WITNESS LIST
Natural Resources Committee
April 4, 2023 - 8:00 AM
For:
Boese, Derek (San Antonio River Authority)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Jim (San Antonio River Authority)
Castaneda Jr, Tristan (San Antonio River Authority)
On:
Smeck, Sadie (Sunset Advisory Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Harward, Heather (Texas Water Supply Partners)
Harward, Heather (Upper Trinity Regional Water District)
Kelly, David (North Texas Municipal Water District)
Michel, Tom (San Jacinto River Authority)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
On:
Perry III, Carl (Sunset Advisory Commission)
Romig, Robert (Sunset Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bushnoe, Tara (Upper Guadalupe River Authority)
On:
Romig, Robert (Sunset Commission)
Wierschke, Katherina (Sunset Advisory Commission)
For:
Cunningham, Sheila (Bolivar peninsula special utility district)
Dally, Randall (Self; Texas Association Campground Ownees)
Gaby, Wanda (Bright Star Salem SUD)
Howard, Clifford (Bolivar Peninsula SUD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Amps, Emily (Texas AFL-CIO)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Campgrpund Owners Associatiom)
Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)
On:
Klumpp, Joel (TCEQ)
For:
Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)
Martinsson, Leah (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
McCarthy, Edmond (Self; Clients of the Firm)
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority)
Vance, Stasi (Brazos River Authority)
On:
Ellis, Gregory (Groundwater conservation district clients of the firm)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Rubinstein, Carlos (Self)
Sansom, Andrew (Self)
Sledge, Brian (Upper Trinity GCD, Prairielands GCD)
On:
Mills, Kelly (TCEQ)
For:
Bahr, Brian (Texas Association of Water Companies)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bentley, Matthew (SJW Group dba Texas Water Company)
Garcia, Buddy (Aqua Texas)
Myers, Ashley (Texas Association of Water Companies)
Valdez, Jerry (Quadvest Utilities)
On:
Benter, Tammy (Public Utility Commission)
Eaves, Celia (Public Utility Commission)
For:
Kirkle, Sarah (Texas Water Conservation Association)
Rubinstein, Carlos (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castaneda Jr, Tristan (San Antonio River Authority)
Clifford, Mike (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)
Doughty, Ronald (Central Texas Water Coalition)
Fairbanks, Lauren (Guadalupe Basin Coalition)
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Gammage, Sam (DOW Chemical)
Goshen, Danielle (National Wildlife Federation)
Harward, Heather (Texas Water Supply Partners)
Harward, Heather (Upper Trinity Regional Water District)
Howard, Jay (Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority)
Kelly, David (North Texas Municipal Water District)
Lilly, Hillary (The Nature Conservancy)
Mast, Brian (San Antonio River Authority)
Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)
McCarthy, Edmond (Self; Clients of the Firm)
Ortiz, Alex (Sierra Club)
Pearson, Shea (Texas Chemical Council)
Puig-Williams, Vanessa (EDF)
Sansom, Andrew (Self)
Sledge, Brian (Northeast Texas Municipal Water District, San Antonio River Authority)
Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Water Conservation Association)
Stelter, Amy (Trinity River Authority of Texas)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
On:
Guthrie, Carla (Texas Water Development Board)
Nygren, Kim (TCEQ)
For:
Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)
Rodriguez, Rogelio (Water Finance Exchange)
Rubinstein, Carlos (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Sansom, Andrew (Self)
Against:
Stewart, Susan (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borskey, Mark (Texas Recreational Vehicle Association)
Cunningham, Sheila (Bolivar peninsula special utility district)
Dally, Randall (Self; Texas Association of Campground Ownees)
Gaby, Wanda (Bright Star Salem SUD)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Campgrpund Owners Associatiom)
Howard, Clifford (Bolivar Peninsula SUD)
Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)
On:
Klumpp, Joel (TCEQ)
For:
Bahr, Brian (Texas Association of Water Companies)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bentley, Matthew (SJW Group dba Texas Water Company)
Garcia, Buddy (Aqua Texas)
Myers, Ashley (Texas Association of Water Companies)
Valdez, Jerry (Quadvest Utilities)
On:
Benter, Tammy (Public Utility Commission)
Eaves, Celia (Public Utility Commission)
For:
Bartlett, Steve (City of Nacogdoches)
Holcomb, Kelley (Angelina Neches River Authority)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Klumpp, Joel (TCEQ)
For:
Eldredge, Ben (Self; Cibolo Center for Conservation)
Ellis, Chad (Self; Texas Ag Land Trust)
Kent, Robert (Self; Trust for Public Land)
Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)
Scott, Suzanne (Self; The Nature Conservancy)
Spector, Zach (Self; Texas parks wildlife foundation)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Byfield, Dan (Self; American Stewards of Liberty)
On:
Wolf, Clayton (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Achee, Jeff (Self; Texas Recreation and Park Society)
Brown, Kirby (Ducks Unlimited)
Bruno, Marisa (Self; Hill country alliance)
Clifford, Mike (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)
Cofer, George (Self)
Crumley, Chloe (Self; Audubon Texas)
DeFillipo, John (Self; Texas Conservation Alliance)
