WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
May 6, 2025 - 8:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Deline, Steven (Self)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Assoc)
Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT)
On:
Marx, David (Texas Education Agency)
Against:
Joseph, Zenobia (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bryant, William Raymond (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Jones, Garry (Self; DFER TX)
Jones, Patrick (Self; KIP CLC)
Against:
Cornelius, Mari (Self)
Neufeld, Jessica (Self)
Selby, Mary (Self)
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Russo, Mark (Self; JPCA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Clary, Judah (Self; True Texas Project)
Cornelius, Mari (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Densin, Clark (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self; TRUE TEXAS PROJRCT)
Heese, Lauren (Self; Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kratky, Jennifer (Self; True Texas Project)
McCarty, Julie (Self; True Texas Project)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Reagan, Charlene (Self; True texas project)
Reitze, Alison (Self)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Richter, Cheryl (Self)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Treat, Brita (Self)
Treat, Mark (Self)
Turner, John (Self; True Texas Project)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
On:
Marx, David (Texas Education Agency)
Selby, Mary (Self)
For:
Saucedo, Alberto (Self)
Saucedo, Stacey (Self)
Sivadge, Vanessa (Self; Protecting texas children)
Slape, Christie (Self; Moms for Liberty - Texas)
Against:
Bennett, Emma (Self)
Brown, Lisa (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Foote, Carolyn (Self)
Giles, Indigo (Self)
Giles, Mandy (Self)
Giles, Mars (Self)
Goodman, Trevor (Self)
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas)
Kim, Peter (Self)
Laeky, Miriam (Self; Equality Texas)
Lauener, Autumn (Self; Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Scholars)
McLaughlin, Amanda (Self)
Miller, Brooke (Self)
Preston, Rachel (Self)
Pritchett, Brad (Self; Equality Texas)
Richie, Landon (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Sayde, Rox (Self)
Schaffer, Shan (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Smith, Riley (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ayres, Shannon (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom)
Benton, Megan (Self; Texas Values Action)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Castle, Mary Elizabeth (Texas Values)
Clary, Judah (Self; True Texas Project)
Cornelius, Mari (Self)
Davis, Jim (Self; Grace Bible Church of San Marcos)
Densin, Clark (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self; TRUE TEXAS PROJECT)
Giles, Laura (Self)
Heese, Lauren (Self; Self)
Howsley, Stephen (Family Freedom Peoject)
Kenney, Whitney (Self)
Kratky, Jennifer (Self; True Texas Project)
Leavy, Randi (Self)
Lopez, Kaden (Self; Texas Family Project)
McCarty, Julie (Self; True Texas Project)
Pezdek, Heidi (Self)
Reagan, Charlene (Self; True texas project)
Reitze, Alison (Self)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Richter, Cheryl (Self)
Sachs, Caplin (Self)
Sachs, Michael (Self)
Sachs, Miriah (Self)
Schulte, Tara (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom)
Treat, Brita (Self)
Treat, Mark (Self)
Turner, John (Self; True Texas Project)
Wallace, Bonnie (Self; Recover America)
Wiltse, Colby (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom)
Against:
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP))
Aguilar, Salem (Self)
Aguirre, Alexis (Self)
Ajaz, Fuaad (Self)
Avila, Sofia (Self)
Azazel, Lillith (Self)
Bandit, Brigitte (Self)
Barboza, Christopher (Self)
Basaldú, Christopher (Self; South Texas Environmental Justice Network)
Beard, Billie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Beatty, Ngozi (Self)
Beck, Sarah (Self)
Bernabe, Allen (Self)
Bernard, Jennifer (Self)
Berrios, Felicity (Self)
Bier, Marti (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Bitz, Ritzy (Self)
Blackstone, Rachel (Self)
Blu, Mary (Self)
Bonilla, Grace (Self; Texas Impact)
