WITNESS LIST SB 1261 Senate Committee Report Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs April 7, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: Hemphill, Sheila Self (Self; Texas Right to Know), Brady, TX Kirkle, Sarah Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs (Texas Water Association), Austin, TX Nichols, Darrell GM/CEO (GBRA), New Braunfels, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Ellmer, Mindy (Tarrant Regional Water District), Austin, TX Embrey, Ty (Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT)), Austin, TX Flippin, Kenneth Policy consultant (Texas chapter of US Green Building Council), Taylor, TX Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN)), Austin, TX Harward, Heather (Texas Water Supply Partners), Austin, TX Hogan, Kristen (West Harris County Regional Water Authority), Austin, TX Hogan, Kristen (North Fort Bend Water Authority), Austin, TX Howard, Jay (North Texas Municipal Water District), Austin, TX Lucio, Eddie (North Harris County Regional Water Authority), Austin, TX McKaughan, Mary Alice General Counsel (Texas Rural Water Association), Austin, TX Pearson, Shea (Brazos River Authority), Austin, TX Ramirez, Rick Deputy Intergovernmental Relations Officer (City of Austin), Austin, TX Sanders, Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX Stewart, Scott Vice President for Legislative Affairs (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas), Austin, TX Stinson, Darrell General Manager/CEO (Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA)), New Braunfels, TX Walker, Jeff (Upper trinity regional water district), Austin, TX Wright, Christine Legislative Mgr (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX Yancy, Justin President (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX ON: Pena, Jessica Deputy Executive Admin. (Texas Water Development Board), Austin, TX Risko, Michele Deputy Director, Water Supply Division (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), Austin, TX Sanchez, Georiga Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Texas Water Development Board), Texas, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1261
Senate Committee Report
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
April 7, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Hemphill, Sheila Self (Self; Texas Right to Know), Brady, TX
Kirkle, Sarah Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs (Texas Water Association), Austin,
TX
Nichols, Darrell GM/CEO (GBRA), New Braunfels, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Ellmer, Mindy (Tarrant Regional Water District), Austin, TX
Embrey, Ty (Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT)), Austin, TX
Flippin, Kenneth Policy consultant (Texas chapter of US Green Building Council),
Taylor, TX
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN)), Austin, TX
Harward, Heather (Texas Water Supply Partners), Austin, TX
Hogan, Kristen (West Harris County Regional Water Authority), Austin, TX
Hogan, Kristen (North Fort Bend Water Authority), Austin, TX
Howard, Jay (North Texas Municipal Water District), Austin, TX
Lucio, Eddie (North Harris County Regional Water Authority), Austin, TX
McKaughan, Mary Alice General Counsel (Texas Rural Water Association), Austin, TX
Pearson, Shea (Brazos River Authority), Austin, TX
Ramirez, Rick Deputy Intergovernmental Relations Officer (City of Austin), Austin, TX
Sanders, Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX
Stewart, Scott Vice President for Legislative Affairs (American Council of Engineering
Companies of Texas), Austin, TX
Stinson, Darrell General Manager/CEO (Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA)),
New Braunfels, TX
Walker, Jeff (Upper trinity regional water district), Austin, TX
Wright, Christine Legislative Mgr (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
Yancy, Justin President (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX
ON:
Pena, Jessica Deputy Executive Admin. (Texas Water Development Board), Austin, TX
Risko, Michele Deputy Director, Water Supply Division (Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality), Austin, TX
Sanchez, Georiga Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Texas Water Development Board),
Texas, TX
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