WITNESS — LIST — Public Education — Committee — May 11, 2026 - 10:00 AM — Implementation — of HB 1481 — On: — Alvarado-Barnes, — Patricia (Dallas ISD) — Burleson, — Vivian (Texas Classroom Teachers Association) — Caldwell, — Deborah (North East ISD) — Whaley, — Brigette (Self; West Texas A&M University) — Registering, — but not testifying: — On: — Beck, — Rebecca (Self) — Biondi, — Toussaint (Self) — Burger, — Marni (Self) — Cave, — Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)) — Gonzalez, — Carlos (Roma ISD) — Hoffacker, — Daphne (Self) — Holubec, — Bryan (Self) — Joseph, — Nicholas (Self) — McGuire, — Kristin (Texas Education Agency) — Polasek, — Michelle (Self) — Rhodes, — Fran (Self; True Texas proect) — Rodriguez, — Eileen (Child care) — Sadiq, — Azeemah (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas) — Smith, — Jordan (Self) — Torres-Yañez, — Claudia (Pflugerville ISD) — Warren, — Xavier (Texas Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention) — State of Education — On: — Abrams, — Cameron (Texas public policy foundation) — Adams, — Bryce (Texas Public Charter Schools Association) — Anderson, — Minda (Self) — Ayres, — Shannon (Citizens Defending Freedom) — Bailey, — Peter (Texas School for the Deaf) — Bates, — Gary (Fort Sam Houston ISD, Bexar County Education Coalition) — Beck, — Don (Marion ISD, Guadalupe County Education Coalition) — Bennett, — Belinda (Self) — Bloomquist, — Lauren (ECS) — Brookins, — Julia (American Historical Association) — Carney, — Dee (Texas Center for Voucher Transparency) — Carriker-Cavin, — Taylor (Self) — Chapman, — John (Self; Comal ISD, Bexar County Education Coalition) — Checka, — Ale (Self) — Cohen, — Hayden (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, Self) — Coleman, — Emily (Tsbvi) — 1
WITNESS
LIST
Public Education
Committee
May 11, 2026 - 10:00 AM
Implementation
of HB 1481
On:
Alvarado-Barnes,
Patricia (Dallas ISD)
Burleson,
Vivian (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Caldwell,
Deborah (North East ISD)
Whaley,
Brigette (Self; West Texas A&M University)
Registering,
but not testifying:
On:
Beck,
Rebecca (Self)
Biondi,
Toussaint (Self)
Burger,
Marni (Self)
Cave,
Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Gonzalez,
Carlos (Roma ISD)
Hoffacker,
Daphne (Self)
Holubec,
Bryan (Self)
Joseph,
Nicholas (Self)
McGuire,
Kristin (Texas Education Agency)
Polasek,
Michelle (Self)
Rhodes,
Fran (Self; True Texas proect)
Rodriguez,
Eileen (Child care)
Sadiq,
Azeemah (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas)
Smith,
Jordan (Self)
Torres-Yañez,
Claudia (Pflugerville ISD)
Warren,
Xavier (Texas Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention)
State of Education
On:
Abrams,
Cameron (Texas public policy foundation)
Adams,
Bryce (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Anderson,
Minda (Self)
Ayres,
Shannon (Citizens Defending Freedom)
Bailey,
Peter (Texas School for the Deaf)
Bates,
Gary (Fort Sam Houston ISD, Bexar County Education Coalition)
Beck,
Don (Marion ISD, Guadalupe County Education Coalition)
Bennett,
Belinda (Self)
Bloomquist,
Lauren (ECS)
Brookins,
Julia (American Historical Association)
Carney,
Dee (Texas Center for Voucher Transparency)
Carriker-Cavin,
Taylor (Self)
Chapman,
John (Self; Comal ISD, Bexar County Education Coalition)
Checka,
Ale (Self)
Cohen,
Hayden (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, Self)
Coleman,
Emily (Tsbvi)
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WITNESS
LIST
On:
Crutchfield,
Jandel (Self)
Dawer,
Daniel (Self)
Degman,
Brian (Self)
Fette,
Claudette (Federation of Families - Texas)
Furlow,
Lorin (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
Gonzalez,
Carlos (Roma ISD)
Greenhill,
Valerie (SREB)
Hairston,
Andrew (Self; Texas Appleseed)
Harrison,
Janet (Self)
Hoffacker,
Daphne (Self)
Hooker,
Tommy (TARS-Texas Association of Rural Schools)
Horn,
Ana (Self)
Joseph,
Nicholas (Self)
Kash,
Kaitlyn (Self)
Kim,
Peter (Self)
Kriech,
Madeleine (Education Commission of the States)
Kucera,
Joe (Texas Association of Midsize Schools)
Lara,
Adrian (University Of Texas At San Antonio)
Lehman
Lopez, Jeanne (Self)
MacDonald,
Courtney (SBEC)
Mays,
Anthony (Texas Urban Council)
McClure,
Lily (Self)
McCormick,
Matthew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Mendoza,
Elva (Self)
Moledina,
Ayaan (Self; Students Engaged in Advancing Texas)
Morath,
Mike (Texas Education Agency)
Morgan,
Joseph (Self; The JimGemson Partnership)
Myers,
Lucas (Self; People Pfirst Pflugerville)
Paruchuri,
Sumya (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas)
Pena,
Brian (TSTA)
Pierce,
Gretchen (Self)
Poenitzsch,
Nicole (Bellville ISD)
Preston,
Rachel (Self)
Rasti,
Kelly (Texas Association of School Boards)
Sadiq,
Azeemah (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas)
Samuels,
Cameron (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT))
Scott,
John (Texas Education Agency)
Soto,
Renzo (Texas 2036)
Stern,
Maggie (Our Schools Our Democracy)
Templeton,
Bob (Self; Strive Public Policy)
Trigg,
Cynthia (Evolution Academy)
Vasquez,
Megan (Self)
Wallace,
Bonnie (Recover America)
Warren,
Xavier (Texas Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention)
Williams,
Michelle (Self)
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WITNESS
LIST
On:
You,
Xiuhong (State Demographer)
Registering,
but not testifying:
On:
Alexander,
Kim (Self; Collegiate Edu-Nation)
Ansari,
Anna (Self)
Beck,
Rebecca (Self)
Biondi,
Toussaint (Self)
Boulton,
Leonora (Self)
Bradley,
Meredith (Self)
Bradley,
Sharon (Attendance USA)
Burger,
Marni (Self)
Cave,
Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Davis,
JoBeth (Self)
Davis,
Ron (Self)
Fraser,
Katrina (The Commit Partnership)
Gonzalez-Page,
Angelique (Self)
Hall,
Leslie (Self)
Holubec,
Bryan (Self)
Johnson,
Roz (Self)
Kieschnick,
Kelle (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Polasek,
Michelle (Self)
Rhodes,
Fran (Self; True texas project)
Rodriguez,
Eileen (Self; Child care)
Rodriguez,
Robert (Tlcca)
Smith,
Jordan (Self)
Stinson,
Kasy (Self)
Tiernan,
Mary (Self)
Torres-Yañez,
Claudia (Pflugerville ISD)
Trout,
Kristen (Self)
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