WITNESS LIST

            Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            April 17, 2023 8:00 AM

            SB 317

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Zent, Lara  Executive Director (Texas Rural Water Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Benter, Tammy  (Public Utility Commission), Ausrin, TX

                                 Eaves, Celia  (Public Utility Commission), Austin, TX

            SB 469

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Goshen, Danielle  (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation Director (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX

                                 Zent, Lara  Executive Director (Texas Rural Water Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Kowal, Kendal  (Texas Water Development Board), Austin, TX

            SB 758

                  ON:

                                 Hunter, Dan  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Jim  (Texas Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs), Austin, TX

                                 Brizzolara-Dove, Emily  (Texas 2036), Austin, TX

                                 Franco, Brie  Intergovernmental Relations Officer (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Goshen, Danielle  (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

                                 Haschke, Elise  (Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA)), Austin, TX

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

                                 Hughes, Lisa  (Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

                                 Lee, Randy  (Amarillo Global Food Hub), Austin, TX

                                 Roach, Blake  (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Streufert, Kelsey  Chief Public Affairs Officer (Texas Restaurant Association), Austin, TX

                                 Wheeler, Julie  Intergovernmental Relations (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Yanas, Christine  Vice President of Policy & Advocacy (Methodist Healthcare Ministries),

                                 San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Reichek, Karen  TBD Administrator (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX

            SB 893

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Grande, Rebecca  (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Mazur, Jeremy  Senior Policy Advisor (Texas 2036), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            April 17, 2023 8:00 AM

                                 Zent, Lara  Executive Director (Texas Rural Water Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Benter, Tammy  (Public Utility Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Eaves, Celia  (Public Utility Commission), Austin, TX

            SB 1654

                  FOR:

                                 Porter, Gregory   (Self; Texas For Liberty), Austin, TX

                                 Reagan, Charlene   (Self; True texas project, TURF, and….), Spicewood, TX

                                 Sabo, Jason  (Texas Public Interest Research Group), Austin, TX

                                 Turner, Shann  Lee County Republican Party Vice Chair  (Self; Texas Constitutional

                                 Enforcement), Lexington, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Hlavinka, Terry   (Self; Hlavinka Equipment Co), East Bernard, TX

                                 S tephens, Chuck   (Self; Shoppa’ s. John Deere), Eagle Lake, TX

                                 Tickner, Jeff  Director of Operations (United Ag & Turf), Abilene, TX

                                 Wareham, Eric  (North American Equipment Dealers Association), Kansas City, MO

                                 Young, Jerry  General counsel  (also providing written testimony) (Mustang CAT), Houston,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Haschke, Elise  (Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA)), Austin, TX

                                 Hodges, Kenneth  Legislative Consultant (Texas Corn Producers Association), McGregor,

                                 TX

                                 Yeck, Gary   (Self; Myself, True Texas Project, Texans United for Reform and Freedom,

                                 Texas Constitutional Enforcement, Terri Hall, Tom Glass), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Bush, Kyle  (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX

                                 Vane, Mark  (Mustang CAT, Warren CAT), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Burrow, Eric  Shoppa’s John Deere  (Self; Shoppa’s John Deere), El Campo, TX

            SB 1778

                  FOR:

                                 Blanchette, Craig  President (Aqua Texas and Texas Association of Water Companies),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Garcia, Buddy  (Aqua Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Myers, Ashley  Executive Director (Texas Association of Water Companies), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Benter, Tammy  (Public Utility Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Eaves, Celia  (Public Utility Commission), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            April 17, 2023 8:00 AM

            SB 2052

                  FOR:

                                 Fussell, Roger  Board President  (Self; Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation

                                 District), Jasper, TX

                                 Martin, John  General manager  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Southeast Texas

                                 Groundwater Conservation District), Jasper, TX

                                 Stover, John  (Southeast Texas GCD), Lufkin, TX

            SB 2586

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Houston, Jace  General Manager (San Jacinto River Authority), Conroe, TX

                  ON:

                                 Perry III, Carl  Policy Analyst (Sunset Advisory Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Romig, Robert  Review Director (Sunset Commission), Austin, TX

            SB 2592

                  ON:

                                 Brzozowski, Patrick  (Lavaca Navidad River Authority), Edna, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Keslar, Chris  Policy Analyst (Sunset Advisory Committee), Austin, TX

                                 Romig, Robert  Review Director (Sunset Commission), Austin, TX