Brodell, Sherry (Self)
Bullard, Becky (Self)
Burns, Kaidan (Self)
Calamari, Shawn (Self)
Cass, Melody (Self)
Cass, William (Self)
Castleberry, Mandy (Self)
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Cerda, Aly (Self)
Charrie, Miguel (Self)
Chavez, Yulissa (Self)
Chen, Kevin (Self)
Cisneros, Salem (Self)
Cleveland, Danny (Self)
Cleveland, Sarah (Self)
Cofield, Melanie (Self)
Cohen, Hayden (Self)
Coin, Kellin (Self)
Comperry, Chris (Self)
Cook, Spenser (Self)
Cornett, Savvy (Self)
Cosme, Helena (Self)
Cruz, Dominic (Self)
Cuevas, Avital (Self)
Daniel, Izzy (Self)
De La Garza, John Taylor (Self)
Del Carpio, Chris (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Dickson, Marissa (Self)
Duke, Stephen (Self)
Eickstaedt, Wendy (Self)
Elliot, Beau (Self)
Elora, Aeon (Self)
Etheredge, Holly (Self)
Etheredge, Jon (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
F, Sabine (Self)
Famous Bob, World (Self)
Fantasia Wood, Queen (Self)
Fiedler, Levi (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Fishkind, Julia (Self)
Flores, Zion (Self)
Foster, Linzy (Self)
Foster, Maxim (Self)
Frumkin, Samuel (Self)
Gale, Zenyth (Self)
Garcia, Surya (Self)
Garcia, Yesenia (Self)
Garner, Jeramy (Self)
Gibson, Jenson (Self)
Gillard, Savannah (Self)
Gonyaw, Gigi (Self)
Gonzalez, Manuel (Self)
Gonzalez, Richard (Self)
Grenier, Tiffany (Self)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Assoc)
Guajardo, Austin (Self)
Guajardo, David (Self)
Guajardo, Jordan (Self)
Guajardo, Nelda (Self)
Guajardo, Raelyn (Self)
Guerrero, Amelie (Self)
Guevara, Emma (Self; Frontera Fund)
Hall, Ash (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Harden, Cedrick (Self)
Haskins, Ace (Self)
Hatch, Marian (Self)
Heil Rayne, Arwyn Ree (Self)
Heilrayne, Arwyn (Self)
Heilrayne, Julia (Self)
Henderson, Mikayla (Self)
Herrera, David (Self)
Herron, Juno (Self)
Higgins, Taylor (Self)
Hillman, Susan (Self)
Hinojosa, Josette (Self; South Texas Environmental Justice Network)
Hinojosa, Rebekah (Self; South Texas Environmental Justice Network)
Hinze, Xana (Self)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Holley-Hurt, Carrie (Self)
Holley-Hurt, Russell (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Hoover, Tamara (Self)
House, Skylar (Self)
Hughes, Cade (Self)
Hurewitz, Michael (Self)
Hushka, Callijo (Self)
Immel, Jacob (Self)
Jackson, Kevin (Self)
Janak, Mason (Self)
Jennings, Nicholas (Self)
Jeter, Mars (Self)
Jha, Shalene (Self)
Johnson, Florence (Self)
Jones, Noah (Texas Counseling Association)
Juraska, AJ (Self)
Kanter, Laura (Self)
Kaplan, Judith (Self)
Khamphilavong, Kaylon (Self)
Kiker, Francesca (Self)
Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT)
Klose, Joanna (Self)
KNIGHT, ANITA (Self)
Knight, Aries (Self)
Labyer, James (Self)
LaQueene, Maxine (Self)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Lea, Maggie (Self)
Luan, Midnight (Self)
M, Jeremy (Self)
Macias, Dylan (Self)
Mackey, Caysey (Self)
Manjarrez, Jesus (Self)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Marguiles, Jennifer (Self; Texas Jews for Democracy)
Martinez, Catherine (Self)
Mattlock, Madisen (Self)
McArdle, Kate (Self)
Mcjunkins, Phillip (Self)
McMurray, Elaine (Self)
Miller, Laura (Self)
Miller, Matilda (Self)
Mirto, Sophia (Self)
Mollberg, Nick (Self)
Morales, Alan (Self)
Morales, Joe (Self)
Morris, Ren (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Morris, Tory (Self)
Mulder, Stephennie (Self)
Nelson, Adele (Self)
Neufeld, Jessica (Self)
Onyisi, Peter (Self)
Padron, Armando (Self)
Parks, Josh (Self)
Pelton, Wynter (Self)
Peregoy, Allison (Self)
Pereira, Pietra (Self)
Perez, Sadie (Self)
Perez, Toya (Self)
Perez, Vivianna (Self)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Pogas, Constantinos (Self)
Pruett, Kay (Self)
Quintanilla, Kennedy (Self)
Ramirez, Damien (Self)
Rayne, Karen (Self)
Rejsek, Charley (Self)
Reyes, Robert (Self)
Richardson, R (Self)
Riviera, Simone (Self)
Robinson, Kristine (Self)
Rodriguez, Enoch (Self)
Rodriguez, Katherine (Self)
Rojas, Lindsay (Self)
Rose, Desiree (Self)
Russey, Anne (Self)
Sais, Journey (Self)
Salazar, Oscar (Self)
Salvatore, Serina (Self)
