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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Border Security

            March 30, 2023 9:00 AM

            SB 1484

                  FOR:

                                 Maley, Charles   (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association), Crawford, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Annello, Alexsandra  El Paso City Council  (Self; Local Progress), El paso, TX

                                 Canales, Chris  El Paso City Council, District 8  (Self; Local Progress Texas), El Paso, TX

                  ON:

                                 McCraw, Steve  Director (Texas Dept. of Public Safety), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Holton, Christopher  Senior Analyst (Center for Security Policy), Washington, DC

                  AGAINST:

                                 Benavides, Tannya   (Self), Laredo, TX

                                 Menendez, Fatima  Southwest Regional Counsel (Mexican American Legal Defense and

                                 Educational Fund (MALDEF)), San Antonio, TX

                                 Menes, Francesca  Deputy Organizing Director (Local Progress), Washington, DC

                                 Puente, Jaime  Dir. of Economic Opportunity (Every Texan), Austin, TX

                                 Puente, Jaime  Dir. of Economic Opportunity (TRUST Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Simpson, Matt  (ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Slattery, James  Senior Supervising Legislative Attorney (Texas Civil Rights Project),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Stewart, Susan   (Self), Pflugerville, TX

            SB 1518

                  FOR:

                                 Bodisch, Robert  Retired Law Enforcement  (also providing written testimony)  (Self),

                                 Round Rock, TX

                                 Holton, Christopher  Senior Analyst/Center for Security Policy (Center for Security Policy),

                                 Washington, DC

                                 Klein, Philip  Dr  (Self), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 McCraw, Steve  Director (Texas Dept. of Public Safety), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn  National Security Chairman  (Self; Eagle Forum), Alton, IL,

                                 IL

                                 Vane, Mark   (Self), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Annello, A  City council  (Self; Local progress), El paso, TX

            SB 2424

                  ON:

                                 McCraw, Steve  Director (Dept of Public Safety), Austin, TX