WITNESS LIST
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
March 12, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For:
Babcock, Christopher (The Alliance for Corporate Excellence)
Goodwin, Shane (Self)
Hamer, Glenn (Texas Association of Business)
Lentell, Eric (Archer Aviation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bentley, Matthew (Nasdaq, Inc.)
Holzheauser, Craig (Texas Pacific Land Corp.)
Lauderback, Bill (TXSE Group Inc (Texas Stock Exchange))
Mains, Chuck (TBLF)
Messer, Caroline (AT&T)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Walker, Jack (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
For:
Bookstaff, Howard (Texas Apartment Association)
Graves, Stephanie (Teaxas Apartment Association)
McCurdy, Char (Texas Apartment Association)
Moya, Crystal (Texas Apartment Association)
Rogers, Corey (Texas Apartment Association)
Sealey, Terry (Texas Apartment Association)
Against:
Abdel-Motaleb, Sarah (Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center)
Adams, Kristen (Self)
Adcock, Phillip (Self; Soap Factory Tenants Union)
Armstrong, James (Builders of Hope Community Development Corporation)
Bernal, Pete (American Gi forum of bexar county)
Campbell, Stuart (Dallas eviction advocacy center)
Chen, Shawna (Self)
Ferrie, George (Self; Denton Affordable Housing Corp.)
Garcia, Molly (Self)
Glosser, Cole (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Griffin, Brennan (Texas Appleseed)
Holley, Robert (Self)
Ivonne, Carmen (Self)
Jasso, Natalia (Self)
Kwartler, Eric (Self)
Lanier, Justin (Self; University Tenants Union)
Lavelle, Tanya (Disability Rights Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Lougharan, Matthew (Self; Houston Tenants Union)
Marshall, Dewey (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Martin, Ben (Texas Housers)
Melton, Mark (Self; Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center)
Miranda, Kayla (Self; Coalition for Tenant Justice)
Nowlin, Myra (Self)
Okolo, Geoffrey (Self)
Orozco, Michael (Self)
Pope, Amanda (Houston Food Bank)
Shehan, Elena (Self; Denton County Homeless Coalition)
Sommerman, Andy (Dallas County and Self)
Swartz, Adam (Self)
Whitfield, Katina (Dallas County)
Zlotnick, Gregory (Self)
On:
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Krenek, Tricia (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association)
Krieger, Shoshana (BASTA, a project of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid)
Mock, Nelson (Texas RioGrande Legal Aid)
Spector, Mary (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blake, Frances (Texas Association of Builders)
Bonura, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Cardwell, Margo (Texas Civil Justice League)
Foster, Wendy (IBAT, Independent Bankers Assoc of Texas)
Fowler, Meredyth (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)
Grace, Jim (National Rental Home Council)
Grimmer, Barbra (Texas Council on Family Violence)
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
Hamer, Glenn (Texas Association if Business)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Association of Campground Owners)
Matz, Laura (Texas Self Storage Association (TSSA))
Norman, Jr., M. Scott (Texas Associations of Builders)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Pendleton, DJ (Texas Manufactured Housing Association)
Powell, Abby (Texas Land Title Association)
Simon, Jason (Apartment Association of Greater Dallas)
Van de Putte, Leticia (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers(TAAHP))
Whitley, David (Amherst)
Against:
Arzate, Grace (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Bailey, Rick (County judges, and commissioners Association of Texas)
Calvert, Jacqueline (Self)
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)
Cox, Easton (Self)
Cruz, Allaena (Self)
Dunlap, Hallie (Self)
Eisert, Helen (Self)
Eller, Carl (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constable Assc. Of Texas)
Erickson Collins, Christel (Self)
Eshed, Haggai (Self)
Fain, Katherine (Self)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Galvan, Isabel (Self; Coalition For Tenant Justice)
Goldstein, Ruthie (Self)
Graziani, Cate (VOCAL-TX)
Green, Kathy (AARP Texas)
Halbrook, Shannon (Every Texan)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Hull, Matt (Self; Texas Association Of Community Development Corporations)
Jang, Margaret (Self)
Jarrett, Johnny (Self)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies’ Organization FOP #39)
Lanterman, Charles (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Laredo, Taylor (Self)
Lavin, Emily (Self; Family Promise of Bell County)
Lopez, Carlos (Self; Justices of the peace and constables association of texas)
Maldonado, Margaret (Self)
Martinez, Sandra (Self)
Mccarty, Jason (Self)
Mcglory, Mary (Self)
Molsbee, Heather (Self)
Molsbee, Heather (The Samaritan Inn)
Moore, Hilary (Self)
Olson, Jamie (Feeding Texas)
Orduña, Julia (Self)
Phillips, Jason (Self)
Pinsker, Jeffrey (Self)
Rea, Audra (Self)
Rhodes, Roy (Self; Impact Temple Church)
Robles, Karen (Self)
Rodriguez, Sarah (Self)
Ruiz, Isla (Self)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Spangler, Peyton (Self; Partnership Home)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Spencer, Jenny (Self; Partnership Home)
Statler, Chuck (County judges, and commissioners Association of Texas)
Streu, Billy (Self)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges andCommissioners Association of Texas)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Blatt, Joseph (Self)
For:
Clarke, Tracy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Galligher, Duane (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Herman, Guy (Statutory Probate Judgesof Texas)
For:
Wiley, Erleigh (Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney)
On:
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
For:
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
On:
Dixon, David (Department of Public Safety)
Soto, Renzo (TechNet)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Grimmer, Barbra (Texas Council on Family Violence)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies’ Organization FOP#39)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Wittenburg, Michelle (David’s Legacy Foundation)
For:
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
On:
Dixon, David (Department of Public Safety)
Soto, Renzo (TechNet)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies’ Organization FOP #39)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Wittenburg, Michelle (David’s Legacy Foundation)
For:
Zimmerman, Gary (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borskey, Mark (Texas State Rifle Association)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Gonzales, Larry (Texas Credit Union Association)
Horn, Sarah (NFIB)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies’ Organization FOP #39)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
On:
McAnally, Katherine (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
McGiffert, Lisa (Patient Safety Action Network)
Van Wey, Kay (Self)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Kilpatrick, Connor (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Childs, Tilden (Self)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
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