WITNESS LIST SB 689 Senate Committee Report State Affairs March 6, 2025 - 11:00 AM or upon adjournment FOR: Green, Robert L. (Self; Travis County Republican Party), TX, TX Lee, Tabia Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Do No Harm Action), Glen Allen, VA Vachris, George Brian P.E. (Self) , Humble, TX AGAINST: Drewno, Dan (Self) , Austin texas, TX Elizabeth, Mary m (Self; Austin justin coalition), Austin, texas, TX Fox, Lakshmi (Self) , Austin, TX Hayday, Linn (Self) , Austin, TX Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), Dripping Springs, TX Hunt, Peter (Self) , Austin, TX Laake-Stanfield, Bryce (Self) , Austin, TX Mitchell, Kathy (Self; Equity Action), Austin, TX Newman, Aleja (Self) , Houston, TX ON: Joseph, Zenobia Ms. (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Alexander, Kelli (Self) , Sanger, TX Benton, Megan Strategic Policy Associate (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX Carlson, Pat (Self) , Fort Worth, TX Castillo, Cindi President (Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX Castle, Mary Elizabeth Director of Government Relations (Texas Values Action), Austin, TX Cheshire, Cary (Self) , Benbrook, TX Covey, Jonathan Director of Policy (Texas Values), Texas, TX Evans, Jennifer Mrs (Self) , Denton, TX Evans, Michelle (Self) , Round Rock, TX Fry, Pat (Self) , Rd mtn, TX Garner, Donald Executive Director (Texas Faith & Freedom Coalition), Frisco, TX Moyers, Dakota-Lee (Self) , Houston, TX Moyers, Kimberly (Self) , Houston, TX Nobis, Tom (Self) , Houston, TX Porter, Dianne Mrs (Self) , Round Rock, TX Porter, Donald Rev (Self) , Round Rock, TX Saenz, Jonathan President (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX Solari, Mark (Self; Texas Values), Granbury, TX Solari, Terri (Self) , Granbury, TX Trainor, Lucy (Self) , Driftwood, TX Wentworth, Leslie (Self) , Round Rock, TX Woltersdorf, Paytyn (Cicero Action), Austin, TX Woodby, Alex (Self) , Georgetown, TX AGAINST: Ajaz, Fuaad (Self) , Austin, TX Brady-Joyner, Phillip (Self) , Austin, TX Butcher, Callie (Self) , Dallas, TX Chadbourne, Emily (Self) , Leander, TX Chen, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX Cosme, Helena (Self) , Auatin, TX Cruz, Brenda (Self; Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX Dickson, Marissa (Self) , Austin, TX French, Emily (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX Garcia, Amanda (Self) , Austin, TX Garcia, Surya (Self) , Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 689
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
March 6, 2025 - 11:00 AM or upon adjournment
FOR:
Green, Robert L. (Self; Travis County Republican Party), TX, TX
Lee, Tabia Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Do No Harm Action), Glen Allen, VA
Vachris, George Brian P.E. (Self) , Humble, TX
AGAINST:
Drewno, Dan (Self) , Austin texas, TX
Elizabeth, Mary m (Self; Austin justin coalition), Austin, texas, TX
Fox, Lakshmi (Self) , Austin, TX
Hayday, Linn (Self) , Austin, TX
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), Dripping Springs, TX
Hunt, Peter (Self) , Austin, TX
Laake-Stanfield, Bryce (Self) , Austin, TX
Mitchell, Kathy (Self; Equity Action), Austin, TX
Newman, Aleja (Self) , Houston, TX
ON:
Joseph, Zenobia Ms. (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Alexander, Kelli (Self) , Sanger, TX
Benton, Megan Strategic Policy Associate (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX
Carlson, Pat (Self) , Fort Worth, TX
Castillo, Cindi President (Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX
Castle, Mary Elizabeth Director of Government Relations (Texas Values Action), Austin,
TX
Cheshire, Cary (Self) , Benbrook, TX
Covey, Jonathan Director of Policy (Texas Values), Texas, TX
Evans, Jennifer Mrs (Self) , Denton, TX
Evans, Michelle (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Fry, Pat (Self) , Rd mtn, TX
Garner, Donald Executive Director (Texas Faith & Freedom Coalition), Frisco, TX
Moyers, Dakota-Lee (Self) , Houston, TX
Moyers, Kimberly (Self) , Houston, TX
Nobis, Tom (Self) , Houston, TX
Porter, Dianne Mrs (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Porter, Donald Rev (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Saenz, Jonathan President (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX
