WITNESS LIST

              SB 779

              Senate Committee Report

              State Affairs

              March 17, 2025 - 9:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Parsley, Lee    (also providing written testimony)  (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin,

                                          TX

                                          Reddington, Kevin   Assistant General Counsel  (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Bingham, Tiffany   Managing counsel  (Harris County Attorney), Houston, TX

                                          Eiland, Craig    (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Asn), Austin, TX

                                          Hanes, Rachel   Policy Director  (also providing written testimony)  (Greater Edwards

                                          Aquifer Alliance), San Antonio, TX

                                          Hilton, Chris    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Shelley, Adrian   Texas Director  (also providing written testimony)  (Public Citizen),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Walker, Jack   President Texas Trial Lawyers Association  (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers

                                          Association), Austin, TX

                                          Wendell, Ware   Executive Director  (Self; Texas Watch), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Cole, William   Principal Deputy Solicitor General  (Office of the Attorney General),

                                          Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Borskey, Mark   Policy Director  (Texas Trucking Association), Austin, TX

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

                                          Cummins, Taylor    (Vulcan Materials), Austin, TX

                                          Hale, J.D.    (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                                          Harrell, Logan   General Counsel  (Texas Chemistry Council), Austin, TX

                                          Hayter, Russell    (Self) , Mountain City, TX

                                          Joyce, Shana    (Koch Industries), Austin, TX

                                          Kearns, Dennis   General Counsel  (Self; Texas Railroad Association), Austin, TX

                                          Mauro, Megan   EVP  (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                          McCormick, Travis    (Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Assoc), Austin, TX

                                          Mica, Tara    (Texas State Rifle Association), Austin, TX

                                          Omey, Samantha   Sr Advisor Public and Government Affairs  (ExxonMobil), Austin, TX

                                          Poinsett, Royce   Attorney-at-Law  (Texas Veterinary Medical Association), Austin, TX

                                          Pomeroy, Cory    (TXOGA), Austin, TX

                                          Smith, Mark    (Self; Hunt Companies), Austin, TX

                                          Vogt, Molly    (Self) , Spring branch, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Berel-Harrop, Sarah    (Self) , Farmers Branch, TX

                                          Gallagher, Michael   None  (Self; Texas counties), Houston, TX

                                          Hernandez, Elisa    (University Medical Center of El Paso), El Paso, TX

                                          Palacios, Denisce   Texas State Lead  (Self; Climate Cabinet), Austin, TX

                                          Phillips, Michael    (Self) , San Antonio, TX

                                          Reed, Charles   Assistant County Administrator  (Dallas County Commissioners Court),

                                          Dallas, TX

                                          Reed, Cyrus   Legislative and Conservation Director  (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club),

                                          Austin, TX

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

                                          Wheeler, Julie   Intergovernmental Relations Officer  (Travis County Commissioners

                                          Court), Austin, TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        AGAINST:

                                          Milligan, Maureen   President and CEO  (Teaching hospitals of texas), Austin, TX

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