WITNESS LIST SB 11 Senate Committee Report Education K-16 March 4, 2025 - 11:00 AM or upon adjournment FOR: Barton, David (Self; WallBuilders), Aledo, TX Barton, Timothy (Self; WallBuilders), Aledo, TX Case Pickens, Liz (Self) , Dallas, TX Covey, Jonathan Director of Policy (Texas Values), Austin, TX Gray, Brady (Self; Texas Family Project), Brock, TX Kennedy, Joseph Coach (Self) , Pensacola, TX Krause, Matt (First Liberty Institute), Plano, TX Lugo, Mark Pastor (Self; At His Feet Ministries), Lytle/TX, TX Saenz, Jonathan Attorney & President (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX Schulte, Tara (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom), Mckinney, TX Vega, Richard Pastor - At His Feet Ministries and CT Church (Self) , Houston, TX Wallace, Bonnie (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Llano, TX Wilson, Jake (Self) , Fort Worth, TX AGAINST: Cain, Jessica The Rev. (Self) , San Marcos, TX Fiedler, Levi (Self; Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX Harrison, Jody Rev (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Impact), Austin, TX Hendrickson, Andrew (also providing written testimony) (ACLU of Texas), Dripping Springs, TX Hinkle, Dan (Self) , Sugar land, TX Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan), Austin, TX ON: Swanson, Steve (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Ayres, Shannon (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom), Frisco, TX Bentley, Christin State Repulican Executive Committeewoman (Self) , Winona, TX Brown, Ashlynn (Self) , Greenville, TX Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX Madrid, Jennifer (Self) , Belton, TX Robbins, Jill (Self) , Holland, TX Sanders, Richard (Self; Christian life commission), Austin, TX Scott, Anita (Self) , Arlington, TX AGAINST: Albert, David Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Bezner, Steven Dr (Self) , Spring, TX Bonilla, Grace (Self; Texas Impact), Austin, TX Carlson, Pat (Self) , Fort Worth, TX Cofield, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX Duggins-Clay, Paige Chief Legal Analyst, IDRA (Self; IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association)), San Antonio, TX Easley, Jennifer State President Texas PTA (Texas PTA), San Antonio, TX Fox, Taylor (Self) , Austin, TX Hallamek, James (Texax State Teachers Association), Austin, TX Hughitt, Emily (Self) , Energy, TX Kalthoff, Wendy (Self) , Austin, TX Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT), Austin, TX Kovach, Julia (Self) , Austin, TX Laeky, Miriam Government Affairs Director (Equality Texas), Austin, TX Morris, Ren (Self) , Austin, TX Morris, Tory (Self) , Austin, TX Orr, Grey (Self) , Austin, TX Petrakis, Rory (Self) , Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 11
Senate Committee Report
Education K-16
March 4, 2025 - 11:00 AM or upon adjournment
FOR:
Barton, David (Self; WallBuilders), Aledo, TX
Barton, Timothy (Self; WallBuilders), Aledo, TX
Case Pickens, Liz (Self) , Dallas, TX
Covey, Jonathan Director of Policy (Texas Values), Austin, TX
Gray, Brady (Self; Texas Family Project), Brock, TX
Kennedy, Joseph Coach (Self) , Pensacola, TX
Krause, Matt (First Liberty Institute), Plano, TX
Lugo, Mark Pastor (Self; At His Feet Ministries), Lytle/TX, TX
Saenz, Jonathan Attorney & President (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX
Schulte, Tara (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom), Mckinney, TX
Vega, Richard Pastor - At His Feet Ministries and CT Church (Self) , Houston, TX
Wallace, Bonnie (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Llano, TX
Wilson, Jake (Self) , Fort Worth, TX
AGAINST:
Cain, Jessica The Rev. (Self) , San Marcos, TX
Fiedler, Levi (Self; Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX
Harrison, Jody Rev (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Impact), Austin, TX
Hendrickson, Andrew (also providing written testimony) (ACLU of Texas), Dripping
Springs, TX
Hinkle, Dan (Self) , Sugar land, TX
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan), Austin, TX
ON:
Swanson, Steve (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Ayres, Shannon (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom), Frisco, TX
Bentley, Christin State Repulican Executive Committeewoman (Self) , Winona, TX
Brown, Ashlynn (Self) , Greenville, TX
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX
Madrid, Jennifer (Self) , Belton, TX
Robbins, Jill (Self) , Holland, TX
Sanders, Richard (Self; Christian life commission), Austin, TX
Scott, Anita (Self) , Arlington, TX
AGAINST:
Albert, David Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Bezner, Steven Dr (Self) , Spring, TX
Bonilla, Grace (Self; Texas Impact), Austin, TX
Carlson, Pat (Self) , Fort Worth, TX
Cofield, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX
Duggins-Clay, Paige Chief Legal Analyst, IDRA (Self; IDRA (Intercultural Development
Research Association)), San Antonio, TX
Easley, Jennifer State President Texas PTA (Texas PTA), San Antonio, TX
Fox, Taylor (Self) , Austin, TX
Hallamek, James (Texax State Teachers Association), Austin, TX
Hughitt, Emily (Self) , Energy, TX
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self) , Austin, TX
Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT), Austin, TX
Kovach, Julia (Self) , Austin, TX
Laeky, Miriam Government Affairs Director (Equality Texas), Austin, TX
Morris, Ren (Self) , Austin, TX
Morris, Tory (Self) , Austin, TX
Orr, Grey (Self) , Austin, TX
Petrakis, Rory (Self) , Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 11 Senate Committee Report Education K-16 Samuels, Cameron Executive Director, SEAT (Self; Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT)), Katy, TX Toretto, Courtney (Self; Anti-Defamation League), Austin, TX ON: Hoffacker, Daphne (Self) , Austin, TX Marin, Eric (TEA), Austin, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 11
Senate Committee Report
Education K-16
Samuels, Cameron Executive Director, SEAT (Self; Students Engaged in Advancing
Texas (SEAT)), Katy, TX
Toretto, Courtney (Self; Anti-Defamation League), Austin, TX
ON:
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self) , Austin, TX
Marin, Eric (TEA), Austin, TX
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