WITNESS LIST SB 513 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services March 5, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: Beltran, Rebekah The WHIT Program Inc. (Self) , San Angelo, TX Crockett, Sarah Director of Public Policy (Texas CASA), Austin, TX Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know), Brady, TX Kreitler, Crystal (Self) , San Angelo, TX Logan, Brandon Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Self; One Accord for Kids), Midland, TX Redden, Michael CEO (Self; New Horizons Ranch and Center, Inc), Abilene, TX Smith, Justin (Open Homes Initiative), San Angelo, TX Watkins, Elizabeth Associate Judge, Child Protection Court of Concho Valley (Self) , San Angelo, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX Brown, Andrew Vice President of Policy (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX Cascio, Charles Senior Associate State Director (AARP Texas), Austin, TX Cowles, Lynn Health & Food Justice Programs Manager (Every Texan), Austin, TX Hatcher, Julia Attorney (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys), Galveston, TX Judice, Kerrie Director of Policy and Advocacy (TexProtects), Dallas, TX Logan, Zane (Self) , Midland, TX Malone, Nicole Policy Fellow (National Association of Social Workers - Texas), Austin, TX McCoy, Dusty Executive Director (Self; West Texas Counseling and Guidance), San Angelo, TX Murphy, Kate Director of Child Protection Policy (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX Smith, Chelsea (Self) , San Angelo, TX Sparks, Andrea Director of Government Relations (Self; Buckner International), Dallas, TX Waller, Matt (Self) , Midland, TX Ward, Heather Consultant child welfare (Self; West Texas Together), San Angelo, TX ON: ONeill, Audrey Deputy Commissioner of Programs (Department of Family and Protective Services), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 513
Senate Committee Report
Health & Human Services
March 5, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Beltran, Rebekah The WHIT Program Inc. (Self) , San Angelo, TX
Crockett, Sarah Director of Public Policy (Texas CASA), Austin, TX
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know), Brady, TX
Kreitler, Crystal (Self) , San Angelo, TX
Logan, Brandon Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Self; One
Accord for Kids), Midland, TX
Redden, Michael CEO (Self; New Horizons Ranch and Center, Inc), Abilene, TX
Smith, Justin (Open Homes Initiative), San Angelo, TX
Watkins, Elizabeth Associate Judge, Child Protection Court of Concho Valley (Self) , San
Angelo, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops),
Austin, TX
Brown, Andrew Vice President of Policy (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
Cascio, Charles Senior Associate State Director (AARP Texas), Austin, TX
Cowles, Lynn Health & Food Justice Programs Manager (Every Texan), Austin, TX
Hatcher, Julia Attorney (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys),
Galveston, TX
Judice, Kerrie Director of Policy and Advocacy (TexProtects), Dallas, TX
Logan, Zane (Self) , Midland, TX
Malone, Nicole Policy Fellow (National Association of Social Workers - Texas), Austin,
TX
McCoy, Dusty Executive Director (Self; West Texas Counseling and Guidance), San
Angelo, TX
Murphy, Kate Director of Child Protection Policy (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX
Smith, Chelsea (Self) , San Angelo, TX
Sparks, Andrea Director of Government Relations (Self; Buckner International), Dallas,
TX
Waller, Matt (Self) , Midland, TX
Ward, Heather Consultant child welfare (Self; West Texas Together), San Angelo, TX
ON:
ONeill, Audrey Deputy Commissioner of Programs (Department of Family and
Protective Services), Austin, TX
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