WITNESS LIST SB 1238 Senate Committee Report Business & Commerce March 21, 2023 - 8:30 AM FOR: Avini, Mitrah Policy Analyst (Texas 2036), Austin, TX Baum, Walt (Texas Cable Association), Austin, TX Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives), Austin, TX Morstad, Tim (AARP), Austin, TX Tate, David (also providing written testimony) (AT&T), Austin, TX ON: Garza Reyes, Cynthia Director of External Relations (City of Pharr), Texas, TX Hiner, Harrison (also providing written testimony) (Communications Workers of America), Austin, TX Lawson, Richard (also providing written testimony) (Verizon), Pflugerville, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Bellina, Jim President (Self) , Amarillo, TX Bionat, Christian (Greater Houston Partnership), Houston, TX Broughton, Whitney Asst Director (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX Calvert, Raif Asst Dir Govt Rltns (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX Cruz, Velma Vice President State Government Affairs (Comcast), Austin, TX Cuellar, Guadalupe Legislative Attorney (City of El Paso), El Paso, TX Duncan, Cameron Vice President, Advocacy & Public Policy (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX Ferrier, Katie VP of Education & Workforce Development (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Floerke, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority), Austin, TX Franco, Brie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (City of Austin), Austin, TX Garbee, Kelty (Texas Rural Funders), Austin, TX Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools), Austin, TX Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX Hubbard, John (Self; Texas Telephone Association), Austin, TX Hunsucker, Mike (Windstream), Austin, TX Kennan, Suzi (Texas PTA), Austin, TX Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX Patterson, TJ Manager of Legislative Affairs (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX Randolph, Ian (Texas Telephone Association), Austin, TX Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin, TX Robinson, Wes Director - Regulatory Affairs (Eastex Telephone Cooperative, Inc), Austin, TX Russell, Matthew (Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA)), Austin, TX Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX Spilman, Annie State Director (NFIB), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1238
Senate Committee Report
Business & Commerce
March 21, 2023 - 8:30 AM
FOR:
Avini, Mitrah Policy Analyst (Texas 2036), Austin, TX
Baum, Walt (Texas Cable Association), Austin, TX
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives), Austin, TX
Morstad, Tim (AARP), Austin, TX
Tate, David (also providing written testimony) (AT&T), Austin, TX
ON:
Garza Reyes, Cynthia Director of External Relations (City of Pharr), Texas, TX
Hiner, Harrison (also providing written testimony) (Communications Workers of
America), Austin, TX
Lawson, Richard (also providing written testimony) (Verizon), Pflugerville, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Bellina, Jim President (Self) , Amarillo, TX
Bionat, Christian (Greater Houston Partnership), Houston, TX
Broughton, Whitney Asst Director (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX
Calvert, Raif Asst Dir Govt Rltns (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX
Cruz, Velma Vice President State Government Affairs (Comcast), Austin, TX
Cuellar, Guadalupe Legislative Attorney (City of El Paso), El Paso, TX
Duncan, Cameron Vice President, Advocacy & Public Policy (Texas Hospital
Association), Austin, TX
Ferrier, Katie VP of Education & Workforce Development (San Antonio Chamber of
Commerce), San Antonio, TX
Floerke, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority), Austin, TX
Franco, Brie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (City of Austin), Austin, TX
Garbee, Kelty (Texas Rural Funders), Austin, TX
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools), Austin, TX
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX
Hubbard, John (Self; Texas Telephone Association), Austin, TX
Hunsucker, Mike (Windstream), Austin, TX
Kennan, Suzi (Texas PTA), Austin, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Patterson, TJ Manager of Legislative Affairs (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX
Randolph, Ian (Texas Telephone Association), Austin, TX
Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin, TX
Robinson, Wes Director - Regulatory Affairs (Eastex Telephone Cooperative, Inc),
Austin, TX
Russell, Matthew (Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA)), Austin, TX
Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX
Spilman, Annie State Director (NFIB), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 1238 Senate Committee Report Business & Commerce Wright, Eric (GEUS), Austin, TX Yanas, Christine Vice President of Policy & Advocacy (Methodist Healthcare Ministries), San Antonio, TX ON: Conte, Greg Director, Broadband Development Office (TX Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Cruz, David Senior Counsel (TX Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Reeves, Annie Strategic planning and policy liaison (City of pharr), Pharr, TX Vargas, Michael Asst Director Public Affairs (City of Pharr), Pharr, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 1238
Senate Committee Report
Business & Commerce
Wright, Eric (GEUS), Austin, TX
Yanas, Christine Vice President of Policy & Advocacy (Methodist Healthcare Ministries),
San Antonio, TX
ON:
Conte, Greg Director, Broadband Development Office (TX Comptroller of Public
Accounts), Austin, TX
Cruz, David Senior Counsel (TX Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX
Reeves, Annie Strategic planning and policy liaison (City of pharr), Pharr, TX
Vargas, Michael Asst Director Public Affairs (City of Pharr), Pharr, TX
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