WITNESS LIST

            Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            May 12, 2023 8:00 AM

            HB 162

                  FOR:

                                 Linton, Charles  President, Prescribed Burn Alliance of Texas  (Self; Texas Prescribed Burn

                                 Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

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

                                 Roach, Blake  Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

            HB 1389

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 TX

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

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

                                 Roach, Blake  Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Skrobarczyk, Ryan  Director (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association), Cedar Park, TX

            HB 1540

                  FOR:

                                 Doering, Don  City Administrator  (Self; City of Magnolia), Magnolia, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Hardman, Harry  Councilman city of Conroe (City of Conroe), Conroe, TX

                                 Melder, Webb   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Conroe, TX

                                 Sequeira, Simon   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Quadvest Utilities), Magnolia,

                                 TX

                                 Spigener, Jim  President Lonestar Groundwater District  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Lonestar Groundwater District), Conroe, TX

                  ON:

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

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

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

            HB 1971

                  FOR:

                                 Oney, Tom  EVP External Affairs (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Embrey, Ty  (Middle Trinity GCD, Clearwater UWCD), Austin, TX

                                 Martinsson, Leah  Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Districts), Austin, TX

                                 Roach, Blake  Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            May 12, 2023 8:00 AM

                  ON:

                                 Mills, Kelly  Deputy Director Water Availability (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            HB 2271

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Jaenike, Fritz  Executive Director (Texas Aquaculture Association), Cedar Park, TX

                                 Roach, Blake  Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

            HB 2443

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 TX

                                 Kirkle, Sarah  Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs (Texas Water Conservation

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Martinsson, Leah  Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Districts), Austin, TX

                                 Roach, Blake  Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD; North Texas GCD), Austin,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Mills, Kelly  Deputy Director Water Availability (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            HB 2508

                  FOR:

                                 Draksharam, Sujeeth  President Fort Bend County Levee Improvement Distr (Fort Bend

                                 County Levee Improvement District No 14), Sugar Land, TX

            HB 2568

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                  ON:

                                 Foster, John  Programs Officer (State Soil and Water Conservation Board), Temple, TX

                                 Tongate, Joseph  Conservation Planner (Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board),

                                 Brownwood, TX

            HB 3222

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Walsh, Blair  Division Chief (Texas Division of Emergency Management), Austin, TX

            HB 3278

                  FOR:

                                 Wells, Hope  (San Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Embrey, Ty  (Middle Trinity GCD, Clearwater UWCD), Austin, TX

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


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

            May 12, 2023 8:00 AM

                                 Kirkle, Sarah  Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs (Texas Water Conservation

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Martinsson, Leah  Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Districts), Austin, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD; North Texas GCD), Austin,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Dupnik, John  DEA, Water Science & Conservation (Texas Water Development Board),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Mills, Kelly  Deputy Director Water Availability (TCEQ), Austin, TX

            HB 3323

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

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

                                 Pena, Alejandro  (Texas American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Puig Williams, Vanessa  (EDF), Austin, TX

                                 Roach, Blake  Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

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

                                 Trevino, Taylor  (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX

                                 Trevino, Taylor   (Self), Austin, TX

                  ON:

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

                                 Stone, Addie  Policy Specialist (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX

            HB 3497

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

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

                  ON:

                                 Casterline, Les  Assist. Commander of Fisheries Enforcement (Texas Parks and Wildlife

                                 Department), Austin, TX

            HB 4742

                  FOR:

                                 Scheibe, Eric  (Cameron County Drainage District 5), Austin, TX

                                 Vela, Rolando  (Cameron County Drainage District No. 5), Harlingen, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

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

                  ON:

                                 Nelson, Matt  Deputy of Planning TWDB (TWDB), Austin, TX