Dreibelbis, Justin (Texas Wildlife Association)
Franz, Erin (Self; Texas Recreation and Park Society)
Fuller, Amanda (National wildlife federation)
Garcia, Matthew (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Gass, Ellen (Self; The Conservation Fund)
Genest, Genevieve (Galveston Bay Foundation)
Hughes, Rob (Texas Forestry Association)
Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Kearns, Dennis (Self)
Keener, Justin (Doug Deason)
Martinsson, Leah (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
Mathis, James (Edwards Aquifer Authority)
McCarthy, Edmond (Self; Clients of the Firm)
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
Miller, Katherine (Hill Country Conservancy)
Moorhead, Scott (Self; Texas Land Conservancy)
Murphy, Julia (City of San Antonio)
Muse, Christy (Self; Travis County Parks Foundation)
Olson, Lori (Self; Texas Land Trust Council)
Ortiz, Alex (Sierra Club)
Park, Joey (Coastal Conservation Association Texas)
Puig-Williams, Vanessa (EDF)
Rubinstein, Carlos (Self)
Sansom, Andrew (Self)
Shepperd, John (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation)
Simmons, Carrie (Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society)
Steinbach, Mark (Self; Texas Land Conservancy)
Vasut, Alexandra (Self)
White, David (TREAD Coalition)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
DeVore, Chuck (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)
On:
Galiga, Todd (TCEQ)
Green, David (GLO)
Helton, TJ (State Soil and Water Conservation Board)
Lavin, Amanda (Texas water development board)
For:
Blanchette, Craig (Aqua Texas & Texas Association of Water Companies)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bentley, Matthew (SJW Group dba Texas Water Company)
Garcia, Buddy (Aqua Texas)
Myers, Ashley (Texas Association of Water Companies)
Valdez, Jerry (Quadvest Utilities)
On:
Montagne, David (Self; Sabine River Authority of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ellmer, Mindy (Gulf Coast Water Authority and Tarrant Regional Water District)
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Against:
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
On:
Sunley, Angela (Texas General Land Office)
On:
Montagne, David (Self; Sabine River Authority of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castaneda Jr, Tristan (San Antonio River Authority)
Ellmer, Mindy (Gulf Coast Water Authority and Tarrant Regional Water District)
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Ortiz, Alex (Sierra Club)
Sledge, Brian (Wells Branch MUD, San Antonio River Authority)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bresnen, Steve (El Paso County)
Clifford, Mike (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Garcia, Buddy (BPUB)
Goshen, Danielle (National Wildlife Federation)
Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)
Ortiz, Alex (Sierra Club)
Rubinstein, Carlos (Self)
Solis, Eddie (El Paso Water)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)
On:
Lavin, Amanda (Texas water development board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bresnen, Steve (El Paso County)
Clifford, Mike (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Goshen, Danielle (National Wildlife Federation)
Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)
Ortiz, Alex (Sierra Club)
Rubinstein, Carlos (Self)
Solis, Eddie (El Paso Water)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)
On:
Lavin, Amanda (Texas water development board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fazio Hale, Elizabeth (Gulf Coast Authority)
Jones, Franklin (Gulf Coast Authority)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Berlanga, Hugo (Self; ENCORE)
Lurhiger, Peter (Encore energy corp and texas mining reclamation association uranium
committee)
Against:
Hadden, Karen (Self; SEED Coalition)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)
On:
Forbes, Ashley (TCEQ)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Embrey, Ty (Owner / Operator Members of Texas Mining and Reclamation Association’s
Uranium Committee)
Jacobi, Rick (Self; EnCore Energy)
Messbarger, Richard (Self; Kingsville Industrial Foundation)
Wall, Craig (Uranium Energy Corp)
Against:
Clifford, Mike (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)
On:
Forbes, Ashley (TCEQ)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berlanga, Hugo (Self; Encore)
Embrey, Ty (Owner / Operator Members of Texas Mining and Reclamation Association’s
Uranium Committee)
Jacobi, Rick (Self; EnCore Energy)
Lurhiger, Peter (Encore energy corp and texas mining reclamation association uranium
committee)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Wall, Craig (Uranium Energy Corp)
For:
Smith, Walt (Hays County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ellis, Gregory (Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District)
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Riechers, Jennifer (West Travis County Public Utility Agency)
Against:
Stewart, Susan (Self)
On:
Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bentley, Matthew (SJW Group dba Texas Water Company)
Myers, Ashley (Texas Association of Water Companies)
Valdez, Jerry (Quadvest Utilities)
Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)
On:
Benter, Tammy (Public Utility Commission)
Eaves, Celia (Public Utility Commission)
For:
Duhon, Trey (Self; Waller County)
Fauth, Joe (Self; Grimes County)
McShan, Patrick (Texans Against High-Speed Rail, Inc.)
