WITNESS LIST HB 274 Senate Committee Report State Affairs May 16, 2011 - 9:00 AM FOR: Brannan, Ryan (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX Moseley, Jeff (Greater Houston Partnership), Houston, TX Trabulsi, Richard (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX AGAINST: Adkisson, Tommy (Bexar, Co.), San Antonio, TX Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX Bledsoe, Gary (NAACP), Austin, TX Brensen, Steve (Texans Family Law Foundation), Austin, TX Carson, George John (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio, TX Harpold, Grant (Self) , Houston, TX Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX Lewis, Bill (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), Austin, TX Morris, William W. (Texas Family Law Foundation), Houston, TX Notzon, Robert (Self; NAACP), Austin, TX Parker, Brad (TTLA), Bedford, TX Robinson, Jim Chief Appraisor, Harris County A.D. (Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts), Houston, TX Simpson, Paul F. (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Houston, TX Thomas, Linda Retired Chief Justice (Texas Family Law Foundation), Dallas, TX Thompson, David (Texas Association of School Boards, Texas Association of School Admin., Houston ISD), Houston, TX Wendell, Ware (also providing written testimony) (Texas Watch), Austin, TX ON: Cook, Lauren (Equity Center), Austin, TX Noack, Craig (Texas Creditor's Bar Association), San Antonio, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Allen, George B. (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX Barber, Kathy (NFIB), Austin, TX Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX Borskey, Chrissy (General Electric), Austin, TX Carlson, Pat (Texas Eagle Forum), Ft. Worth, TX Doughty, Ron (Prudential), Austin, TX Fish, Paige (Conoco Phillips), Austin, TX Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas), Austin, TX Goleman, Kinnan (Shell Oil), Austin, TX Kearns, Dennis (Texas Railroad Assn.), Austin, TX 1 WITNESS LIST HB 274 Senate Committee Report State Affairs Mayberry, Warren (DuPont), Austin, TX Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum Corp.), Austin, TX Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX Oswald, Bill (Koch Companies), Austin, TX Roberts, Cary (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin, TX Ruckel, Grant (Texas Oil and Gas Association), Austin, TX Williams, Julie (Chevron), Austin, TX Womack, Daniel (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX Against: Bonner, Richard (Tex-ABOTA, LEF), El Paso, TX Cafagna, Raffaele (Self) , Killeen, TX Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund), San Antonio, TX Gallagher, Mike (TTLA), Houston, TX Gutierrez, Michael (Self) , San Antonio, TX Haney, Julie (TX Assoc. of Community Schools), Austin, TX Kramer, Ken (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club), Austin, TX Levy, Rick (TX AFL CIO), Austin, TX McDonald, Craig (Texans for Public Justice), Austin, TX Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County), Fort Worth, TX Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth), Ft. Worth, TX Thompson, Sean (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas), Austin, TX On: Wright, Carolyn Chief Justice (5th Court of Appeals), Dallas, TX Providing written testimony: Against: Grnsendorf, Wm. C Bill (Texas Assoc. of Rural Schools), San Saba, TX Hogan, Frankie (Business Owners and Resident of Texas), Euless, TX Morales, Ricardo E. (Self) , Laredo, TX May 21, 2011 - 9:00 AM FOR: Chamberlain, David (Texas Abota Legislative and Education), Austin, TX Gallagher, Mike (TTLA), Houston, TX Parsley, Lee (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin, TX Waldrop, Alan (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX ON: Boyd, Jeffery S. (Office of the Governor), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: O'Connell, Keith B. (Texas Association of Defense Counsel), Austin, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
HB 274
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
May 16, 2011 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Brannan, Ryan (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy Foundation),
Austin, TX
Moseley, Jeff (Greater Houston Partnership), Houston, TX
Trabulsi, Richard (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Adkisson, Tommy (Bexar, Co.), San Antonio, TX
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX
Bledsoe, Gary (NAACP), Austin, TX
Brensen, Steve (Texans Family Law Foundation), Austin, TX
Carson, George John (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Harpold, Grant (Self) , Houston, TX
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX
Lewis, Bill (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), Austin, TX
Morris, William W. (Texas Family Law Foundation), Houston, TX
Notzon, Robert (Self; NAACP), Austin, TX
Parker, Brad (TTLA), Bedford, TX
Robinson, Jim Chief Appraisor, Harris County A.D. (Texas Assn of Appraisal Districts),
Houston, TX
Simpson, Paul F. (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Houston, TX
Thomas, Linda Retired Chief Justice (Texas Family Law Foundation), Dallas, TX
Thompson, David (Texas Association of School Boards, Texas Association of School
Admin., Houston ISD), Houston, TX
Wendell, Ware (also providing written testimony) (Texas Watch), Austin, TX
ON:
Cook, Lauren (Equity Center), Austin, TX
Noack, Craig (Texas Creditor's Bar Association), San Antonio, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, George B. (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX
Barber, Kathy (NFIB), Austin, TX
Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX
Borskey, Chrissy (General Electric), Austin, TX
Carlson, Pat (Texas Eagle Forum), Ft. Worth, TX
Doughty, Ron (Prudential), Austin, TX
Fish, Paige (Conoco Phillips), Austin, TX
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas), Austin, TX
Goleman, Kinnan (Shell Oil), Austin, TX
Kearns, Dennis (Texas Railroad Assn.), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST
HB 274
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
Mayberry, Warren (DuPont), Austin, TX
Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum Corp.), Austin, TX
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
Oswald, Bill (Koch Companies), Austin, TX
Roberts, Cary (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin, TX
Ruckel, Grant (Texas Oil and Gas Association), Austin, TX
Williams, Julie (Chevron), Austin, TX
Womack, Daniel (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX
Against:
Bonner, Richard (Tex-ABOTA, LEF), El Paso, TX
Cafagna, Raffaele (Self) , Killeen, TX
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund), San Antonio,
TX
Gallagher, Mike (TTLA), Houston, TX
Gutierrez, Michael (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Haney, Julie (TX Assoc. of Community Schools), Austin, TX
Kramer, Ken (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club), Austin, TX
Levy, Rick (TX AFL CIO), Austin, TX
McDonald, Craig (Texans for Public Justice), Austin, TX
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County), Fort Worth, TX
Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth), Ft. Worth, TX
Thompson, Sean (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas), Austin, TX
On:
Wright, Carolyn Chief Justice (5th Court of Appeals), Dallas, TX
Providing written testimony:
Against:
Grnsendorf, Wm. C Bill (Texas Assoc. of Rural Schools), San Saba, TX
Hogan, Frankie (Business Owners and Resident of Texas), Euless, TX
Morales, Ricardo E. (Self) , Laredo, TX
May 21, 2011 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Chamberlain, David (Texas Abota Legislative and Education), Austin, TX
Gallagher, Mike (TTLA), Houston, TX
Parsley, Lee (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin, TX
Waldrop, Alan (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
ON:
Boyd, Jeffery S. (Office of the Governor), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
O'Connell, Keith B. (Texas Association of Defense Counsel), Austin, TX
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