WITNESS LIST SB 1253 Senate Committee Report Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs March 17, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: Gavos, Zach (Self; Greater Houston Builders Association), Galveston, TX Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX Kinder, Dustin CEO (Self; Dallas Builders Association), Houston, TX Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (also providing written testimony) (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX Smith, Hank (Self; Home builders association of greater austin), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Fowler, Meredyth General Counsel (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association), Austin, TX Fuller, Drew Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX Garcia, Buddy (Self) , Austin, TX Pate, Gardner (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX Sanders, Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX Schumann, Peyton Sr. Director of Government Relations (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX Sullivan, Ray (Greyter Water Systems), Austin, TX Walker, Becky Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy (Texas Society of Architects), Austin, TX AGAINST: Wells, Hope (San Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX 1 WITNESS LIST SB 1253 Senate Committee Report Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs March 17, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: Gavos, Zach (Self; Greater Houston Builders Association), Galveston, TX Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX Kinder, Dustin CEO (Self; Dallas Builders Association), Houston, TX Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (also providing written testimony) (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX Smith, Hank (Self; Home builders association of greater austin), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Fowler, Meredyth General Counsel (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association), Austin, TX Fuller, Drew Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX Garcia, Buddy (Self) , Austin, TX Pate, Gardner (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX Sanders, Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX Schumann, Peyton Sr. Director of Government Relations (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX Sullivan, Ray (Greyter Water Systems), Austin, TX Walker, Becky Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy (Texas Society of Architects), Austin, TX AGAINST: Wells, Hope (San Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX 1