WITNESS LIST
Senate Committee Report
Criminal Justice
April 1, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
McCord, John Executive Director (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX
Tharp, Jennifer Comal Co. Criminal District Attorney (Self; Comal County Criminal
District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office), Anahuac, TX
Foster, Wendy (Independent Bankers Assoc of TX), Austin, TX
Furlow, Philip Mack 106th Judicial District Attorney (Self; 106th Judicial District
Attorney), Lamesa, TX
Gessner, Madison Executive Director Texas Restaurant Association (Texas Restaurant
Association), Austin, TX
Gonzalez, Celinda Government relations (Home Depot), Austin, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Miller, Chris (Target Corporation), Austin, TX
Ruiz, Heidi Sgt (Houston Police Department), Houston, TX
Shannon, Fred (Walmart), Austin, TX
Stallman, Bo Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs’ Association of Texas), Angleton, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement
Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
Wilkes, Morris (United Supermarkets), Lubbock, TX
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