WITNESS — LIST — Ways & Means — Committee — September 15, 2026 - — 10:00 AM — Agency — Oversight: Comptroller of Public Accounts — On: — Blackwell, — Chris (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts) — Melnyk, — Tetyana (Comptroller) — Pillow, — Travis (Comptroller) — Registering, — but not testifying: — On: — Counihan, — Will (Tx CPA) — Cruz, — David (Comptroller of Public Accounts) — Agency — Oversight: Multistate Tax Commission — On: — Brandt, — Shannon (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts) — Local — Government Spending — On: — Bakko, — Sally (City of Galveston, Texas) — Billings, — David (ReSET Texas) — Branick, — Jeff (Self; Cjcat) — Brownson, — Amanda (Tx. Assoc. of School Business Officials) — Fine, — Rick (Self) — Gallahan, — Russell (Comptroller of Public Accounts) — Halbrook, — Shannon (Every Texan) — Hale, — J.D. (Texas Association of Builders) — Haynes, — Adam (Conference of Urban Counties) — Latsha, — Rob (Bond Review Board) — Quintero, — James (Texas Public Policy Foundation) — Ramirez, — Rick (Texas Municipal League) — Registering, — but not testifying: — On: — Jones, — Troy (Self) — Monitoring: — HB 103 — On: — Bonura, — John (Texas Public Policy Foundation) — Gallahan, — Russell (Comptroller of Public Accounts) — Monitoring: — HB 148 — On: — Mansfield, — Allison (Comptroller of Public Accounts) — South, — Brent (Texas associatio of appraisal districts) — 1

WITNESS LIST

Ways & Means Committee

September 15, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Agency Oversight: Comptroller of Public Accounts

On:

Blackwell, Chris (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

Melnyk, Tetyana (Comptroller)

Pillow, Travis (Comptroller)

Registering, but not testifying:

On:

Counihan, Will (Tx CPA)

Cruz, David (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

Agency Oversight: Multistate Tax Commission

On:

Brandt, Shannon (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

Local Government Spending

On:

Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston, Texas)

Billings, David (ReSET Texas)

Branick, Jeff (Self; Cjcat)

Brownson, Amanda (Tx. Assoc. of School Business Officials)

Fine, Rick (Self)

Gallahan, Russell (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

Halbrook, Shannon (Every Texan)

Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)

Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

Latsha, Rob (Bond Review Board)

Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

Ramirez, Rick (Texas Municipal League)

Registering, but not testifying:

On:

Jones, Troy (Self)

Monitoring: HB 103

On:

Bonura, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

Gallahan, Russell (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

Monitoring: HB 148

On:

Mansfield, Allison (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

South, Brent (Texas associatio of appraisal districts)

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WITNESS LIST

Property Tax Relief

On:

Chismark, Ryan (Texas association of property tax professionals)

Halbrook, Shannon (Every Texan)

Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)

Jones, Troy (Self)

Mansfield, Allison (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

Melnyk, Tetyana (Comptroller)

Morath, Mike (Texas Education Agency)

Najera, Antonio (Legislative Budget Board)

Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

Rabb, Jennifer (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

Saxe, Avery (Legislative Budget Board)

South, Brent (TAAD)

Registering, but not testifying:

On:

Henricksen, Aaron (Legislative Budget Board)

Kavanaugh, Kevin (Legislative Budget Board)

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