WITNESS LIST

            Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            May 1, 2023 8:00 AM

            HB 1565

                  AGAINST:

                                 Campbell, Mike  County Judge  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Clay County),

                                 Henrietta, TX

                                 Marshall, James  MD  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Fort Worth, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Garcia, Buddy  (Brownsville Public Utilities Board), Austin, TX

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

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

                                 Harward, Heather  (Texas Water Supply Partners), Austin, TX

                                 Harward, Heather  (Upper Trinity Regional Water District), Austin, TX

                                 Laroche, Sebastien  Director of Policy & Advocacy (Methodist Healthcare Ministries), San

                                 Antonio, TX

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

                                 Ortiz, Alex  (Sierra Club), Corpus Christi, TX

                                 Puig Williams, Vanessa  (EDF), Austin, TX

                                 Shepperd, John  Executive Director  (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation), Austin, TX

                                 Steinbach, Stacey  (TWCA), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 McDivitt, Darren  Policy Analyst (Sunset Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Walker, Jeff  Exec administrator (Texas water deveopment board), Austin, TX

            HB 1750

                  FOR:

                                 Boening, Russell  President  (Self; Texas Farm Bureau), Floresville, TX

                                 Lockridge, James lockridge  Farmer  (Self), Grapevine tx, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cole, Celia  CEO (Feeding Texas), Austin, TX

                                 DeBerry, Drew  (Texas City Limits Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Diebel, Stephen   (Self; Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Victoria, TX

                                 Essler, JC  Executive Vice President (Texas Poultry Federation), Round Rock, TX

                                 Frazier, Kyle  (Texas wine and grape growers association), Austin, TX

                                 Hamilton, Melissa  Executive Director of Government Relations (Texas & Southwestern

                                 Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Hightower, Trent  (Texas Veterinary Medical Association), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

                                 Laney, J Pete  (Texas Association of Dairymen), Austin, TX

                                 Laney, J Pete  (Texas Quarter Horse Association), Austin, TX

                                 Laney, J Pete  (Texas Citrus Mutual), Austin, TX

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

                                 Morris, Joe  (Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            May 1, 2023 8:00 AM

                                 Morris, Joe  (Texas Forestry Association), Austin, TX

                                 Parenteau, Julia  Director of Public Policy (Texas Realtors), Austin, TX

                                 Park, Joey  (Texas Wildlife Association), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe  Legislative Attorney (City of El Paso), El Paso, TX

                                 Hubbard, John   (Self; Animal Legal Defense Fund), Austin, TX

                                 Ortiz, Alex  (Sierra Club), Corpus Christi, TX

                                 Sparks, Clifford  Legislative Director (The City of Dallas), Dallas, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 TX

            HB 1809

                  FOR:

                                 Jurisich, Johny  Texas oyster asociation  (Self; US Sea Products), Texas city, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Boney, W Brad   (Self; Texas oyster association), Houston, TX

                                 Herman, Wendy  Sr Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator (The City of Corpus Christi),

                                 Corpus Christi, TX

                                 Kleberg, Jay   (Self; Gulf of Mexico Trust), Austin, TX

                                 Ortiz, Alex  (Sierra Club), Corpus Christi, TX

                                 Park, Joey  (Coastal Conservation Association Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Romo, Joel  (Nueces County), Brenham, TX

                                 Shepperd, John  Executive Director  (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation), Austin, TX

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

                                 Wilbanks, Chad  (Texas Oyster Association), Austin, TX

            HB 2308

                  FOR:

                                 Boening, Russell  President  (Self; Texas Farm Bureau), Floresville, TX

                                 Diebel, Stephen   (Self; Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Victoria, TX

                                 Lockridge, James lockridge  Farmer  (Self), Grapevine tx, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Essler, JC  Executive Vice President (Texas Poultry Federation), Round Rock, TX

                                 Hamilton, Melissa  Executive Director of Government Relations (Texas & Southwestern

                                 Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Hightower, Trent  (Texas Veterinary Medical Association), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

                                 Laney, J Pete  (Texas Association of Dairymen), Austin, TX

                                 Laney, J Pete  (Texas Quarter Horse Association), Austin, TX

                                 Laney, J Pete  (Texas Citrus Mutual), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            May 1, 2023 8:00 AM

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

                                 Morris, Joe  (Texas Forestry Association), Austin, TX

                                 Morris, Joe  (Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Park, Joey  (Texas Wildlife Association), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 TX

            HB 4757

                  FOR:

                                 Emmons, Sandy   (Self), Waxahachie, TX

                                 Ortiz, Alex  (Sierra Club), Corpus Christi, TX

                                 Terre, David  Conservation Director, Texas BASS Nation  (also providing written

                                 testimony)  (Self; Texas BASS Nation), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 McCarthy, Ed  Attorney  (Self; Todd Interests), Austin, TX

                                 Todd, Shawn   (Self; Todd Interests), Dallas, TX

                  ON:

                                 Nygren, Kim  Deputy Director, Water Availabilty Division (Texas Commission on

                                 Environmental Quality), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Emmons Jr, Andy   (Self), Waxahachie, TX

                                 Sabo, Jason  (Environment Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Shepperd, John  Executive Director  (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Todd, Patrick   (Self; Todd Interests), Dallas, TX

                                 Zachary, Mance  Sr. Director of Government Affairs (Vistra Corporation), Irving, TX

            HJR 126

                  FOR:

                                 Boening, Russell  President  (Self; Texas Farm Bureau), Floresville, TX

                                 Lockridge, James lockridge  Farmer  (Self), Grapevine tx, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cole, Celia  CEO (Feeding Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Essler, JC  Executive Vice President (Texas Poultry Federation), Round Rock, TX

                                 Frazier, Kyle  (Texas wine and grape growers association), Austin, TX

                                 Hightower, Trent  (Texas Veterinary Medical Association), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

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

                                 Parenteau, Julia  Director of Public Policy (Texas Realtors), Austin, TX

                                 Park, Joey  (Texas Wildlife Association), Austin, TX

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


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            May 1, 2023 8:00 AM

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 TX

            SB 735

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Harden, Ashley  General Counsel (Texas Water Development), Austin, TX

            SB 1850

                  FOR:

                                 Hightower, Trent  (Texas Veterinary Medical Associatiom), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Santerre, Judy   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Wimberley, TX