Osborne, Clark (Self; Madison County)
Against:
Bui, Michael (Texas Central)
On:
Sadlier, Robert (TCEQ)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Burns Porter, Desi (Self; Texans Against HSR)
Phenix, Billy (Texas & Southwestern Cattleraisers Association)
Against:
Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)
Wehmeyer, Mackenna (Texas Rail Advocates)
For:
Bahr, Brian (Texas Association of Water Companies)
On:
Benter, Tammy (Public Utility Commission)
Eaves, Celia (Public Utility Commission)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bentley, Matthew (SJW Group dba Texas Water Company)
Garcia, Buddy (Aqua Texas)
Myers, Ashley (Texas Association of Water Companies)
Valdez, Jerry (Quadvest Utilities)
On:
Yadav, Gitanjali (TCEQ)
For:
Martinsson, Leah (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
Sledge, Brian (Upper Trinity GCD, Prairielands GCD, North Texas GCD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ellis, Gregory (Groundwater conservation district clients of the firm)
Rubinstein, Carlos (Self)
Sansom, Andrew (Self)
On:
Ballew, Natalie (Texas Water Development Board)
Mills, Kelly (TCEQ)
For:
Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)
Scott, Suzanne (Self; The Nature Conservancy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Achee, Jeff (Self; Texas Recreation and Park Society)
Brown, Kirby (Ducks Unlimited)
Bruno, Marisa (Self; Hill country alliance)
Castaneda Jr, Tristan (San Antonio River Authority)
Clifford, Mike (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)
Cofer, George (Self)
Crumley, Chloe (Self; Audubon Texas)
DeFillipo, John (Self; Texas Conservation Alliance)
Dreibelbis, Justin (Texas Wildlife Association)
Ellis, Chad (Self; Texas Ag Land Trust)
Franz, Erin (Self; Texas Recreation and Park Society)
Fuller, Amanda (National wildlife federation)
Garcia, Matthew (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Genest, Genevieve (Galveston Bay Foundation)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hughes, Rob (Texas Forestry Association)
Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Kearns, Dennis (Self)
Keener, Justin (Doug Deason)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Kent, Robert (Self; Trust for Public Land)
Martinsson, Leah (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)
Mathis, James (Edwards Aquifer Authority)
McCarthy, Edmond (Self; Clients of the Firm)
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
Miller, Katherine (Hill Country Conservancy)
Moorhead, Scott (Self; Texas Land Conservancy)
Muse, Christy (Self; Travis County Parks Foundation)
Olson, Lori (Self; Texas Land Trust Council)
Park, Joey (Coastal Conservation Association Texas)
Puig-Williams, Vanessa (EDF)
Rubinstein, Carlos (Self)
Sansom, Andrew (Self)
Shepperd, John (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation)
Simmons, Carrie (Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society)
Spector, Zach (Self; Texas parks wildlife foundation)
Steinbach, Mark (Self; Texas Land Conservancy)
Vasut, Alexandra (Self)
White, David (TREAD Coalition)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Against:
DeVore, Chuck (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)
On:
Green, David (GLO)
Helton, TJ (State Soil and Water Conservation Board)
Lavin, Amanda (Texas water development board)
Sunley, Angela (Texas General Land Office)
Wolf, Clayton (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
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