WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
May 13, 2025 8:00 AM
ON:
Martin, Freeman Colonel (Texas Department of Public Safety), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Easley, Jennifer State President Texas PTA (Texas PTA), San Antonio, TX
Gutierrez, Spencer Intergovernmental Relations Manager (City of Sugar Land), Sugar
Land, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Islam, Nadia Govt. Affairs Administrator (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP#39), Houston, TX
Lee, Mike Director of Research & Development (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office),
Houston, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
FOR:
Glass, Tom (Self; Texas Constitutional Enforcement), McDade, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
Diaz, Mike (Self), Seguin, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Nobis, Tom (Self), Houston, TX
Ransdell, James (Self), Seguin, TX
Reagan, Charlene (Self; True texas project), Spicewood, TX
Rhodes, Fran President, True Texas Project (Self; True tx project), Fort Worth, TX
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk), Austin, TX
Thompson, Jerry (Self), Seguin, TX
Treat, Brita (Self), Austin, TX
Treat, Mark (Self), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Budwine, Kirsten (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas), Austin, TX
Mitchell, Bryan (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
ON:
Edmonds, Shannon Executive Director (Texas District and County Attorneys Association
(TDCAA)), Austin, TX
Reno, Josh Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice (Texas Attorney General), Austin,
TX
WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
May 13, 2025 8:00 AM
FOR:
Longanecker, Ed (Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association), Austin,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Allison, Jay (Self; Milestone Environmental Services), Houston, TX
Blair, Ammon Senior Fellow (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office), Anahuac, TX
Carlile, Jimmy (Fasken Oil and Ranch), Midland, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Ludwick, Chandler Director, SGA (ConocoPhillips), Austin, TX
Mitchell, Bryan (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
Morris, Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association), Austin, TX
Oberbeck, Tulsi (Texas Oil and Gas Association), Austin, TX
Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Pollock, Kristen (Self), Austin, TX
ON:
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
FOR:
Whyte, Damion Sergeant (Harris County Sheriff’s Office), Houston/Tx, TX
Wilson, Sarah (Self; Texas Association of Property and Evidence Inventory Technicians),
La Vernia, TX
AGAINST:
Baggett, Donnis Executive Vice President, Texas Press Association (also providing written
testimony) (Self; Texas Press Association), Austin, TX
Medici, Mark Publisher San Antonio EN & Austin AS (Self; Hearst, San Antonio Express
News, Austin American Statesman), San Antonio, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
Grever, Maya (Harris County Commissioners Court), Houston, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Lee, Mike Director of Research & Development (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office),
Houston, TX
WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
May 13, 2025 8:00 AM
Mitchell, Bryan (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
Morris, Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association), Austin, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
Rubin, Scott Assistant Director (Texas Police Chiefs Association), Elgin, TX
Songer, James (Dallas Police Department), Forney, TX
Soza, Justin Chief of Police (Self; Alamo Area Police Chiefs Association), Hondo, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Treat, Brita (Self), Austin, TX
Treat, Mark (Self), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Hodges, Mike Executive Director (Texas Press Association), Austin, TX
FOR:
Rush, Cailey (Self), Temple TX, TX
Tharp, Jennifer Comal Co. Criminal District Attorney (Self; Comal County Criminal
District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office), Anahuac, TX
Carroll, Nathan Lieutenant (Houston Police Department), Houston, TX
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
Diaz, Mike (Self), Seguin, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Nobis, Tom (Self), Houston, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
Ransdell, James (Self), Seguin, TX
Reagan, Charlene (Self; True texas project), Spicewood, TX
Rhodes, Fran President, True Texas Project (Self; True tx project), Fort Worth, TX
Rubin, Scott Assistant Director (Texas Police Chiefs Association), Elgin, TX
Seelig, Bonnie (Self), Spicewood, TX
Thompson, Jerry (Self), Seguin, TX
Treat, Brita (Self), Austin, TX
Treat, Brita (Self), Austin, TX
Treat, Mark (Self), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
May 13, 2025 8:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
Dowling, Matt Director of Public Affairs (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Easley, Jennifer State President Texas PTA (Texas PTA), San Antonio, TX
Huddleston, Cheri Legislative Consultant (Texas Commerical Airport Association), Austin,
TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Isett, Carl (Self; Texas Council of Community Centers), Lubbock, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Lawrence, Lauren Assistant Criminal District Attorney (Phil Sorrells - Tarrant County
Criminal District Attorney), Fort Worth, TX
Menard, Brianna (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk), Austin, TX
Sanders, Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
ON:
Meredith, Amy Division Chief Human Trafficking Division (Office of the Attorney
General), Austin, TX
FOR:
Ligon, Brett District Attorney (Self; Montgomery COunty DA Office), Conroe, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office), Anahuac, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Lawrence, Lauren Assistant Criminal District Attorney (Phil Sorrells - Tarrant County
Criminal District Attorney), Fort Worth, TX
Morris, Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association), Austin, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Rubin, Scott Assistant Director (Texas Police Chiefs Association), Elgin, TX
Tharp, Jennifer Comal Co. Criminal District Attorney (Self; Comal County Criminal
District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
May 13, 2025 8:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Gutierrez, Spencer Intergovernmental Relations Manager (City of Sugar Land), Sugar
Land, TX
Islam, Nadia Govt. Affairs Administrator (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
FOR:
Boyd, Erika President & CEO (Texas Travel Alliance), Austin, TX
Morrow, Tim President CEO (Self; San Antonio Zoo), San Antonio, TX
Worden, Diana Sr Director Safety &Security (Dallas Zoo), Waxahachie, tx, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
Garcia, Matthew (Self), Dallas, TX
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance), Austin, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Koebele, Steve Consultant (Texas Disposal Systems), Austin, TX
Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
Roach, Blake Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX