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State Affairs
March 6, 2025 - 11:00 AM or upon adjournment
FOR:
Bowman-Russell, Ruthie (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Bradberry, Timothy Mr (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
DeVore, Chuck Chief National Initiatives Officer (Texas Public Policy Foundation),
Austin, TX
Holton, Christopher Senior Analyst (Center for Security Policy), Washington, DC
McVeigh, Andrew (Self; Texans for Fiscal Responsibility), The Hills, TX
Russo, Christopher (Self; Texans for Strong Borders), El Lago, TX
AGAINST:
Chen, Daping (Self) , Austin, TX
Chen, Deborah (Self; OCA-Greater Houston), Houston, TX
Cheng, Zhengang (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Flower mound, TX
Gu, Qin (Self) , Austin, TX
Guo, Zhao (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Round Rock, TX
He, Ping (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), Dripping Springs, TX
Ingle, Yifan (Self) , Austin, TX
Lai, Zhonghua (Self) , Round rock, TX
Li, Wei (Self) , College Station, TX
Liu, Shenjun (Self) , Austin, TX
Liu, Stella (Self) , Austin, TX
Newman, Aleja Senior Texas Politcal Organizer (also providing written testimony) (Self;
NAKASEC Action Fund Texas), Houston, TX
Ru, Ziling (Self) , Austin, TX
Shi, Yunzhi (Self) , Austin, TX
Syed, Sarah Policy Manager (also providing written testimony) (Self; Woori Juntos),
Houston, TX
Wen, Matt (Self) , Mckinney, TX
Woodward, Danny Policy Staff Attorney (also providing written testimony) (Texas Civil
Rights Project), Austin, TX
Wu, Xiaoyu (Self) , Austin, TX
Yi, Alice (Self) , Austin, TX
Yu, Siyuan (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Yu, Yunfan (Self) , Austin, TX
Yuan, Jason (Self) , Cedar park, TX
Yuan, Lin (Self; Real International, Texas Capital News, Greater Austin Asian Chamber
of Commerce), Austin, TX
Zhang, Ze (Self) , Austin, TX
Zhou, Kaidi (Self) , Pflugerville/TX, TX
ON:
Bates, Tray Vice President of Govt. Affairs (Texas REALTORS), Austin, TX
Day, Aaron (Texas Land Title Association), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Alexander, Kelli (Self) , Sanger, TX
Cheshire, Cary (Self) , Benbrook, TX
Draksharam, Sujeeth (Self) , Sugarland, TX
Evans, Jennifer Mrs (Self) , Denton, TX
Evans, Michelle (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Fry, Pat (Self) , Rd mtn, TX
Glass, Tom (Self) , McDade, TX
Green, Robert L. (Self; Travis County Republican Party), TX, TX
Hamilton, Melissa Executive Director of Government Affairs (Texas & Southwestern
Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX
Johnson, Ed (Self; Harris county ballot security), Houston, TX
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Maley, Charles (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association), Crawford, TX
Morris, Joe (Texas Forestry Association), Austin, TX
Moyers, Dakota-Lee (Self) , Houston, TX
Moyers, Kimberly (Self) , Houston, TX
Roach, Blake Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
Trainor, Lucy (Self) , Driftwood, TX
Wentworth, Leslie (Self) , Round Rock, TX
AGAINST:
Bao, Fei (Self) , Austin, TX
Chen, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Chen, Xiao (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Cheng, Yu (Self) , Plano, TX
Figueroa, Luis Chief of Legislative Affairs (Every Texan), Austin, TX
French, Emily (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX
Garcia, Amanda (Self) , Austin, TX
Gong, Haijun (Self) , Plano, TX
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Hafizi, Niloufar (Self; Emgage Action), Houston/TX, TX
Hakim, Elias (Self) , Austin, TX
Hao, Scarlett (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Hernandez, Daniela State Legislative Coordinator (Workers Defense Action Fund),
Austin, TX
Huang, Jing (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Hunt, Peter (Self) , Austin, TX
Jia, Ying (Self) , Keller, TX
Li, Hugh (Self; Austin Chinese American Network), Austin, TX
Li, Weihua (Self) , Farmers Branch, TX
Li, Xinrui (Self) , Austin, TX
Liu, Julie (Self) , Texas, TX
Luo, Jie (Self) , Round rock, TX
Martinez-Guevara, Juan (Self; United We Dream Action), Austin, TX
Natsheh, Hatem (Self) , Austin, TX
Rizvi, Sameeha (The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Texas Austin Chapter),
Richmond, TX
Robnett, Keehl (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Shao, Jianhua (Self) , Austin, TX
Song, Xintong (Self) , Mansfield, TX
Su, Lei (Self) , Dallas, TX
Trieu, Lily (Rise AAPI), Austin, TX
Wang, Hongbing (Self) , Austin, TX
Wei, Michael (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Xiao, Fei (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Xu, June (Self) , Sugar Land, TX
Yeung, Petrus (Self) , Sugar Land, TX
Zhang, Lin (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Zhao, C J (Self) , Austin,, TX
Zhao, Yiliu (Self) , Austin, TX
Zhao, Yu (Self) , Flower mound, TX
Zheng, Jiayin (Self) , Irving, TX
Zhou, Huizhen (Self) , Sugar Land, TX
Zhou, Xu (Self) , Mansfield, TX
ON:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX
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Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Li, Nini (Self) , College Station, TX
Pei, Steven (Self) , Houston, TX
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