WITNESS LIST SB 1555 Senate Committee Report Transportation March 12, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: French, Andrea Board Chair (Transportation Advocates of Texas (TAoT)), Houston, TX Graham, Madison Senior Associate (American Planning Association (APATX) + Transportation Advocacy Group (TAG) Houston), Austin, TX LeCody, Peter President (Texas Rail Advocates), Dallas, TX Parker, Katherine Exec. Dir. (Gulf Coast Rail District), Houston, TX Wright, Ben Chairman (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen), Decatur, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Aguilar, Leonard Secretary - Treasurer (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Albright, Steven Director of Government Affairs (AGC of Texas), Austin, TX Bailey, Rick Commissioner PCT 1 (Johnson County), Cleburne, TX Bird, Brandi (Denton County Transportation Authority), Flower Mound, TX Bird, Brandi (Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition), Flower Mound, TX Boyer, Victor President + CEO (San Antonio Mobility Coalition (SAMC)), San Antonio, TX Burdett, Jeff Texas State Director (NFIB), Austin, TX Cabral, Christina (TAG Houston), Houston, TX Crossley, Jay, Blazek Executive Director (Farm & City), Austin, TX Emerick, Jeff Government Relations (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court), Houston, TX Haynes, Adam Policy Director (Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU)), Houston, TX Islam, Nadia Government Affairs Administrator (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX Kearns, Dennis General Counsel (Texas Railroad Association), Austin, TX Lee, Christopher (North Texas Commission), Irving, TX Leo, Myra Principal (CPKC Canadian Pacific Kansas City RR), Austin, TX McCreary, Casey Assoc. Exec. Director (Texas Association of School Administrations), Austin, TX Miller, Katrina Policy Analyst (Vision Zero Texas), Austin, TX Mullins, Lindsay Executive Director Public Affairs (BNSF Railway), Austin, TX ORyan, Anne (AAA Texas), Austin, TX Patterson, T.J. City Staff (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX Pulido, Jose Government Affairs Manager (Metro (Houston)), Houston, TX Rubin, Scott Assistant Director (Texas Police Chiefs Association), Elgin, TX Ruiz, Heidi Sergeant (Houston Police Department), Houston, TX Stallman, Bo Sheriff (Sheriffs' Association of Texas), Angleton, TX Statler, Chuck Commissioner (Taylor County), Abilene, TX Stewart, Scott Vice President for Legislative Affairs (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas), Austin, TX Thompson, Rick Legislative Director (County Judges & Commissioners Association of Texas), Austin, TX Wheeler, Julie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX ON: Hendrickson, Brandye Deputy Executive Director for Planning and Administration (Texas Department of Transportation), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Sanders, Joshua Chief of intergovernmental Relations (City of Houston), Houston, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1555
Senate Committee Report
Transportation
March 12, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
French, Andrea Board Chair (Transportation Advocates of Texas (TAoT)), Houston, TX
Graham, Madison Senior Associate (American Planning Association (APATX) +
Transportation Advocacy Group (TAG) Houston), Austin, TX
LeCody, Peter President (Texas Rail Advocates), Dallas, TX
Parker, Katherine Exec. Dir. (Gulf Coast Rail District), Houston, TX
Wright, Ben Chairman (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen), Decatur,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Aguilar, Leonard Secretary - Treasurer (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Albright, Steven Director of Government Affairs (AGC of Texas), Austin, TX
Bailey, Rick Commissioner PCT 1 (Johnson County), Cleburne, TX
Bird, Brandi (Denton County Transportation Authority), Flower Mound, TX
Bird, Brandi (Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition), Flower Mound, TX
Boyer, Victor President + CEO (San Antonio Mobility Coalition (SAMC)), San Antonio,
TX
Burdett, Jeff Texas State Director (NFIB), Austin, TX
Cabral, Christina (TAG Houston), Houston, TX
Crossley, Jay, Blazek Executive Director (Farm & City), Austin, TX
Emerick, Jeff Government Relations (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court), Houston, TX
Haynes, Adam Policy Director (Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU)), Houston,
TX
Islam, Nadia Government Affairs Administrator (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
Kearns, Dennis General Counsel (Texas Railroad Association), Austin, TX
Lee, Christopher (North Texas Commission), Irving, TX
Leo, Myra Principal (CPKC Canadian Pacific Kansas City RR), Austin, TX
McCreary, Casey Assoc. Exec. Director (Texas Association of School Administrations),
Austin, TX
Miller, Katrina Policy Analyst (Vision Zero Texas), Austin, TX
Mullins, Lindsay Executive Director Public Affairs (BNSF Railway), Austin, TX
ORyan, Anne (AAA Texas), Austin, TX
Patterson, T.J. City Staff (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX
Pulido, Jose Government Affairs Manager (Metro (Houston)), Houston, TX
Rubin, Scott Assistant Director (Texas Police Chiefs Association), Elgin, TX
Ruiz, Heidi Sergeant (Houston Police Department), Houston, TX
Stallman, Bo Sheriff (Sheriffs' Association of Texas), Angleton, TX
Statler, Chuck Commissioner (Taylor County), Abilene, TX
Stewart, Scott Vice President for Legislative Affairs (American Council of Engineering
Companies of Texas), Austin, TX
Thompson, Rick Legislative Director (County Judges & Commissioners Association of
Texas), Austin, TX
Wheeler, Julie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (Travis County Commissioners
Court), Austin, TX
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX
ON:
Hendrickson, Brandye Deputy Executive Director for Planning and Administration
(Texas Department of Transportation), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Sanders, Joshua Chief of intergovernmental Relations (City of Houston), Houston, TX
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