WITNESS LIST SB 1300 Senate Committee Report Criminal Justice March 11, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: McCord, John Executive Director (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX Tharp, Jennifer District Attorney (Comal District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX AGAINST: Budwine, Kirsten Staff Attorney (Texas civil rights project), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Ash, Ky (Lumbermens Association of Texas), Austin, TX Castro, Desiree Director of Government Relations (Texas Food & Fuel Association), Austin, TX Gonzalez, Celinda Senior Manager State & Local Government Relations (The Home Depot), Austin, TX Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers Union), Houston, TX Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX Miller, Chris (Target Corporation), Austin, TX Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX Pelache, Jessica Chief Customer Experience Officer (Self; Texas Bankers Association), Austin, TX Ruiz, Heidi Sgt (Houston Police Department), Houston, TX Sanders, Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX Smith, James Sergeant (San Antonio Police Department), San antonio, TX Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX Tillman, Calvin (Self) , Valley View, TX Turrieta, Gilbert (CVS Health), Austin, TX Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX Wilkes, Morris (United Supermarkets), Lubbock, TX Williams, M Paige Dallas County Assistant District Attorney (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot), Dallas, TX Wilson, Thomas (Self; Smith County Criminal Disrtict Attorney), Tyler, TX Wood, Justin Director of Government Relations (Harris County District Attorneys Office), Austin, TX Yarnell Jr., William (James Avery Craftsman), Austin, TX ON: Gallahan, Russell Manager (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Hallett, Shawn Captain (Texas Department of Public Safety), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1300
Senate Committee Report
Criminal Justice
March 11, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
McCord, John Executive Director (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX
Tharp, Jennifer District Attorney (Comal District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX
AGAINST:
Budwine, Kirsten Staff Attorney (Texas civil rights project), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Ash, Ky (Lumbermens Association of Texas), Austin, TX
Castro, Desiree Director of Government Relations (Texas Food & Fuel Association),
Austin, TX
Gonzalez, Celinda Senior Manager State & Local Government Relations (The Home
Depot), Austin, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers Union), Houston, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Miller, Chris (Target Corporation), Austin, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Pelache, Jessica Chief Customer Experience Officer (Self; Texas Bankers Association),
Austin, TX
Ruiz, Heidi Sgt (Houston Police Department), Houston, TX
Sanders, Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX
Smith, James Sergeant (San Antonio Police Department), San antonio, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement
Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Tillman, Calvin (Self) , Valley View, TX
Turrieta, Gilbert (CVS Health), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
Wilkes, Morris (United Supermarkets), Lubbock, TX
Williams, M Paige Dallas County Assistant District Attorney (Dallas County Criminal
District Attorney John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
Wilson, Thomas (Self; Smith County Criminal Disrtict Attorney), Tyler, TX
Wood, Justin Director of Government Relations (Harris County District Attorneys
Office), Austin, TX
Yarnell Jr., William (James Avery Craftsman), Austin, TX
ON:
Gallahan, Russell Manager (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX
Hallett, Shawn Captain (Texas Department of Public Safety), Austin, TX
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