WITNESS LIST
Senate Committee Report
Local Government
April 14, 2025 - 11:00 AM or upon adjournment/recess
FOR:
Quintero, James (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy Foundation),
Austin, TX
Walker, Carl Senior Analyst, Property Tax (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association),
Austin, Tx, TX
AGAINST:
Woolley, Larry Commissioner (Johnson County and County Judges & Commissioners
Association of Texas), CLEBURNE, TX
Zeller, Ben Victoria County Judge (Victoria County & The County Judges &
Commissioners Association of Texas), Victoria, TX
ON:
Bakko, Sally Director of Policy and Governmental Relations (City of Galveston),
Galveston, TX
Haynes, Adam Policy Director (Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
AGAINST:
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court), Houston, TX
Sanders, Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX
Shannon, Melissa Director of Governmental Affairs (Bexar County Commissioners
Court), San Antonio, TX
Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX
Thompson, Rick Legislative Director (County Judges and Commissioners Association of
Texas), Austin, TX
ON:
Mansfield, Allison (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX
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