WITNESS LIST SB 1855 Senate Committee Report Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs April 7, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: Embrey, Ty (Middle Trinity GCD; Clearwater UWCD; Northern Trinity GCD, Middle Pecos GCD; Central Texas GCD; North Texas GCD), Austin, TX Flippin, Kenneth Policy consultant (Texas chapter of US Green Building Council), Taylor, TX Foster, Adam Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin, TX Garcia, Jill Mrs. (Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District), Springtown, TX Puig Williams, Vanessa (Environmental defense fund), Austin, TX Sledge, Brian Attorney (Prairielands GCD, Upper Trinity GCD, Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District), Austin, TX ON: Norman, Jr., M. Scott CEO (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Entsminger, Tom Policy Director (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court), Houston, TX Howe, Billy Associate Director Government Affairs (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX Lopez, Javier (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance), Austin, TX Reed, Cyrus Legislative and conservation director (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX Schumann, Peyton Sr. Director of Government Relations (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Shaw, Doug General Manager (Upper Trinity GCD), Springtown, TX Thompson, Rick Legislative Director (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas), Austin, TX ON: Nygren, Kim Deputy Director, Water Availability Division (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1855
Senate Committee Report
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
April 7, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Embrey, Ty (Middle Trinity GCD; Clearwater UWCD; Northern Trinity GCD, Middle
Pecos GCD; Central Texas GCD; North Texas GCD), Austin, TX
Flippin, Kenneth Policy consultant (Texas chapter of US Green Building Council),
Taylor, TX
Foster, Adam Executive Director (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin, TX
Garcia, Jill Mrs. (Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District), Springtown, TX
Puig Williams, Vanessa (Environmental defense fund), Austin, TX
Sledge, Brian Attorney (Prairielands GCD, Upper Trinity GCD, Barton Springs Edwards
Aquifer Conservation District), Austin, TX
ON:
Norman, Jr., M. Scott CEO (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Entsminger, Tom Policy Director (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court), Houston, TX
Howe, Billy Associate Director Government Affairs (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
Lopez, Javier (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance), Austin, TX
Reed, Cyrus Legislative and conservation director (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club),
Austin, TX
Schumann, Peyton Sr. Director of Government Relations (Texas & Southwestern Cattle
Raisers Association), Austin, TX
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX
Shaw, Doug General Manager (Upper Trinity GCD), Springtown, TX
Thompson, Rick Legislative Director (County Judges and Commissioners Association of
Texas), Austin, TX
ON:
Nygren, Kim Deputy Director, Water Availability Division (Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality), Austin, TX
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