Samuels, Cameron (Self; Students Engaged in Advancing Texas)
Sanchez, Ashley (Self)
Santa Maria, Michelle (Self)
Schilt, Paige (Self)
Schnurr, Evan (Self)
Scissors, Lizzi (Self)
Segovia, Andrea (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Selby, Mary (Self)
Sepulveda, Frances (Self)
Speed, Marcus (Self)
Staff, Jordan (Self)
Stayer, Sarah (Self)
Steinfeld, Era (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Stone, Jake (Self)
Teran, Victor (Self)
Thompson, Stephanie (Self)
Thornton, Bis (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Thurber, Juliette (Self)
Thye, Asher (Self)
Tincopa, AD (Girls Empowerment Network)
Trevino, Izar (Self)
Truong, Tyler (Self)
Truskett, C (Self)
Truskett, V (Self)
Unda, Maria (Self)
Valdez, Dom (Self)
VanKoughnett, Paul (Self)
Velasquez, Ryan (Self)
Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Vinson, Kris (Self)
Waid, Mandy (Self)
Walter, Erin (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Walter, Sarah (Self)
Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self)
Williams, Elliot (Self)
Williams, Joshua (Self)
Wynne, Brendan (Self)
Young, Caitlin (Self)
Yrrobali, Lavender (Self)
Zaner, Dylan (Self)
Zhou, Amy (Self)
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Gonzalez Saucedo, Sabrina (The Arc of Texas)
Hanner, Tiger (Self)
Samuelson, Kevin (Self)
On:
Joseph, Zenobia (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Cornelius, Mari (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Glosser, Cole (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Kaplan, Judith (Self)
Klose, Joanna (Self)
Kratky, Jennifer (Self; True Texas Project)
Lavelle, Tanya (Self)
Leavy, Randi (Self)
Litzinger, Amy (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Nelson, Adele (Self)
Neufeld, Jessica (Self)
Reitze, Alison (Self)
Schulte, Tara (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom)
Selby, Mary (Self)
Stockton, Sunny (Self)
Wiltse, Colby (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom)
Against:
Sepulveda, Sofia (Self)
Thurber, Juliette (Self)
On:
McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Hopkins, Tony (Friendswood ISD and TASB)
McPeters, Pamela (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Schmidt, Rolinda (Self; Texas Association of School Boards)
Tanguma, Sylvia (Self; McAllen AFT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Nease, Nelson (Freedom Foundation)
Against:
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP))
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Cockrell, Danielle (Self)
Cole, Julie (Self; Hurst Euless Bedford ISD)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Assoc)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Harris, Stephanie (Self)
Hetrick, Mary (Self)
Hurewitz, Michael (Self)
Jackson, Kevin (Self)
Jones, Amber (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Jones, Garry (Self; DFER TX)
Jones, Noah (Texas Counseling Association)
Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT)
Klose, Joanna (Self)
Lopez Valdez, Daniella (Self; Brownsville Independent School District)
Neufeld, Jessica (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Every Texan)
Selby, Mary (Self)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Woodland, Wendy (Texas Library Association)
On:
Lucas, Christopher (Texas Education Agency)
Marx, David (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Fitzer, Adam (Self; GISD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Clary, Judah (Self; True Texas Project)
Franklin, Shelia (Self; TRUE TEXAS PROJECT)
Kratky, Jennifer (Self; True Texas Project)
McCarty, Julie (Self; True Texas Project)
Reagan, Charlene (Self; True texas project)
Reitze, Alison (Self)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Richter, Cheryl (Self)
Stiles, Gary (Self; Gatesville ISD)
Treat, Brita (Self)
Treat, Mark (Self)
Against:
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP))
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Golden, Nicole (Self; Texas Gun Sense)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Assoc)
Hurewitz, Michael (Self)
Jackson, Kevin (Self)
10
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT)
