WITNESS LIST SB 626 Senate Committee Report Intergovernmental Relations April 15, 2015 - 9:00 AM FOR: Darling, Jim Mayor (City of McAllen), McAllen, TX Fuller, Jake (South Texas Health System), McAllen, TX Fuller, Jake (Hidalgo-Starr County Medical Society), McAllen, TX Garcia, Richard Mayor (City of Edinburg), Edinburg, TX Garza, Estela (Valley Interfaith), McAllen, TX Perez, Frank (Self) , McAllen, TX Rocha, Israel (Doctors Hospital of Renaissance), Edinburg, TX Rodriguez, Felix (Veterans [sic]), Elsa, TX AGAINST: Barnes, James (McAllen Tea Party), Mission, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Alvarez, Julian CEO (Rio Grande Valley Partnership), Weslaco, TX Basaldua, Homero (Valley Interfaith - Holy Spirit), Edinburg, TX Dr. Cardenas, Blandina Former President of the University of Texas Pan American (UTPA) (Self) , McAllen, TX Dr. Fernandez, Francisco Founding Dean, School of Medicine (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Harlingen, TX Garcia, Buddy (Self) , Austin, TX Garcia, Gus Director, Edinburg Economic Development Corporation (Edinburg Economic Development Corporation), Edinburg, TX Garcia, Ramon Judge (Hidalgo County), Edinburg, TX Garcia, Teclo (City of McAllen), McAllen, TX Garza, Felicitas (Valley Interfaith - St. John the Baptist Catholic Church), San Juan, TX Garza, Ramiro (City of Edinburg), Edinburg, TX Girard, Chuck (Rio Grande Regional Hospital), Austin, TX Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX Lee, Don (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX Palacios, Terry Chair of Edinburg Chamber of Commerce (Edinburg Chamber of Commerce), Edinburg, TX Perez, Myrna (Valley Interfaith - San Jose Obrero McAllen), McAllen, TX Phillips, Joe (BK Metro & Investments), McAllen, TX Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Sepulveda, Jr., Pete County Judge (Cameron County), Brownsville, TX AGAINST: Barnes, Elizabeth (O.W.L.S. [sic]), Mission, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 626
Senate Committee Report
Intergovernmental Relations
April 15, 2015 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Darling, Jim Mayor (City of McAllen), McAllen, TX
Fuller, Jake (South Texas Health System), McAllen, TX
Fuller, Jake (Hidalgo-Starr County Medical Society), McAllen, TX
Garcia, Richard Mayor (City of Edinburg), Edinburg, TX
Garza, Estela (Valley Interfaith), McAllen, TX
Perez, Frank (Self) , McAllen, TX
Rocha, Israel (Doctors Hospital of Renaissance), Edinburg, TX
Rodriguez, Felix (Veterans [sic]), Elsa, TX
AGAINST:
Barnes, James (McAllen Tea Party), Mission, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Alvarez, Julian CEO (Rio Grande Valley Partnership), Weslaco, TX
Basaldua, Homero (Valley Interfaith - Holy Spirit), Edinburg, TX
Dr. Cardenas, Blandina Former President of the University of Texas Pan American
(UTPA) (Self) , McAllen, TX
Dr. Fernandez, Francisco Founding Dean, School of Medicine (The University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley), Harlingen, TX
Garcia, Buddy (Self) , Austin, TX
Garcia, Gus Director, Edinburg Economic Development Corporation (Edinburg
Economic Development Corporation), Edinburg, TX
Garcia, Ramon Judge (Hidalgo County), Edinburg, TX
Garcia, Teclo (City of McAllen), McAllen, TX
Garza, Felicitas (Valley Interfaith - St. John the Baptist Catholic Church), San Juan, TX
Garza, Ramiro (City of Edinburg), Edinburg, TX
Girard, Chuck (Rio Grande Regional Hospital), Austin, TX
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
Lee, Don (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX
Palacios, Terry Chair of Edinburg Chamber of Commerce (Edinburg Chamber of
Commerce), Edinburg, TX
Perez, Myrna (Valley Interfaith - San Jose Obrero McAllen), McAllen, TX
Phillips, Joe (BK Metro & Investments), McAllen, TX
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Sepulveda, Jr., Pete County Judge (Cameron County), Brownsville, TX
AGAINST:
Barnes, Elizabeth (O.W.L.S. [sic]), Mission, TX
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