WITNESS — LIST — Governmental Oversight, — Select Committee — August 26, 2026 - 10:00 — AM — Education — Foundations — On: — Baetz, — Sarah (Kerrville Public School Foundation) — Bone, — Mary (Self) — Callaway, — Shawn (Self) — Caudill, — William (Barbers Hill ISD Education Foundatiom) — Drogin, — Mandy (Texas Public Policy Foundation) — Hilliard, — Paula (Self) — Leon, — Sara (Barbers Hill ISD) — Manuel, — Melanie (Self) — Marx, — David (Texas Education Agency) — Poole, — Greg (Barbers Hill ISD) — Ringo, — Brent (Kerrville ISD) — Teal, — Amy (Self) — Registering, — but not testifying: — On: — Byer, — Von (Texas Education Agency) — Carrillo-Trevino, — Sylvia (City of Bastrop) — Texas — Open Meetings Act — On: — Bone, — Mary (Self) — Carrillo, — Sylvia (City of Bastrop) — Cotton, — Michael (Office of the Attorney General) — Harris, — Ishmael (City of Bastrop) — Hopkins, — Tony (Texas Association of School Boards) — Huffman, — Chad (Self) — Pahl, — Brady (Self) — Wind, — Karen (Self) — Registering, — but not testifying: — On: — Ayres, — Shannon (Citizens Defending Freedom) — Hale, — Rachel (Self; TX Ed 911 / Rusk Co Gop Chair) — Hemphill, — Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know) — Hilliard, — Paula (Self) — Lowe, — Perry (Self) — Oldham, — Melanie (Better Brazoria: Clean Air and Water and Govt) — Palmer, — Joe (Self) — Plunkett, — Kevin (Self) — Range, — Julie (Commission Shift) — Teal, — Amy (Self) — 1

WITNESS LIST

Governmental Oversight, Select Committee

August 26, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Education Foundations

On:

Baetz, Sarah (Kerrville Public School Foundation)

Bone, Mary (Self)

Callaway, Shawn (Self)

Caudill, William (Barbers Hill ISD Education Foundatiom)

Drogin, Mandy (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

Hilliard, Paula (Self)

Leon, Sara (Barbers Hill ISD)

Manuel, Melanie (Self)

Marx, David (Texas Education Agency)

Poole, Greg (Barbers Hill ISD)

Ringo, Brent (Kerrville ISD)

Teal, Amy (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

On:

Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

Carrillo-Trevino, Sylvia (City of Bastrop)

Texas Open Meetings Act

On:

Bone, Mary (Self)

Carrillo, Sylvia (City of Bastrop)

Cotton, Michael (Office of the Attorney General)

Harris, Ishmael (City of Bastrop)

Hopkins, Tony (Texas Association of School Boards)

Huffman, Chad (Self)

Pahl, Brady (Self)

Wind, Karen (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

On:

Ayres, Shannon (Citizens Defending Freedom)

Hale, Rachel (Self; TX Ed 911 / Rusk Co Gop Chair)

Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)

Hilliard, Paula (Self)

Lowe, Perry (Self)

Oldham, Melanie (Better Brazoria: Clean Air and Water and Govt)

Palmer, Joe (Self)

Plunkett, Kevin (Self)

Range, Julie (Commission Shift)

Teal, Amy (Self)

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WITNESS LIST

On:

Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal Co Criminal District Attorney)

Texas Public Information Act

On:

Andro, Richard (Refund Advisory Corp (invited))

Ayres, Shannon (Citizens Defending Freedom)

Bone, Mary (Self)

Griffith, Carrie (Our Schools Our Democracy)

Hale, Rachel (Self; Tx Ed 911 / Rusk Co GOP Chair)

Hearn, Skylor (Sheriffs Association of Texas)

Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right to know)

Hilliard, Paula (Self)

Hopkins, Tony (Texas Association of School Boards)

Huffman, Chad (Self)

Lindstrom, Debbie (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom)

Manuel, Melanie (Self)

Mintz, Yvonne (Texas Press Association)

mondo, michelle (Self)

Pahl, Brady (Self)

Palmer, Joe (Self)

Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

Runyan, Brandy (Self)

Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

Smith, Tamara (Office of the Attorney General)

Stevens, Greg (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)

Szimanski, Jennifer (CLEAT- Combined Law Enforcement Assoc of TX)

Teal, Amy (Self)

Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal Co Criminal District Attorney)

Vineyard, T.J. (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)

Wright, Keith (Self; Angelina County)

Registering, but not testifying:

On:

reed, Cyrus (Sierra Club Lone Star)

Thomas, Teresa (Texas Moms For America)

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