Klose, Joanna (Self)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Neufeld, Jessica (Self)
Selby, Mary (Self)
On:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Sexton, Shane (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Ayres, Shannon (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom)
Baker, Kyle (Self)
Castle, Mary Elizabeth (Texas Values)
Giles, Laura (Self)
Jones jr, Troy (Self)
Pezdek, Heidi (Self)
Richards, Diana (Self; Texas Eduction 911)
Wallace, Bonnie (Self; Recover America)
Wiltse, Colby (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom)
Against:
Anderson, Minda (Self)
De La Garza, John Taylor (Self)
Foote, Carolyn (Self)
Giles, Mandy (Self)
Giles, Mars (Self)
Goldberg, Romy (Self)
Hornor, Heather (Self)
Laeky, Miriam (Self; Equality Texas)
McLaughlin, Amanda (Self)
Miller, Brooke (Self)
Miller, Matilda (Self)
Oakes, Cory (Self; Authors Against Book Bans)
Preston, Rachel (Self)
Russey, Anne (Self; Texas Freedom to Read Project)
Schaffer, Shan (Self)
Smoot, Madeline (Self; BookPeople)
Strong, Frank (Self)
Woodard, Mary (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benton, Megan (Self; Texas Values Action)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Chambers, HD (Texas School Alliance)
Clary, Judah (Self; True Texas Project)
Cornelius, Mari (Self)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Davis, Pastor Jim (Self; Grace Bible Church)
Densin, Clark (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self; TRUE TEXAS PROJECT)
Hunt, Daniel (Self)
Kratky, Jennifer (Self; True Texas Project)
Leavy, Randi (Self)
Lopez, Kaden (Self; Texas Family Project)
McCarty, Julie (Self; True Texas Project)
McCormick, Matthew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Petsch, Tara (Self; Moms for Liberty - Texas)
Reagan, Charlene (Self; True texas project)
Reitze, Alison (Self)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Richter, Cheryl (Self)
Rogers, David (Self; True Texas Project)
Sachs, Caplin (Self)
Sachs, Michael (Self)
Sachs, Miriah (Self)
Schulte, Tara (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom)
Sivadge, Vanessa (Self; Protecting texas children)
Slape, Christie (Self; Moms for Liberty - Texas)
Treat, Brita (Self)
Treat, Mark (Self)
Turner, John (Self; True Texas Project)
Unda, Maria (Self)
Against:
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP))
Aguilar, Salem (Self)
Aguirre, Alexis (Self)
Ajaz, Fuaad (Self)
Anderson, Bob (Self)
Avila, Sofia (Self)
Azazel, Lillith (Self)
Bandit, Brigitte (Self)
Barboza, Christopher (Self)
Beatty, Ngozi (Self)
Beck, Sarah (Self)
Bernabe, Allen (Self)
Bernard, Jennifer (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Berrios, Felicity (Self)
Bier, Marti (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Bitz, Ritzy (Self)
Blackstone, Rachel (Self)
Blu, Mary (Self)
Bonilla, Grace (Self; Texas Impact)
Brown, Lisa (Self)
Bullard, Becky (Self)
Burger, Jennifer (Self)
Burns, Kaidan (Self)
Calamari, Shawn (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Cass, Melody (Self)
Cass, William (Self)
Castleberry, Mandy (Self)
Cerda, Aly (Self)
Charrie, Miguel (Self)
Chen, Kevin (Self)
Cisneros, Salem (Self)
Cleveland, Danny (Self)
Cleveland, Sarah (Self)
Cockrell, Danielle (Self)
Cofield, Melanie (Self)
Cohen, Hayden (Self)
Coin, Kellin (Self)
Comperry, Chris (Self)
Cook, Spenser (Self)
Cornett, Savvy (Self)
Cosme, Helena (Self)
Cruz, Dominic (Self)
Cuevas, Avital (Self)
Daniel, Izzy (Self)
Del Carpio, Chris (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Dickson, Marissa (Self)
Duke, Stephen (Self)
Eickstaedt, Wendy (Self)
Elliot, Beau (Self)
Elora, Aeon (Self)
Etheredge, Holly (Self)
Etheredge, Jon (Self)
F, Sabine (Self)
Famous Bob, World (Self)
Fantasia Wood, Queen (Self)
Fiedler, Levi (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
13
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Fishkind, Julia (Self)
Flores, Zion (Self)
Foster, Maxim (Self)
Frumkin, Samuel (Self)
Gale, Zenyth (Self)
Garcia, Surya (Self)
Garcia, Yesenia (Self)
Gibson, Jenson (Self)
Giles, Indigo (Self)
Gillard, Savannah (Self)
Glessner, Kim (Self)
Gonyaw, Gigi (Self)
Gonzalez, Manuel (Self)
Gonzalez, Richard (Self)
