WITNESS LIST SB 407 Senate Committee Report Business & Commerce February 28, 2017 - 8:00 AM FOR: Patterson, Bill Publisher, Denton Record-Chronicle (Self; Texas Press Association and self), Denton, TX Sanchez, Sandra Opinion editor McAllen Monitor (also providing written testimony) (Self; Freedom of Information Foundation), McAllen, TX AGAINST: Stagner, Steve (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas), Austin, TX Wallace, Chris President (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX ON: Friedman, Scott (Self; Texas Association of Broadcasters), Fort Worth, TX Gordon, Justin Texas Attorney General - Open Records Division (Office Of Attorney General), Austin, TX Rathgeber, Julia (Assoc. of Electric Companies of TX), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Chaney, Brent Vistra Energy (Vistra Energy), Dallas, TX Hartman, Fred (Self; Texas Press Association), Rosenberg, TX Hennessy, Maggie (Self) , Austin, TX Hiner, Harrison Legislative Director (Legislative Director), Austin, TX Houston, Joshua General Counsel (Texas Impact), Austin, TX Larsen, Yvonne (Self) , Missouri City, TX Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Oney, Tom General Counsel (Lower Colorado River Authority) (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)), Austin, TX Richards, Hamilton (Self) , Austin, TX Richards, Joanne Dr (Self; Common Ground for Texans), Austin, TX Romero, Anna Legislative Assistant (Texas Association of Broadcasters), Austin, TX Romero, Anna Legislative Assistant (Self) , Austin, TX Shannon, Kelley Executuve Director (Self; Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas), Austin, TX AGAINST: Hoke, Greg (BIO), Washington, DC Kowalski, Tom President & CEO (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute), Austin, TX Simpson, Stephanie Vice president (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX ON: Powers, Mike (Texas Department of Insurance - Resource only), Austin, TX Thomas, Zindia Assistent General Counsel (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 407
Senate Committee Report
Business & Commerce
February 28, 2017 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Patterson, Bill Publisher, Denton Record-Chronicle (Self; Texas Press Association and
self), Denton, TX
Sanchez, Sandra Opinion editor McAllen Monitor (also providing written testimony)
(Self; Freedom of Information Foundation), McAllen, TX
AGAINST:
Stagner, Steve (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas), Austin, TX
Wallace, Chris President (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
ON:
Friedman, Scott (Self; Texas Association of Broadcasters), Fort Worth, TX
Gordon, Justin Texas Attorney General - Open Records Division (Office Of Attorney
General), Austin, TX
Rathgeber, Julia (Assoc. of Electric Companies of TX), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Chaney, Brent Vistra Energy (Vistra Energy), Dallas, TX
Hartman, Fred (Self; Texas Press Association), Rosenberg, TX
Hennessy, Maggie (Self) , Austin, TX
Hiner, Harrison Legislative Director (Legislative Director), Austin, TX
Houston, Joshua General Counsel (Texas Impact), Austin, TX
Larsen, Yvonne (Self) , Missouri City, TX
Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Oney, Tom General Counsel (Lower Colorado River Authority) (Lower Colorado River
Authority (LCRA)), Austin, TX
Richards, Hamilton (Self) , Austin, TX
Richards, Joanne Dr (Self; Common Ground for Texans), Austin, TX
Romero, Anna Legislative Assistant (Texas Association of Broadcasters), Austin, TX
Romero, Anna Legislative Assistant (Self) , Austin, TX
Shannon, Kelley Executuve Director (Self; Freedom of Information Foundation of
Texas), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Hoke, Greg (BIO), Washington, DC
Kowalski, Tom President & CEO (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute), Austin, TX
Simpson, Stephanie Vice president (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX
ON:
Powers, Mike (Texas Department of Insurance - Resource only), Austin, TX
Thomas, Zindia Assistent General Counsel (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX
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