WITNESS LIST

            Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee

            March 23, 2023 - 8:00 AM

HB 540

                 For:

                                 Pruett, Gretchen (Self; Texas library association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)

                                 Patterson, Tiffany (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Quintana, LaRessa (City of Denton)

                                 Rocha, JJ (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Thompson, Rick (County Judges, and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Meraz, Gloria (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)

HB 555

                 Against:

                                 Shepperd, John (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)

HB 1809

                 For:

                                 Jurisich, Johny (Texas oyster assoc)

                                 Ortiz, Alex (Self; Sierra Club)

                                 Streufert, Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)

                                 Woody, Tracy (Self; Texas Oyster Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boney, W  Brad (Self; Texas Oyster Assoc)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)

                                 Ivic, Misho (Misho oyster company)

                                 Park, Joey (Coastal Conservation Association Texas)

                                 Romo, Joel (Nueces County)

                                 Shepperd, John (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation)

                                 Woody, Justin (Self; Texas Oyster Association)

HB 2332

                 For:

                                 Emmons, Sandy (Self)

                                 Oglesbee, Angela (Self; City of Fairfield, Freestone County Historical Commission)

                                 Ortiz, Alex (Self; Sierra Club)

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WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Terre, David (Self; Texas BASS Nation)

                                 Walsh, Dennis (Self)

                                 Wilder, Corinne (Self)

                 On:

                                 Nygren, Kim (TCEQ)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Devillier, Ashley (Self)

                                 Emmons, Andy (Self)

                                 Melancon, Dawn (Self)

                                 Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)

                                 Pate, Brenda (Self)

                                 Pate, Jason (Self)

                                 Shepperd, John (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation)

HB 2719

                 For:

                                 Limbacher, Laurie (Texas Historical Commission)

                                 Oglesbee, Angela (Self; Fairfield Texas City Council, Freestone County Historical

                                 Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Emmons, Sandy (Self)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)

                                 Thompson, Rick (County Judges, and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Wolfe, Mark (Texas historical commission)

HCR 42

                 For:

                                 Devillier, Celia (Texas Rice Festival)

                                 Devillier, Justin (Texas Rice Festival)

                                 Gilfillian, Hollis (Texas rice festival)

                                 Gilfillian, Tammie (Texas Rice Festival)

                                 Gore, Jimmy (Self; Chambers county commissioner)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Jurisich, Johny (Self)

                                 Woody, Justin (Self; Texas Oyster Association)

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