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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            February 27, 2023 11:00 AM

            SB 2

                  FOR:

                                 Davison, Cindi  Self  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 DeVore, Charles  Chief National Initiatives Officer (Texas Public Policy Foundation),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Edwards, Sharon  Mrs  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Eller, Andrew   (Self; State Republican Executive Committeeman SD24, Republican Party

                                 of Texas, Self), Temple, TX

                                 Garner, Don  (Texas Faith & Freedom Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Green, Bob  Chair, TCRP Election Integrity Committee for Legis  (Self; Travis County

                                 Republican Party), Austin, TX

                                 Grisham, CJ  First Sergeant (retired)  (Self), Temple, TX

                                 Hodges, Bradley  Self  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Marshall, Karen  SREC  (Self; SREC), San Antonio, TX

                                 Stein, David  Smith County Republican Party Chairman  (Self), Tyler, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Bledsoe, Gary  Texas NAACP President  (Self; Texas NAACP), Austin, Texas, TX

                                 Carranza, Susana  Dr.  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Eby French, Emily   (also providing written testimony) (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Fleming-Jones, Karla   (Self; Texas Chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.), Cypress,

                                 TX

                                 Griffith, Idona   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Jones, Carl  TDP Rural Caucus State Field Coordinator  (also providing written testimony) 

                                 (Self; Texas Dem Party Rural Caucus), Spicewood, TX

                                 King, Bill   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Leahy, Francesca   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Meed, Alex   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Pearson, Eldon   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Prendergast, Holly   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Sanchez, Joslynn   (Self; Deeds Not Words), Kyle, TX

                                 Sanchez, Joslynn   (Self; Deeds Not Words), Kyle, TX

                                 Torres-Yanez, Claudia   (Self), Pflugerville, TX

                                 Turner, John   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Warms, Veronikah   (also providing written testimony) (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Barr, Geoff  Prosecution Chief-Election Integrity OAG (Office of the Attorney General),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Barr, Geoff  Division Chief - Election Integrity (Office of the Attorney General), Austin, TX

                                 White, Jonathan  Deputy Cheif - Prosecutions MFCU (Office of the Attorney General),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 White, Jonathan  Prosecution Chief Medicaid Fraud OAG (Office of the Attorney General),

                                 Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            February 27, 2023 11:00 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Durnin, Liinda  Self  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Roberts, Cary  (County and District Clerks' Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Trainor, Lucy   (Self), Driftwood, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Allsup, Ashlea   (Self), New Braunfels, TX

                                 Blaschke, Lisa   (Self), New braunfels, TX

                                 Crane, Angela  Dr  (Self; Travis County Democratic Party), Manchaca, TX

                                 Fierro-Perez, Rocio   (Self; Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX

                                 Frost, Lucy   (Self), Manchaca, TX

                                 Gonzalez, Ana  (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX

                                 Hendrickson, Andrew  (ACLU of Texas), Houston, TX

                                 Jones, Dave  Attorney  (Self; Clean Elections Texas), Dallas, TX

                                 McCreary, Lou   (Self), Aystin, TX

                                 Person, Maria   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Pierce, Billy   (Self; Libertarian Party of Harris County), Cypress, TX

                                 Prichard, Graham   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel, TX American Fed. Of Teachers  (Self; TX- American

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Saval, Maureen  Ms  (Self), Leander, TX

                                 Smith, Mark   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Stern, Maggie  Program and Policy Manager (Children's Defense Fund - Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Stewart, Susan   (Self), Pflugerville, TX

                                 Swanson, Stephanie  Director  (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas), Spicewood, TX

                                 Wall, Catharine   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Weinberg, David  Voting Rights Advisor (Brennan Center For Justice), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Barr, Geoff  Election Integrity - Division Chief (Texas Office of the Attorney General),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 White, Jonathan  Deputy Chief - MCFU (Office of the Attorney General), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Sha, Sabrina  Asian Texans for Justice (Asian Texans for Justice), Austin, TX

                                 Street, Valerie   (Self; Our Vote Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 559

                  FOR:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer  Executive Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Catholic

                                 Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX

                                 Allmon, Jennifer  Executive Director  (also providing written testimony) (The Texas

                                 Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            February 27, 2023 11:00 AM

                                 Castle, Mary Elizabeth  Director of Government Relations (Texas Values Action), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Covey, Jonathan  Policy Director (Texas Values Action), Austin, TX

                                 Grisham, CJ  First Sergeant (retired)  (Self), Temple, TX

                                 Hall Lecuona, Shawn  Manager  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Lecuona Law

                                 PLLC dba Lecuona Life Ministries), Austin, TX

                                 Saenz, Jonathan  Attorney and President (Texas Values), Austin, TX

                                 Saenz, Jonathan  Attorney & President  (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX

                                 Von Dohlen, Tim   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Wood, Cecilia   (Self), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Giles, Neil   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Hall, Ash   (Self; ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Rudner, Steven   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Sanchez, Joslynn   (Self; Deeds Not Words), Kyle, TX

                                 Sanchez, Joslynn   (Self; Deeds Not Words), Kyle, TX

                  ON:

                                 Hoang, Nahdiah  Exec. Dir . Board of Law Examiners (Board of Law Examiners), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Seibert, Denise   (Self), Belton, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Farnsworth, Samantha   (Self; Texas Right to Life), Austin, TX

                                 Garner, Donald  Executive Director (Texas Faith & Freedom Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Muñoz Hopkins, Perla   (Self), Leander, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Allsup, Ashlea   (Self), New Braunfels, TX

                                 Blaschke, Lisa   (Self), New braunfels, TX

                                 Carranza, Susana  Dr.  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Crane, Angela  Dr  (Self; Travis County Democratic Party), Manchaca, TX

                                 Griffith, Idona   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Houston, Joshua  Advocacy Director (Texas Impact), Austin, TX

                                 King, Bill   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Lopez, Carisa  Political Director  (Self; Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX

                                 Martinez, Ricardo   (Self; EQTX Equality Texas), Austin, TX

                                 McCreary, Lou   (Self), Aystin, TX

                                 Meed, Alex   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Pearson, Eldon   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Person, Maria   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Prendergast, Holly   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Prichard, Graham   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Mark   (Self), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            February 27, 2023 11:00 AM

                                 Stern, Maggie   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Stewart, Susan   (Self), Pflugerville, TX

                                 Torres-Yanez, Claudia   (Self), Pflugerville, TX

                                 Wall, Catharine   (Self), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Johnson, Brad  In-House Legal Counsel (State Bar of Texas), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Frost, Lucy   (Self), Manchaca, TX

            SB 578

                  ON:

                                 Blake, Bronwyn   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas Advocacy Project),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Allsup, Ashlea   (Self), New Braunfels, TX

                                 Blaschke, Lisa   (Self), New braunfels, TX

                                 Bresnen, Amy  Attorney (Texas Family Law Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Carranza, Susana  Dr.  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Crane, Angela  Dr  (Self; Travis County Democratic Party), Manchaca, TX

                                 Frost, Lucy   (Self), Manchaca, TX

                                 Griffith, Idona   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Hunt, Ray  Executive Director  (Self; HPOU), Houston, TX

                                 Kivela, Anthony  Executive Director (Hproa), Houston, TX

                                 Leahy, Francesca   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 McCreary, Lou   (Self), Aystin, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Parnell, James  Treasurer  (Self; Dallas police Association), Dallas, TX

                                 Pearson, Eldon   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Person, Maria   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Prendergast, Holly   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Prichard, Graham   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Voyles, Molly  Director of Public Policy (Texas Council on Family Violence), Austin, TX

                                 Wilkerson, John  (TMPA), Austin, TX

                                 Williams, M Paige  Dallas County Assistant District Attorney (Dallas County Criminal

                                 District Attorney, John Creuzot), Dallas, TX

                  ON:

                                 Roberts, Cary  (County and District Clerks' Association of Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 599

                  FOR:

                                 Gimble, Jon  McLennen County District Clerk  (Self), McGregor, TX

                                 Grisham, CJ  First Sergeant (retired)  (Self), Temple, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            February 27, 2023 11:00 AM

                                 Hodges, Bradley  Self  (Self), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Foster, Cheryl   (Self), Waco, TX

                                 Hill, Jack  Professer  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Waco, TX

                                 Shank, Erin  Attorney  (Self), Waco, Texas, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Roberts, Cary  (County and District Clerks' Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Allsup, Ashlea   (Self), New Braunfels, TX

                                 Blaschke, Lisa   (Self), New braunfels, TX

                                 Carranza, Susana  Dr.  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Crane, Angela  Dr  (Self; Travis County Democratic Party), Manchaca, TX

                                 Frost, Lucy   (Self), Manchaca, TX

                                 Golden, Nicole  ED (Texas Gun Sense), Austin, TX

                                 Griffith, Idona   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Pearson, Eldon   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Person, Maria   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Prendergast, Holly   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Prichard, Graham   (Self), Austin, TX

            SCR 17

                  FOR:

                                 Green, Bob  Chair, TCRP Election Integrity Committee for Legis  (Self; Travis County

                                 Republican Party), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Grisham, CJ  First Sergeant (retired)  (Self), Temple, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Trainor, Lucy   (Self), Driftwood, TX

                                 Williams, M Paige  Dallas County Assistant District Attorney (Dallas County Criminal

                                 District Attorney, John Creuzot), Dallas, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Allsup, Ashlea   (Self), New Braunfels, TX

                                 Blaschke, Lisa   (Self), New braunfels, TX

                                 Carranza, Susana  Dr.  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Crane, Angela  Dr  (Self; Travis County Democratic Party), Manchaca, TX

                                 Frost, Lucy   (Self), Manchaca, TX

                                 Griffith, Idona   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 McCreary, Lou   (Self), Aystin, TX

                                 Pearson, Eldon   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Person, Maria   (Self), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            February 27, 2023 11:00 AM

                                 Prendergast, Holly   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Prichard, Graham   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Stewart, Susan   (Self), Pflugerville, TX