WITNESS — LIST — Water, — Agriculture and Rural Affairs — September — 1, 2026 9:00 AM — Agency — Surveys & Academic Research — ON: — Brown, — Chris Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Public Utility Commission of — Texas), — Austin, — TX — Corona, — Connie Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Public Utility — Commission), — Austin, TX — Assessing the Water — Demands of Energy-Intensive Technologies — ON: — Alderete, — Amanda (Self), Floresville, TX — Bahadur, — Vaibhav Professor (also providing written testimony) (UT Austin), Austin, TX — Beckett, — Melissa (also providing written testimony) (Self), Longview, TX — Beving, — Rita (Public Citizen), Farmers Branch, TX — Brown, — Chris Dr. (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX — Flippin, — Kenneth Water policy Advisor (Texas Chapter US Green Building Council), — Taylor, — TX — Friesenhahn, — Mark Owner Comal Pecan Farm (also providing written testimony) (Self), — New — Braunfels, TX — Gum, — Rhett Manager, Government Affairs (Equinix), Arlington, TX — Lin, — Ning Chief Economist (also providing written testimony) (UT BEG), Austin, TX — Linenschmidt, — Larry (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX — Lopez, — Yvette LMSW, LCDCI, PhD Candidate,Vice Chair (also providing written — testimony) — (NASW Texas Eco Social Work Committee), Austin, TX — Mahmood, — Usman (Bayou City Waterkeeper), Houston, TX — Mckinnon, — Temple Director Water Supply Planning (also providing written testimony) — (TWDB), — Austin, TX — Nelson, — Amy Lee (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX — Parker, — Virginia (San marcos river foundation), San marcos, TX — Philipson, — Carol (Self), Austin, TX — Saladino, — Nina (Self), Austin, Tx, TX — Spears, — Evgenia Water Program Manager (also providing written testimony) (Sierra Club — Lone — Star Chapter), Bryan, TX — Townsend, — Ben (Google), Austin, TX — Willman, — Todd President (also providing written testimony) (EPCON International), — Fredericksburg, — TX — Registering, — but not testifying: — ON: — Moscardelli, — Lorena Director Bureau of Economic Geology (The University of Texas — BEG), — Austin, TX — Rosas, — Etienne Dr. (Chispa Texas), Brownsville, TX — Providing — written testimony: — ON: — Delaney, — Danae Founder Protect Our Waters of Texas (Protect Our Waters of Texas- — Solutions), — Canyon Lake, TX

WITNESS LIST

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

September 1, 2026 9:00 AM

Agency Surveys & Academic Research

ON:

Brown, Chris Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Public Utility Commission of Texas),

Austin, TX

Corona, Connie Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Public Utility

Commission), Austin, TX

Assessing the Water Demands of Energy-Intensive Technologies

ON:

Alderete, Amanda (Self), Floresville, TX

Bahadur, Vaibhav Professor (also providing written testimony) (UT Austin), Austin, TX

Beckett, Melissa (also providing written testimony) (Self), Longview, TX

Beving, Rita (Public Citizen), Farmers Branch, TX

Brown, Chris Dr. (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX

Flippin, Kenneth Water policy Advisor (Texas Chapter US Green Building Council),

Taylor, TX

Friesenhahn, Mark Owner Comal Pecan Farm (also providing written testimony) (Self),

New Braunfels, TX

Gum, Rhett Manager, Government Affairs (Equinix), Arlington, TX

Lin, Ning Chief Economist (also providing written testimony) (UT BEG), Austin, TX

Linenschmidt, Larry (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX

Lopez, Yvette LMSW, LCDCI, PhD Candidate,Vice Chair (also providing written

testimony) (NASW Texas Eco Social Work Committee), Austin, TX

Mahmood, Usman (Bayou City Waterkeeper), Houston, TX

Mckinnon, Temple Director Water Supply Planning (also providing written testimony)

(TWDB), Austin, TX

Nelson, Amy Lee (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX

Parker, Virginia (San marcos river foundation), San marcos, TX

Philipson, Carol (Self), Austin, TX

Saladino, Nina (Self), Austin, Tx, TX

Spears, Evgenia Water Program Manager (also providing written testimony) (Sierra Club

Lone Star Chapter), Bryan, TX

Townsend, Ben (Google), Austin, TX

Willman, Todd President (also providing written testimony) (EPCON International),

Fredericksburg, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

ON:

Moscardelli, Lorena Director Bureau of Economic Geology (The University of Texas

BEG), Austin, TX

Rosas, Etienne Dr. (Chispa Texas), Brownsville, TX

Providing written testimony:

ON:

Delaney, Danae Founder Protect Our Waters of Texas (Protect Our Waters of Texas-

Solutions), Canyon Lake, TX

WITNESS LIST

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

September 1, 2026 9:00 AM

Entsminger, Tom Policy Director, Tx Coast and Water (National Wildlife Federation),

Austin, TX

Hamilton, Shannon (Central texas water coalition), Lakeway, TX

Heck, Jess Texas Director of Government Relations (Data Center Coalition), Austin, TX

Tiblier, Lucy Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy Manager (Rowan Digital Infrastructure),

Austin, TX

Yarbrough, Brian (Oracle Corporation), Austin, TX

Data Center Practitioners

ON:

Kuithe, Ryan SVP Operations (also providing written testimony) (QTS Data Centers),

Northlake, TX

McNamara, Michael CEO (Lancium), Austin, TX

Townsend, Ben (Google), Austin, TX

Local Stakeholders

ON:

Ensey, Adam County Judge (Armstrong County), Claude, TX

Haden, Hoppy Caldwell County Judge (Caldwell County), Lockhart, TX

Hodges, Kevin City Manager (City & County), Childress, TX

Thompson, Rick Program Director (County Judges and Commissioners Association of

Texas), Austin, TX