WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
March 12, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For:
Ghawi, Jordan (Self; BCESD2)
Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority)
Sample, Stephen (Bexar county)
Watts, Mikal (Self)
On:
Kidd, Nim (TX Division of Emergency Management)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albarado, Isaac (AEP Texas)
Be.., Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Bonham, Jeff (CenterPoint Energy, Inc.)
Byerly, Sloan (RapidDeploy)
Carr, Mindy (Oncor)
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Hernandez, Elisa (University Medical Center of El Paso)
Hutchinson, Scott (Entergy Texas)
Laney, J Pete (State Firefighters’ & Fire Marshals’ Association)
Lozano, Michael (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Messer, Caroline (AT&T)
Rasti, Kelly (Texas Association of School Boards)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Rogers, Carrie (City of Austin)
Ruggieri, Michael (Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO))
Sadler, Kelly (American Electric Power Texas)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Utley, Ben (Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP))
Withrow, Damon (Xcel energy)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Yoder, Katherine (Parkland)
For:
Abraham, Jason (Self)
Cook, Kamil (Public Citizen Texas)
Cowden, Craig (Self; Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Henderson, James (Self; Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Leathers, Joe (Self; Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lozano, Michael (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Watts, Mikal (Self)
On:
Baer, Travis (Railroad Commission of Texas)
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Dubiel, Natalie (Railroad Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baum, Walt (Powering Texans)
Carlile, Jimmy (Fasken Oil and Ranch)
Coleman, Katie (Texas Assoc of Manufacturers)
Hughes, Rob (Texas Forestry Association)
Leal, Charlie (Texas Farm Bureau)
McCormick, Travis (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Assoc)
Oberbeck, Tulsi (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)
Owen, Jennifer (Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association)
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
On:
Allen, Chuck (Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office)
Corona, Connie (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
For:
Abraham, Jason (Self)
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Cowden, Craig (Self; Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Henderson, James (Self; Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Houle, Stephanie (Xcel Energy)
Knowles, Sean (Osmose Utilities Services)
Leathers, Joe (Self; Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Walker, Jack (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Watts, Mikal (Self)
On:
Kilroy, Taylor (Texas Public Power Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albarado, Isaac (AEP Texas)
Baum, Walt (Powering Texans)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bonham, Jeff (CenterPoint Energy, Inc.)
Carr, Mindy (Oncor)
Coleman, Katie (Texas Assoc of Manufacturers)
Cook, Kamil (Public Citizen Texas)
Hughes, Rob (Texas Forestry Association)
Hutchinson, Scott (Entergy Texas)
Leal, Charlie (Texas Farm Bureau)
Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)
Owen, Jennifer (Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association)
Perdichizzi, Gabriela (Texas Association of Business)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Ruggieri, Michael (Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO))
Sadler, Kelly (American Electric Power Texas)
Utley, Ben (Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP))
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)
Withrow, Damon (Xcel energy)
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
On:
Corona, Connie (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
For:
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Coleman, Katie (Texas Assoc of Manufacturers)
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Henry, Matt (Oncor Electric Delivery)
Houle, Stephanie (Xcel Energy)
Watts, Mikal (Self)
On:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Grotefeld, Mark (Self)
Thompson, Jay (Insurance council of texas)
Walker, Jack (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albarado, Isaac (AEP Texas)
Baum, Walt (Powering Texans)
Bonham, Jeff (CenterPoint Energy, Inc.)
Borer, Taylor (Garland Power & Light)
Byerly, Sloan (Greenville Electric Utility System (GEUS))
Cook, Kamil (Public Citizen Texas)
Hutchinson, Scott (Entergy Texas)
Kilroy, Taylor (Texas Public Power Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Mazur, Jeremy (Texas 2036)
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Ruggieri, Michael (Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO))
Sadler, Kelly (American Electric Power Texas, Electric Transmission Texas)
Utley, Ben (Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP))
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)
Withrow, Damon (Xcel energy)
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
Against:
Gonzales, Walter (American property casualty insurance association)
Tisdale, Ward (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
On:
Corona, Connie (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
For:
Cates, Andrew (Self)
Gee, Greyson (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
On:
Dixon, David (Texas Department of Public Safety)
Soto, Renzo (TechNet)
Tinley, James (Texas Ethics Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bennett, Joey (Secure Democracy USA)
French, Emily (Common Cause Texas)
Rodriguez, Oscar (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Against:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Shepard, Judge (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Davis, Lisa (City of Austin)
Garcia, Eddie (City of Austin)
On:
Bullock, Michael (Austin Police Association)
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Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Gray, David (City of Austin)
On:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
On:
Bigbee, Nathan (Electric Reliability of Council of Texas (ERCOT))
English, Barksdale (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
For:
Perez, Daniel (El Paso Electric)
Against:
Cook, Kamil (Public Citizen Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Be.., Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Bonham, Jeff (CenterPoint Energy, Inc.)
Against:
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
On:
English, Barksdale (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
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