WITNESS LIST SB 8 Senate Committee Report State Affairs March 17, 2025 - 9:00 AM FOR: DeLeon, Rick Matagorda County Sheriff (Sheriffs Association of Texas), Bay City, Tx., TX Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX Rodriguez, Selene (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX Russo, Christopher (Self; Texans for Strong Borders), El Lago, TX Schmidt, Keith Sheriff (Self; Gonzales County Sheriffs Office), Gonzales, TX Vickery, Bobbie Sheriff (Calhoun county), Port lavaca, TX Waybourn, Bill Sheriff (Self) , Ft worth, TX AGAINST: Chincanchan, David (Self; Workers Defense Action Fund), Austin, TX Cook Heffron, Laurie Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Cruz, Sarah Border Policy strategist (Self; Aclu Tx), Houston, TX Figueroa, Luis Chief of Legislative Affairs (Every Texan), Austin, TX Lopez, Roberto Senior Advocacy Manager (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX Martinez, Justin Justice Advocate Coordinator (Self; LatinoJustice PRLDEF), Austin, TX Ortiz, Lilly Ann (Self) , Austin, TX Taylor Smith, Trudy (Self; Childrens Defense Fund-Texas), Texas, TX ON: Gomez, Krystal (Self; Texas Immigration Law Council and American Immigration Lawyers Association Texas Chapter), Austin, TX Haynes, Adam Policy Director (Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Bonneau, Damon (Self) , Waxahachie, TX Bonneau, Gwendolyn (Self) , Waxahachie, TX Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorneys Office), Anahuac, TX Cheshire, Cary (Self) , Benbrook, TX Hayter, Russell (Self) , Mountain City, TX Higgins, Fred (Self) , Tx, TX Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers Union), Houston, TX Morton, Peggy (Self) , Austin Texas, TX Taliaferro, Aaron Director government relations (Tarrant County Administration), Fort worth, TX Vogt, Molly (Self) , Spring branch, TX AGAINST: Abrahams, Sheryl (Self) , Houston, TX Albert Donovan, Carolyn Rev (Self; Texas Impact), Round Rock, TX Albert Donovan, Isabet (Self; Texas Impact), Round Rock, TX Bledsoe, Hunter (Self) , New Braunels, TX Bledsoe, Robin (Self) , New Braunfels, TX Bowler, Patrick (Self) , Fairview/ TX, TX Caballero, Darcy (Self; Planned Parenthood Texas Votes), Austin, TX Cain, Jessica The Rev. (Self) , San Marcos, TX Cofield, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX Coldiron, Barbara Optometrist (Self) , Austin, TX Collison, Robert (Self) , Austin, TX Cookston, Ron (Self) , Houston, TX Dawson, Janet (Self; TXUUJM), Richmond, TX Decker, Edwin Dr (Self) , Austin, TX Decker, Linda (Self) , Austin, TX Dunker, Karin (Self) , Benbrook, TX Eickstaedt, Wendy (Self) , Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 8
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
March 17, 2025 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
DeLeon, Rick Matagorda County Sheriff (Sheriffs Association of Texas), Bay City, Tx.,
TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Rodriguez, Selene (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy Foundation),
Austin, TX
Russo, Christopher (Self; Texans for Strong Borders), El Lago, TX
Schmidt, Keith Sheriff (Self; Gonzales County Sheriffs Office), Gonzales, TX
Vickery, Bobbie Sheriff (Calhoun county), Port lavaca, TX
Waybourn, Bill Sheriff (Self) , Ft worth, TX
AGAINST:
Chincanchan, David (Self; Workers Defense Action Fund), Austin, TX
Cook Heffron, Laurie Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Cruz, Sarah Border Policy strategist (Self; Aclu Tx), Houston, TX
Figueroa, Luis Chief of Legislative Affairs (Every Texan), Austin, TX
Lopez, Roberto Senior Advocacy Manager (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX
Martinez, Justin Justice Advocate Coordinator (Self; LatinoJustice PRLDEF), Austin, TX
Ortiz, Lilly Ann (Self) , Austin, TX
Taylor Smith, Trudy (Self; Childrens Defense Fund-Texas), Texas, TX
ON:
Gomez, Krystal (Self; Texas Immigration Law Council and American Immigration
Lawyers Association Texas Chapter), Austin, TX
Haynes, Adam Policy Director (Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Bonneau, Damon (Self) , Waxahachie, TX
Bonneau, Gwendolyn (Self) , Waxahachie, TX
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorneys Office), Anahuac, TX
Cheshire, Cary (Self) , Benbrook, TX
Hayter, Russell (Self) , Mountain City, TX
Higgins, Fred (Self) , Tx, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers Union), Houston, TX
Morton, Peggy (Self) , Austin Texas, TX
Taliaferro, Aaron Director government relations (Tarrant County Administration), Fort
worth, TX
Vogt, Molly (Self) , Spring branch, TX
AGAINST:
Abrahams, Sheryl (Self) , Houston, TX
Albert Donovan, Carolyn Rev (Self; Texas Impact), Round Rock, TX
Albert Donovan, Isabet (Self; Texas Impact), Round Rock, TX
Bledsoe, Hunter (Self) , New Braunels, TX