Solari, Mark (Self; Texas Values), Granbury, TX
Solari, Terri (Self) , Granbury, TX
Trainor, Lucy (Self) , Driftwood, TX
Wentworth, Leslie (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Woltersdorf, Paytyn (Cicero Action), Austin, TX
Woodby, Alex (Self) , Georgetown, TX
AGAINST:
Ajaz, Fuaad (Self) , Austin, TX
Brady-Joyner, Phillip (Self) , Austin, TX
Butcher, Callie (Self) , Dallas, TX
Chadbourne, Emily (Self) , Leander, TX
Chen, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Cosme, Helena (Self) , Auatin, TX
Cruz, Brenda (Self; Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX
Dickson, Marissa (Self) , Austin, TX
French, Emily (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX
Garcia, Amanda (Self) , Austin, TX
Garcia, Surya (Self) , Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 689 Senate Committee Report State Affairs Gillard, Savannah (Self) , Liberty Hill, TX Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Guajardo, Austin (Self) , Austin, TX Guajardo, Jordan (Self) , Austin, TX Guajardo, Nelda (Self) , Austin, TX Guajardo, Raelyn (Self) , Austin, TX Guo, Zhao (Self) , Round Rock, TX Hafizi, Niloufar (Self) , Katy, TX Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX Hushka, Callijo (Self) , Cedar Park, TX Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX LaQueene, Maxine (Self) , Austin, TX Mirto, Sophia (Self) , Austin, TX Morales, Alan (Self) , Austin, TX Natsheh, Hatem (Self) , Austin, TX Pollock, Kristen (Self) , Austin, TX R, Sameeha (Self) , Richmond, TX Rogers, Carrie COA IGRO Officer (City of Austin), Austin Tx, TX Schilt, Paige (Self) , Austin, TX Seroussi, Benjamin Q (Self) , Austin, TX Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX Tristan, Adrian (Self) , Laredo, TX Velasquez, Ryan (Self) , Austin, TX Walker, Evelynn (Self) , Leander, TX Wang, Lillian (Self) , Austin, TX Williams, M Paige Dallas County Assistant District Attorney (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot), Dallas, TX Xiquin, Kathelyne (Self) , Austin, TX Yamagata, Valerie (Self) , San Antonio, TX Yanez, Rikki (Self) , San Antonio, TX ON: Byer, Von General Counsel (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists), Austin, TX Brady-Joyner, Justin (Self) , Austin, TX Laeky, Miriam Government Affairs Director, Equality Texas (Equality Texas), Austin, Texas, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 689
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
Gillard, Savannah (Self) , Liberty Hill, TX
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Guajardo, Austin (Self) , Austin, TX
Guajardo, Jordan (Self) , Austin, TX
Guajardo, Nelda (Self) , Austin, TX
Guajardo, Raelyn (Self) , Austin, TX
Guo, Zhao (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Hafizi, Niloufar (Self) , Katy, TX
Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX
Hushka, Callijo (Self) , Cedar Park, TX
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
LaQueene, Maxine (Self) , Austin, TX
Mirto, Sophia (Self) , Austin, TX
Morales, Alan (Self) , Austin, TX
Natsheh, Hatem (Self) , Austin, TX
Pollock, Kristen (Self) , Austin, TX
R, Sameeha (Self) , Richmond, TX
Rogers, Carrie COA IGRO Officer (City of Austin), Austin Tx, TX
Schilt, Paige (Self) , Austin, TX
Seroussi, Benjamin Q (Self) , Austin, TX
Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX
Tristan, Adrian (Self) , Laredo, TX
Velasquez, Ryan (Self) , Austin, TX
Walker, Evelynn (Self) , Leander, TX
Wang, Lillian (Self) , Austin, TX
Williams, M Paige Dallas County Assistant District Attorney (Dallas County Criminal
District Attorney John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
Xiquin, Kathelyne (Self) , Austin, TX
Yamagata, Valerie (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Yanez, Rikki (Self) , San Antonio, TX
ON:
Byer, Von General Counsel (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists), Austin, TX
Brady-Joyner, Justin (Self) , Austin, TX
Laeky, Miriam Government Affairs Director, Equality Texas (Equality Texas), Austin,
Texas, TX
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