WITNESS LIST SB 14 Senate Committee Report Finance-S/C on Fiscal Matters March 18, 2013 - 9:00 AM FOR: Dashiell, Toni Anne (Realtor), Boerne, TX Sena, Richard Insurance Agent (Myself), Boerne, TX AGAINST: Allison, Jim General Counsel (County Judges and Commissioners Assoc. of TX), Austin, TX Burroughs, Mayor Mark Mayor (City of Denton) Chandler, Clayton W. City Manager (City of Mansfield) Cohen, Howard Attorney (also providing written testimony) (Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P.), Houston, TX Hernandez, James Attorney, Bond Counsel (Harris County and Harris County Toll Road Authority) Lee, Donald Executive Director (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX Leuschel, Jeff Attorney (McCall Parkhurst & Horton), Dallas, TX Longley, Bill Legal Counsel (also providing written testimony) (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX Masterson, Harry Developer (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX Maxwell, David (Assoc. of Water Board Directors (President)), SA, TX Rue, Karen Superintendent, Northwest ISD (Fast Growth School Coalition), Ft. Worth, TX Scarth, Council Member Danny City Council Member (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth Simpson, Terry County Judge (San Patricio County), Sinton, TX Underwood, Byron Cherokee County Commissioner (Texas Assoc of Counties), Rusk, TX West, Steve CFO Georgetown ISD (TASB TASA Texas School Alliance), Georgetown, TX ON: Combs, Comptroller Susan Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Currah, Tom (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Eckstein, Deece IGR Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court) Latsha, Rob Financial Analyst (Bond Review Board) Milligan, Maureen President / CEO (also providing written testimony) (Teaching Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX Patterson, Bill Publisher - Denton Record - Chronicle (also providing written testimony) (Texas Press Association, A.H. Belo Newspapers), Denton, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Barber, Kathy (NFIB / Texas) Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (TX Assn of Manufacturing), Austin, TX 1 WITNESS LIST SB 14 Senate Committee Report Finance-S/C on Fiscal Matters Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX Hayter, Trudy (Myself) Martin, Besa Attorney / Rancher / Mom (Self) , Boerne, TX Matocha, Dustin Social Media Coordinator (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility), Austin, TX Narvaiz, Naomi homemaker (San Marcos Area Republican Texans Group) Schneider, Michael Texas Association of Broadcasters (Texas Association of Broadcasters), Austin, TX Venable, Peggy Texas Director (Americans For Prosperity), Austin Wilkison, Charley Director of Public Affairs (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas), Austin, TX AGAINST: Carr, Snapper Attorney (Andrews County), Austin Carr, Snapper Attorney (City of Sugar Land), Austin, TX Halbert, Wayne General Manager - Harlingen Irrigation District (Texas Irrigation Council), San Benito, TX Hale, Angela Govt. Affairs Consultant (City of McKinney) Hord, Roger business manager (West Houston Association), Houston Hughes, Lisa consultant (Tarrant Regional Water District), Austin, TX Israelson, Mark Director of Policy & Government Relations (City of Plano), Plano, TX James, Jerry (City of Victoria), Austin, TX McCraw, Ken Executive Director (Tx Assn Community Schools), Cedar Park Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Mitchell, Seth Assistant to the Bexar County Manager (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Palmer, Terrell Investment Banker (First Southwest), Houston, TX Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth Phillis, Peter K. Director of Business Services (City of Mansfield, Texas), Mansfield, TX Robbins, Dean Asst. Gen. Manager (Texas Water Conservation Assn.) Short, Jim Lobbyist (Houston Real Estate Council), Fulshear, TX Short, Jim Lobbyist (Fort Bend County, TX), Fulshear, TX Stout, Bob (The Woodlands Development Co. / Newland Communities), The Woodlands, TX Sturzl, Frank Legislative Consultant, HillCo Partners (City of Abilene, TX), Austin, TX Sugg, Paul Legislative Director (Texas Association of Counties), Austin, TX Thomas, Neil Attorney (Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.), Houston ON: Hayter, Russell Landowner (myself) Kline, Robert C. Exec. Director (Bond Review Board), Austin Leibe, Stephanie Attorney (Office of the Attorney General), Austin 2 WITNESS LIST SB 14 Senate Committee Report Finance-S/C on Fiscal Matters Sampson, Chance Co-director Legislative Affairs (TX Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation) AGAINST: Clark, Catherine (Texas Association of School Boards Texas Association of School Administrators) Smith, Michelle Executive Director (Fast Growth School Coalition), Buda, TX Tagliabue, Tom Director, Intergovernmental Relations (City of Corpus Christi) ON: Burton, Konni homemaker (TEA Party Caucus Advisory Committee), Colleyville, TX Mast, Brian Government Affairs (San Antonio River Authority), SA, TX May 6, 2013 - 9:00 AM ON: Sampson, Chance Legislative director (Comptroller), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: ON: Currah, Tom Senior Advisor and Data Analysis Director (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX 3
WITNESS LIST
SB 14
Senate Committee Report
Finance-S/C on Fiscal Matters
