WITNESS LIST
Higher Education Committee
March 27, 2023 - 10:00 AM
For:
Campbell, James (Self; Montgomery County Hospital District)
Xie, Selena (Self; Austin EMS Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Leslie (Self)
Jones, Garry (Self; DFER)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Leahy, Francesca (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Oberhoff, Butch (Texas EMS Alliance)
Owens, Daniel (Self; Association of Texas EMS Professionals)
Person, Maria (Self)
Probe, Shannon (Self)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
On:
Evans, Michelle (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barnett-Torabi, Taylor (Self)
Beard, Joshua (Self)
Bihun, Meaghan (Self)
Biundo, Jennifer (Healthy Futures of Texas)
Blackwell, LaNaya (Self)
Dowling, Matt (Texas Medical Association)
Finn, Elliot (Self)
Flanders, Caitlin (Texas Medical Association)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Leslie (Self)
Hill, Rachel (Self; Equality Texas)
Hunt, Jonathan (Self)
Hunt, Kyla (Self)
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For:
Jones, Garry (Self; DFER)
Leahy, Francesca (Self)
Lenau, Kristen (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
M., Samuel (Self)
Maze, Elizabeth (Self)
Maze, Noah (Self)
Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Oubre, Stephanie (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Probe, Shannon (Self)
Raley, Ruthine (Self)
S, Rox (Self)
Schoonhoven, Katherine (Self)
Schoonhoven, Sarah (Self)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Assn)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
VanKoughnett, Paul (Self)
Welles, Loren (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Zech, Roxanne (Self)
Against:
Medeiros, Joshua (Self; Young Conservative Federation)
On:
Garcia, Imelda (Department of State Health Services)
Kubin, Grace (Department of State Health Services)
On:
Damphousse, Kelly (Texas State University)
Khator, Renu (University of Houston System)
Schovane, Lawrence (Texas Tech University)
Smatresk, Neal (University of North Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Crystal (Greater Houston Partnership)
Farmer, Gary (Self; Greater Austin Economic Development Corporation)
Flores, Alexis (Austin Regional Manufacturing Association)
Krogman, Travis (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Matthews, Stephanie (Texas Association of Business)
Rodriguez, Jennifer (North Texas Commission)
Schmitt, Stacy (Self; Opportunity Austin)
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For:
Soto, Renzo (Texas 2036)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Zavala, Gilbert (Opportunity Austin)
On:
Blanton, Whitney (Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company)
Ion, Anca (Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company)
Keller, Harrison (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)
For:
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Villarreal, Augustin (Self)
On:
Gonzalez, Sabrina (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
De Lissovoy, Noah (Self)
Diaz Millan, Raul (Self)
Garcia, Amanda (Self; Texas Students for DEI)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Jones, Garry (Self; DFER)
Litzinger, Linda (Texas Parent to Parent)
Ojomo, Omodele (Autism society of texas)
Patterson, Tiffany (United Ways of Texas)
Rizvi, Sameeha (Self; Texas Students for DEI)
Rodriguez, Rachel (Self)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Welles, Loren (Self)
For:
Kanduri, Kruthi (Self; UT Dallas Student Government)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Medeiros, Joshua (Self; Young Conservative Federation)
On:
Fitch, Gene (UT Dallas)
Pankratz, Terry (UT Dallas)
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For:
Walthall, Tamra (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
On:
Contero-Puls, Charles (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Jarl, Katie (Texas Pets Alive)
Laney, J Pete (Texas Association of Dairymen)
Long, Jodi (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)
Sutton Kerby, Stacy (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)
On:
Schwartz, Andy (TAHC)
On:
Arnold, Joe (TSTC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borrego, Jorge (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Farmer, Gary (Self; Greater Austin Economic Development Corporation)
Flores, Alexis (Austin Regional Manufacturing Association)
Gonzales, Larry (Self)
Harris, Dana (Samsung Austin Semiconductor)
Hartmann, Frank (Self; Opportunity Austin)
Krogman, Travis (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))
Napp, Brad (Round Rock Chamber)
Schmitt, Stacy (Self; Opportunity austin)
Zavala, Gilbert (Opportunity Austin)
On:
Bjork, Ross (Texas A&M University)
Holmes, Chris (Baylor University)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kuhlmann, Kate (Texas High School Coaches Association)
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Against:
Gustin, Virginia (Self)
On:
Bennett, Lisa (University of Texas at Austin)
For:
Huffer, Monica (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Flores, Alexis (Austin Regional Manufacturing Association)
Krogman, Travis (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Matthews, Stephanie (Texas Association of Business)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Zavala, Gilbert (Opportunity Austin)
On:
Contero-Puls, Charles (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Bunker-Henderson, Nichole (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)
On:
Damphousse, Kelly (Texas State University)
Khator, Renu (University of Houston System)
Schovane, Lawrence (Texas Tech University)
Smatresk, Neal (University of North Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Crystal (Greater Houston Partnership)
Matthews, Stephanie (Texas Association of Business)
Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)
Rodriguez, Jennifer (North Texas Commission)
Soto, Renzo (Texas 2036)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
On:
Blanton, Whitney (Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company)
Ion, Anca (Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company)
Keller, Harrison (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)
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