Bledsoe, Robin (Self) , New Braunfels, TX
Bowler, Patrick (Self) , Fairview/ TX, TX
Caballero, Darcy (Self; Planned Parenthood Texas Votes), Austin, TX
Cain, Jessica The Rev. (Self) , San Marcos, TX
Cofield, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX
Coldiron, Barbara Optometrist (Self) , Austin, TX
Collison, Robert (Self) , Austin, TX
Cookston, Ron (Self) , Houston, TX
Dawson, Janet (Self; TXUUJM), Richmond, TX
Decker, Edwin Dr (Self) , Austin, TX
Decker, Linda (Self) , Austin, TX
Dunker, Karin (Self) , Benbrook, TX
Eickstaedt, Wendy (Self) , Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 8 Senate Committee Report State Affairs Fletcher, Katherine (Self; Texas impact interfaith), Houston texas, TX Fletcher-Bai, Maya (Self; Texas Impact), Houston, TX Gilman, Charlotte (Self) , Austin, TX Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFLCIO), Austin, TX Hanratty, Linda (Self) , Fort worth, TX Hardman, Megan (Self) , Plano, TX Harris, Bruce (Self) , Dallas/tx, TX Hawkins, Cecelia (Self) , College Station, TX Hernandez, Daniela State Legislative Coordinator (Self; Workers Defense Action Fund), Austin, TX Herridge, Amanda (Self) , Temple, TX Higgins, Fred (Self) , Austin, TX Jardine, Robyn Dr. (Self) , Dallas, TX Juraska, Ashley (Self) , Austin, TX Knight, Anita (Tx Impact), West Lake Hills, TX Koch, Mary (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry), Houston, TX Lawrence, Rebecca (Self) , Austin, TX Lazarine, John (Self) , Garland,TX, TX Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-TX), Austin, TX Moreland, Amy (Self) , Austin, TX Morton, Peggy (Self) , Austin, TX Nipp, Jessica (Self) , Temple, TX Person, Maria (Self) , Austin, TX Reeser, Rose (Self) , West Lake Hills, TX Scarborough, Megan (Self) , Austin, TX Schmader, Katy (Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX Shontz, David (Self) , Spring, TX Slavik, Penny (Self) , San Marcos, Texas, TX Slavik, Tanya (Self) , San Marcos, TX Thompson, Amy PhD, Policy Analyst (Self) , Austin, Tx, TX Thomson, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Thomson, Thomas (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Thornton, Bis (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry), Austin, TX Thornton, Lisa (Self) , Carrollton, TX Torres, Sib (Self) , Texas city, TX Van Houten, Erica (Self) , Allen, TX Vann, Robert (Self; TXUUJM), Ft worth, TX Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX Watson, Robert (Self; Texas Impact), Austin, TX Wegner, Antoinette (Self) , Austin, TX Whitford, Sheila (Self) , Houston, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Jaquette, Shannon (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 8
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
Fletcher, Katherine (Self; Texas impact interfaith), Houston texas, TX
Fletcher-Bai, Maya (Self; Texas Impact), Houston, TX
Gilman, Charlotte (Self) , Austin, TX
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFLCIO), Austin, TX
Hanratty, Linda (Self) , Fort worth, TX
Hardman, Megan (Self) , Plano, TX
Harris, Bruce (Self) , Dallas/tx, TX
Hawkins, Cecelia (Self) , College Station, TX
Hernandez, Daniela State Legislative Coordinator (Self; Workers Defense Action Fund),
Austin, TX
Herridge, Amanda (Self) , Temple, TX
Higgins, Fred (Self) , Austin, TX
Jardine, Robyn Dr. (Self) , Dallas, TX
Juraska, Ashley (Self) , Austin, TX
Knight, Anita (Tx Impact), West Lake Hills, TX
Koch, Mary (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry), Houston, TX
Lawrence, Rebecca (Self) , Austin, TX
Lazarine, John (Self) , Garland,TX, TX
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-TX), Austin, TX
Moreland, Amy (Self) , Austin, TX
Morton, Peggy (Self) , Austin, TX
Nipp, Jessica (Self) , Temple, TX
Person, Maria (Self) , Austin, TX
Reeser, Rose (Self) , West Lake Hills, TX
Scarborough, Megan (Self) , Austin, TX
Schmader, Katy (Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX
Shontz, David (Self) , Spring, TX
Slavik, Penny (Self) , San Marcos, Texas, TX
Slavik, Tanya (Self) , San Marcos, TX
Thompson, Amy PhD, Policy Analyst (Self) , Austin, Tx, TX
Thomson, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Thomson, Thomas (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Thornton, Bis (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry), Austin, TX
Thornton, Lisa (Self) , Carrollton, TX
Torres, Sib (Self) , Texas city, TX
Van Houten, Erica (Self) , Allen, TX
Vann, Robert (Self; TXUUJM), Ft worth, TX
Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX
Watson, Robert (Self; Texas Impact), Austin, TX
Wegner, Antoinette (Self) , Austin, TX
Whitford, Sheila (Self) , Houston, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Jaquette, Shannon (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX
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