WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
April 17, 2023 - 10:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Brandt, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Hughes, Kevin (Stack infrastructure)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Casselberry, Craig (Self; Stack Infrastructure)
Castaneda Jr, Tristan (Data Centwe Coalition)
Krogman, Travis (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Mauro, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Perkins, Jennifer (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Strader, Haynes (Skybox Datacenters)
Sullivan, Ray (Amazon Web Services)
Vallot, Colette (Vantage Data Centers)
Wise, Andrew (Microsoft)
Wood, Robert (CyrusOne)
Against:
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Brandt, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Carson, Bill (Self; Texas nursery and Landscape Assoc)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bender, John (Texas Corn Producers Association)
Essler, JC (Texas Poultry Federation)
Morris, Joe (Texas Forestry Association)
Roach, Blake (Texas Farm Bureau)
Saenz, Jenn (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Skrobarczyk, Ryan (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
On:
Parker, Rick (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Crigler, Marya (Travis Central Appraisal District/ Texas Association of Appraisal District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blakemore, Charlotte (Popp Hutcheson)
On:
Parker, Rick (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Noonan, Ed (United rentals)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Vane, Mark (Husch Blackwell Strategies)
Against:
Young, Chris (Linebarger)
On:
Parker, Rick (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Connett, Skip (Self)
Ritchey, Josh (Self)
Against:
Smithson, Doug (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Camino, Marie (The Nature Conservancy Texas Chapter)
Casey, Hallie (Self)
Roach, Blake (Texas Farm Bureau)
On:
Parker, Rick (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Ratliff, Shannon (Jupiter Power)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Beving, Rita (Self)
Davis, Samuel (Texas Land & Liberty Coalition)
Flippin, Kenneth (Self; US Green Building Council Texas Chapter)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Jewell, Michael (Form Energy)
Jewell, Michael (Eolian LP)
Jewell, Michael (Octopus Energy)
Jewell, Michael (Solar Energy Industries Association)
Jewell, Michael (Pattern Energy)
Jewell, Michael (Plus Power)
Lewis, Ron (RWE Clean Energy, LLC)
Mauro, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Messer, Judd (Advanced Power Alliance)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Shannon, Fred (Hunt Energy Network)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Simmons, Carrie (Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC)
Stover, Mark (Apex Clean Energy)
Welch, Matt (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Brandt, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kercheval, Todd (Self)
On:
Brandt, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Kruger, Randy (Pedernales Electric Coop)
Vickery, Travis (McGinnis Lochridge)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Parish, Russell (Self)
On:
Parker, Rick (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Parker, Rick (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Ackerman, John (Texas Commercial Airports Association)
Rothery, Brian (EAN Holdings LLC (Enterprise, Alamo, National))
Against:
Montilla, Kenny (Turo)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (AGC of Texas Highway, Heavy, Utilities, and Industrial Branch)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Schar, Amanda (Harris County-Houston Sports Authority)
Turrieta, Gilbert (ACEC Texas)
Against:
Esparza, Servando (TechNet)
On:
Brandt, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Slack, Cathleen (Mobile Loaves and Fishes and Foundation Communities)
Against:
Joseph, Zenobia (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Agness, Bruce (Self)
Ash, Ky (Lumbermen’s Association of Texas (LAT))
Carter, Jennifer (Goodwill Centra Texas)
DeVore, Chuck (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Graham, Alan (Mobile Loaves & Fishes)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Lavine, Dick (Every Texan)
Muñoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Yarnell Jr., William (Mobile loaves and fishes.)
Zapata, Mireya (Lumbermen’s Association of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Zapata, Mireya (Lumbermen’s Association of Texas)
On:
Parker, Rick (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Jackson, Henry (Buckner International)
Stevens, Patrick (Family First)
Young, Doug (Texas Coalition of Homes for Children)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Billodeau, Allison (Chosen Care)
Ellmer, Mindy (Haven for Hope)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Kohler, Rob (Christian Life Commission of Baptist General Convention of Texas)
O'Donnell, Amy (Texas Alliancefor Life)
Pojman Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Posey, Jake (Texas Coalition of Homes for Children)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Simmons, Carrie (Opportunity Solutions Project)
Taylor-Ross, Brittney (TexProtects)
On:
Brandt, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Crystal (Greater Houston Partnership)
LeBas, James (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Against:
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Parker, Rick (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Against:
Collins, Kent (City of Coppell)
Criner, Joaquin (Self; President of Lewisville Fire Fighters Association)
Kelly, Patrick (Self; City of Lewisville)
Kroll, John (Self; HMWK, LLC)
Mays, Wes (City of Coppell)
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Against:
McPhee, Rolin (City of Longview)
Shapley, Dawn (Self; Gifted shopworks)
Stoudt, Bill (Gregg county)
Stundins, Karl (City of Lancaster)
On:
Kasner, Kyle (TexasCityServices LLC)
Langenberg, Ray (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Rabb, Jennifer (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Bennett, Brooks (City of Round Rock, TX)
Emerson, Jennifer (Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
Frieze, Anna (Self; Dell Technologies)
Kercheval, Todd (Texas Pest Control Association (TPCA))
Krogman, Travis (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Kroll, John (Kohl’s Inc.)
Kroll, John (City of Dickinson)
LaFleur, Leward (Marion County)
Pitts, John (City of Stafford)
Robinson, Jordan (Round Rock Chamber of Commerce)
Traub, Ariel (City of Georgetown)
For:
Briones, Luis (Airbnb)
Against:
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Assn.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Johnson, Michael (Texas Professional Vacation Rental Association)
Martinez, Mario A. (City of Brownsville, Texas)
Schar, Amanda (Harris County-Houston Sports Authority)
Against:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Phenix, Billy (AAA TX)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Brandt, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bullock, Candice (Washington County)
Williams, Harrison (Washington County)
Against:
Dally, Randall (Self; Texas Association of Campground Owners)
Moore, Michael (Self; Texas Association of Campground Owners)
On:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Borskey, Mark (Texas Recreational Vehicle Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Association of Campground Owners)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Huddleston, Cheri (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Assn.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bender, John (Texas Corn Producers Association)
Morris, Joe (Texas Forestry Association)
Roach, Blake (Texas Farm Bureau)
Skrobarczyk, Ryan (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
On:
Parker, Rick (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Parker, Rick (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Mckeon, William (Texas medical center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Crystal (Greater Houston Partnership)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
LeBas, James (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Against:
Porter, Gregory (Self; Texas For Liberty)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Parker, Rick (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
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