WITNESS LIST
Agriculture & Livestock Committee
April 1, 2025 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Benitez, Giovana (Self)
Boening, Russell (Texas Farm Bureau)
Braden, Robert (Texas Grain & Feed Association)
Haubner, Emilee (Self)
Hodges, Morgan (Self)
Olson, Steve (Self; Plains Cotton Growers)
Schronk, Rodney (Self)
Steelhammer, John (Coastal Plains Cotton Company, Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association)
Taylor, Greg (Self; Plains Cotton Growers)
On:
Hunter, Dan (Texas Department of Agriculture)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Burnett, Dale (Self; Burnett’s Pest)
Herrera, Roy (Self; FrontRunner Pest Control, Inc.)
Hightower, Trent (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
Hodges, Kenneth (Texas Corn Producers)
Hubert, Martin (Texas Poultry Federation)
Hubert, Martin (Texas Pork Producers)
Hubert, Martin (Texas Poultry Federation)
Hughes, Rob (Self; Texas Forestry Association)
Kercheval, Todd (Texas Conservation Association of Water and Soil)
Kercheval, Todd (Texas Pest Control Association)
Laney, J Pete (Texas Association of Dairymen)
Laney, J Pete (Texas Citrus Mutual)
Laney, J Pete (Texas Quarter Horse Association)
Maley, Charles (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)
Morris, Joe (Texas Shhep and Goat Raisers Association)
Morris, Joe (Texas Forestry Association)
Morris, Joe (Texas Beekeepers Association)
Poinsett, Royce (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
Schumann, Peyton (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Smith, Curtis (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
On:
Avery, Rick (Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service)
Redmon, Larry (Texas A&M Extension Service)
For:
Chavez, Rebecca (Self; Yaqui Animal Rescue)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Cox, Danny (Self)
Elliott, Debbie (Self)
Garnett, Melissa (Self)
Jimenez, Andres (Self)
Murtaugh, Robert (Self)
Turner, Randy (Self)
Vera, Colleen (Self)
Against:
Clark, Dr. Dennis (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
Hightower, Trent (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
Janacek, Monica (Self)
Long, Dr. Jodi (Self)
McCauley, Will (Self)
Teller, Lori (Self)
On:
Sharkey, Brittany (Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Antonick, Kristi (Self; Americicans for Prosperity)
Bobosky, Shelby (Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Cheng, Albert (Self; Houston Pet Set)
Cheng, Albert (Self; Padfoot PAC)
Chillino, Francesca (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Collins, Genevieve (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Cruz, Carolina (Self)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Rutledge, Gray (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Smiley, Cindy (Self)
Tamez, Audrey (Self)
Against:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
Poinsett, Royce (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
On:
Swanzy, Stephanie (Self)
For:
DeBerry, Trish (Centro Public Improvment District)
Haines, Nicholas (Self)
Pacheco, Leo (Self)
Pacheco, Mike (Centro San Antonio Public Improvment district)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Burnett, Dale (Self; Burnett’s Pest)
Herrera, Roy (Self; FrontRunner Pest Control, Inc.)
Kercheval, Todd (Texas Pest Control Association)
On:
Wright, Philip (Texas Department of Agriculture)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Maley, Charles (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)
On:
Bounds, Heather (Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board)
Tongate, Cy (Self; Pecan Bayou Soil and Water Conservation District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Garcia, Buddy (Brownsville Public Utilities Board)
Kercheval, Todd (Texas Conservation Association for Water and Soil)
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