Goodman, Trevor (Self)
Guajardo, Austin (Self)
Guajardo, David (Self)
Guajardo, Jordan (Self)
Guajardo, Nelda (Self)
Guajardo, Raelyn (Self)
Guerrero, Amelie (Self)
Gutterman, Lauren (Self)
Harden, Cedrick (Self)
Harris, Stephanie (Self)
Haskins, Ace (Self)
Hatch, Marian (Self)
Hawes, Laney (Self)
Heilrayne, Arwyn (Self)
Heilrayne, Julia (Self)
Henderson, Mikayla (Self)
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas)
Hernandez, Jacob (Self)
Herrera, David (Self)
Herrera, Juventina (Self)
Herron, Juno (Self)
Hillman, Susan (Self)
Hinze, Xana (Self)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Holley-Hurt, Carrie (Self)
Holley-Hurt, Russell (Self)
Hoover, Tamara (Self)
House, Skylar (Self)
Hughes, Cade (Self)
Hushka, Callijo (Self)
Immel, Jacob (Self)
14
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Jackson, Kevin (Self)
Janak, Mason (Self)
Jennings, Nicholas (Self)
Jeter, Mars (Self)
Jha, Shalene (Self)
Johnson, Florence (Self)
Jones, Garry (Self; DFER TX)
Juraska, AJ (Self)
Kanter, Laura (Self)
Kaplan, Judith (Self)
Khamphilavong, Kaylon (Self)
Kiker, Francesca (Self)
Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT)
Klose, Joanna (Self)
KNIGHT, ANITA (Self)
Knight, Aries (Self)
Labyer, James (Self)
LaQueene, Maxine (Self)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Lauener, Autumn (Self; Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Scholars)
Lea, Maggie (Self)
Lopez Valdez, Daniella (Self; Brownsville Independent School District)
Luan, Midnight (Self)
Macias, Dylan (Self)
Mackey, Caysey (Self)
Manjarrez, Jesus (Self)
Marguiles, Jennifer (Self; Texas Jews for Democracy)
Martinez, Laura (Self)
Mattlock, Madisen (Self)
McArdle, Kate (Self)
McMurray, Elaine (Self)
Miller, Laura (Self)
Mirto, Sophia (Self)
Mollberg, Nick (Self)
Morales, Alan (Self)
Morales, Joe (Self)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Mulder, Stephennie (Self)
Nelson, Adele (Self)
Neufeld, Jessica (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self; Grandparents for Public Schools)
Onyisi, Peter (Self)
Padron, Armando (Self)
Pelton, Wynter (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Peregoy, Allison (Self)
Pereira, Pietra (Self)
Perez, Sadie (Self)
Perez, Toya (Self)
Perez, Vivianna (Self)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Pogas, Constantinos (Self)
Pritchett, Brad (Self; Equality Texas)
Pruett, Kay (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Quintanilla, Kennedy (Self)
Raby, Megan (Self)
Ramirez, Damien (Self)
Rayne, Karen (Self)
Rejsek, Charley (Self; BookPeople)
Reyes, Robert (Self)
Richardson, R (Self)
Richie, Landon (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Riviera, Simone (Self)
Rizvi, Sameeha (Self)
Robinson, Kristine (Self)
Rodriguez, Enoch (Self)
Rodriguez, Katherine (Self)
Rojas, Lindsay (Self)
Rose, Desiree (Self)
Sais, Journey (Self)
Salazar, Oscar (Self)
Salvatore, Serina (Self)
Samuels, Cameron (Self; Students Engaged in Advancing Texas)
Sanchez, Ashley (Self)
Santa Maria, Michelle (Self)
Sayde, Rox (Self)
Schnurr, Evan (Self)
Scissors, Lizzi (Self)
Segel, Emily (Self)
Selby, Mary (Self)
Sepulveda, Sofia (Self)
Speed, Marcus (Self)
Staff, Jordan (Self)
Stayer, Sarah (Self)
Steinfeld, Era (Self)
Stevenson, Sara (Self)
Stone, Jake (Self)
Switek, Elizabeth (Self)
Teran, Victor (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Thompson, Stephanie (Self)
Thornton, Bis (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Thurber, Juliette (Self)
Thye, Asher (Self)
Tincopa, AD (Girls Empowerment Network)
Trevino, Izar (Self)
Truong, Tyler (Self)
Truskett, C (Self)
Truskett, V (Self)
Valdez, Dom (Self)
VanKoughnett, Paul (Self)
Vela, Eugenia (Self)
Velasquez, Ryan (Self)
Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Vinson, Kris (Self)
Waid, Mandy (Self)
Walter, Erin (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self)
Williams, Eric (Self)
Williams, Joshua (Self)
Witt, Emily (Self)
Wynne, Brendan (Self)
Young, Caitlin (Self)
Young, Jessica (Self)
Yrrobali, Lavender (Self)
Zaner, Dylan (Self)
Zhou, Amy (Self)
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Rasti, Kelly (Texas Association of School Boards)
For:
Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT)
On:
Tanguma, Sylvia (Self; McAllen AFT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Densin, Clark (Self)
Feinstein, Jonathan (EdTrust in Texas)
Grantham, Gabe (Texas 2036)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Assoc)
Jones, Garry (Self; DFER TX)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
McCormick, Matthew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hulsey, Cassandra (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)
Sepulveda, Sofia (Self)
Tawney, Jakob (Self)
Thurber, Juliette (Self)
Williams, Eric (Self)
Witt, Emily (Self)
On:
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Mcloughlin, Jessica (Texas education agency)
Reyes, Sarah (Texas Center for Justice and Equity)
Tran, Crystal (Texas Appleseed)
Volk, Maia (Disability Rights Texas)
For:
Gonzalez Saucedo, Sabrina (The Arc of Texas)
Jones jr, Troy (Self)
Litzinger, Amy (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
On:
Hulsey, Cassandra (Self; Hutto ISD, TCASE)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Aragonez, Alexa (City of Houston)
Aragonez, Alexa (City of Houston)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Bernstein, Kelsey (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Chambers, HD (Texas School Alliance)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Dowling, Matt (Texas Medical Association)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Eickstaedt, Wendy (Self)
Glosser, Cole (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Klose, Joanna (Self)
Lavelle, Tanya (Self)
Lopez Valdez, Daniella (Self; Brownsville Independent School District)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Nelson, Adele (Self)
Neufeld, Jessica (Self)
Selby, Mary (Self)
Tincopa, AD (Girls Empowerment Network)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP))
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Hull, Rachael (TCASE/ Florence ISD)
McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)
Sexton, Shane (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Jones, Noah (Texas Counseling Association)
Jones jr, Troy (Self)
Kenney, Whitney (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP))
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Beck, Sarah (Self)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Bernstein, Kelsey (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Chen, Kevin (Self)
Clarke, Michael (The Arc of Texas)
Cohen, Hayden (Self)
Dowling, Matt (Texas Medical Association)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Galloso, Tessa (Texans Care for Children)
Giles, Indigo (Self)
Glosser, Cole (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Assoc)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Holleman, Will (Texas Hospital Association)
Kiser, Mary Beth (Texas Psychological Association)
Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT)
Klose, Joanna (Self)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lavelle, Tanya (Self)
Litzinger, Amy (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Mirto, Sophia (Self)
Mollberg, Nick (Self)
Nelson, Adele (Self)
Neufeld, Jessica (Self)
Page, Stefanie (Texas Pediatric Society)
Russey, Anne (Self)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sachs, Miriah (Self)
Samuels, Cameron (Self; Students Engaged in Advancing Texas)
Selby, Mary (Self)
Tincopa, AD (Girls Empowerment Network)
Turner, McCann (Texas Health Resources (THR))
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Sepulveda, Sofia (Self)
Thurber, Juliette (Self)
Witt, Emily (Self)
On:
Marx, David (Texas Education Agency)
McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ash, Ryan (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association - (TTARA))
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Densin, Clark (Self)
Heese, Lauren (Self; Self)
Jones, Garry (Self; DFER TX)
Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Against:
Sepulveda, Sofia (Self)
Witt, Emily (Self)
20
WITNESS LIST
On:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Marx, David (Texas Education Agency)
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