis, Eve (Self)
For:
Braun, Michael (Self)
Rosenthal, Jeremy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Castro, Desiree (Texas Food and Fuel Association)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kroll, John (Self)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
McCord, John (Texas Retailers Association)
Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)
For:
Smith, Jason (Self)
Sneed, Wayne (Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT))
On:
Shepherd, Paul (University of Texas System)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Justin (Self)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Irwin, Christopher (Austin Police Association PAC)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio police officers association)
Ryals, Marvin (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas Cleat)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Villarreal, Thomas (Self; Austin Police Association)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Erdownohwell, Offis (Self)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
For:
Brown, Ada (Self; Service Dogs, Inc.)
Cunningham, John (Self; Canine Companions)
Elliot, Steve (Self)
Pound, Pat (Self)
Soltes, Sheri (Self; Service Dogs, Inc. and Assistance Dogs International, NA)
On:
Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Stanch, Michaela (Self)
For:
Downing, Thomas (Self; Advocates for Social Justice Reform)
Hsu, Camilla (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
On:
Chu, Nicholas (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Against:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
On:
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
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