March 18, 2013 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Dashiell, Toni Anne (Realtor), Boerne, TX
Sena, Richard Insurance Agent (Myself), Boerne, TX
AGAINST:
Allison, Jim General Counsel (County Judges and Commissioners Assoc. of TX), Austin,
TX
Burroughs, Mayor Mark Mayor (City of Denton)
Chandler, Clayton W. City Manager (City of Mansfield)
Cohen, Howard Attorney (also providing written testimony) (Schwartz, Page & Harding,
L.L.P.), Houston, TX
Hernandez, James Attorney, Bond Counsel (Harris County and Harris County Toll Road
Authority)
Lee, Donald Executive Director (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX
Leuschel, Jeff Attorney (McCall Parkhurst & Horton), Dallas, TX
Longley, Bill Legal Counsel (also providing written testimony) (Texas Municipal
League), Austin, TX
Masterson, Harry Developer (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
Maxwell, David (Assoc. of Water Board Directors (President)), SA, TX
Rue, Karen Superintendent, Northwest ISD (Fast Growth School Coalition), Ft. Worth,
TX
Scarth, Council Member Danny City Council Member (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth
Simpson, Terry County Judge (San Patricio County), Sinton, TX
Underwood, Byron Cherokee County Commissioner (Texas Assoc of Counties), Rusk,
TX
West, Steve CFO Georgetown ISD (TASB TASA Texas School Alliance), Georgetown,
TX
ON:
Combs, Comptroller Susan Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller of Public
Accounts), Austin, TX
Currah, Tom (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX
Eckstein, Deece IGR Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Latsha, Rob Financial Analyst (Bond Review Board)
Milligan, Maureen President / CEO (also providing written testimony) (Teaching
Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX
Patterson, Bill Publisher - Denton Record - Chronicle (also providing written testimony)
(Texas Press Association, A.H. Belo Newspapers), Denton, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Barber, Kathy (NFIB / Texas)
Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (TX Assn of Manufacturing), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST
SB 14
Senate Committee Report
Finance-S/C on Fiscal Matters
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX
Hayter, Trudy (Myself)
Martin, Besa Attorney / Rancher / Mom (Self) , Boerne, TX
Matocha, Dustin Social Media Coordinator (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility), Austin,
TX
Narvaiz, Naomi homemaker (San Marcos Area Republican Texans Group)
Schneider, Michael Texas Association of Broadcasters (Texas Association of
Broadcasters), Austin, TX
Venable, Peggy Texas Director (Americans For Prosperity), Austin
Wilkison, Charley Director of Public Affairs (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Carr, Snapper Attorney (Andrews County), Austin
Carr, Snapper Attorney (City of Sugar Land), Austin, TX
Halbert, Wayne General Manager - Harlingen Irrigation District (Texas Irrigation
Council), San Benito, TX
Hale, Angela Govt. Affairs Consultant (City of McKinney)
Hord, Roger business manager (West Houston Association), Houston
Hughes, Lisa consultant (Tarrant Regional Water District), Austin, TX
Israelson, Mark Director of Policy & Government Relations (City of Plano), Plano, TX
James, Jerry (City of Victoria), Austin, TX
McCraw, Ken Executive Director (Tx Assn Community Schools), Cedar Park
Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX
Mitchell, Seth Assistant to the Bexar County Manager (Bexar County Commissioners
Court), San Antonio, TX
Palmer, Terrell Investment Banker (First Southwest), Houston, TX
Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth
Phillis, Peter K. Director of Business Services (City of Mansfield, Texas), Mansfield, TX
Robbins, Dean Asst. Gen. Manager (Texas Water Conservation Assn.)
Short, Jim Lobbyist (Houston Real Estate Council), Fulshear, TX
Short, Jim Lobbyist (Fort Bend County, TX), Fulshear, TX
Stout, Bob (The Woodlands Development Co. / Newland Communities), The
Woodlands, TX
Sturzl, Frank Legislative Consultant, HillCo Partners (City of Abilene, TX), Austin, TX
Sugg, Paul Legislative Director (Texas Association of Counties), Austin, TX
Thomas, Neil Attorney (Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.), Houston
ON:
Hayter, Russell Landowner (myself)
Kline, Robert C. Exec. Director (Bond Review Board), Austin
Leibe, Stephanie Attorney (Office of the Attorney General), Austin
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WITNESS LIST
SB 14
Senate Committee Report
Finance-S/C on Fiscal Matters
Sampson, Chance Co-director Legislative Affairs (TX Comptroller of Public Accounts),
Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
AGAINST:
Clark, Catherine (Texas Association of School Boards Texas Association of School
Administrators)
Smith, Michelle Executive Director (Fast Growth School Coalition), Buda, TX
Tagliabue, Tom Director, Intergovernmental Relations (City of Corpus Christi)
ON:
Burton, Konni homemaker (TEA Party Caucus Advisory Committee), Colleyville, TX
Mast, Brian Government Affairs (San Antonio River Authority), SA, TX
May 6, 2013 - 9:00 AM
ON:
Sampson, Chance Legislative director (Comptroller), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
ON:
Currah, Tom Senior Advisor and Data Analysis Director (Comptroller of Public
Accounts), Austin, TX
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