WITNESS LIST
Senate Committee Report
Criminal Justice
April 15, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Hermus, Jason (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
Ligon, Brett District Attorney (Self; Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office),
Conroe, TX
Roady, Jack Galveston County Criminal District Attorney (Galveston County Criminal
District Attorney), Galveston, TX
AGAINST:
Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office), Anahuac, TX
Durham, Will Walker County Criminal District Attorney (Walker County Criminal
District Attorney's Office), Huntsville, TX
Furlow, Philip Mack District Attorney (Self; 106th Judicial Distict Attorney), Lamesa,
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
Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
Tharp, Jennifer Comal Co. Criminal District Attorney (Self; Comal County Criminal
District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX
Wood, Justin Director of Government Relations (Harris County District Attorney’s
Office), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Hargis, Bradley (Self; Capital Area Private Defender Servic), Austin, TX
ON:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX
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