WITNESS LIST SB 854 Senate Committee Report Local Government March 10, 2025 - 2:00 PM FOR: Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX Anderson, Greg Director Community Affairs (Self; Habitat for Humanity), Austin, TX Bliss, Frank (Self; Cooper and Company), Southlake, TX Bonura, John Policy analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX Brizzolara-Dove, Emily Policy Advisor (Texas 2036), Austin, TX Carnahan, Alina VP of Advocacy (Real Estate Council of Austin), Austin, TX Festa, Matthew Professor of Law (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Houston TX, TX Hamer, Glenn President & CEO (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX Huffman, John Former Mayor of Southlake (Self) , Southlake, TX Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission), Dallas, TX Maxwell, Felicity ED Texans For Housing (Texans For Housing), Austin, TX Motal, Stephi (Texas Society of Architects), Mountain City, TX Puzycki, Ryan (AURA), Austin, TX Roach, Blake Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX Seay, Chris Pastor (Ecclesia Church), Houston, TX Stuckmann, Peter (Self) , Austin, TX Walker, Ron (Self; Diocese of Austin), Austin, TX Wallace, Brita (Texans For Reasonable Solutions), Austin, TX Wiggins, Grant (Self) , Aledo, TX AGAINST: London, Dennis (Self) , Rockwall, TX Moore, Cheryl Mayor (Self; Town of Flower Mound), Flower Mound, TX, TX Moreno, Jesse (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX Parker, Charles (Self) , Arlington, TX Schiestel, Adam Deputy Mayor Pro Tem - Flower Mound (Self; Town of Flower Mound), Flower Mound, TX Schroeder, Josh Mayor of Georgetown (also providing written testimony) (Self; City of Georgetown), Georgetown, TX Schwarte, Dave (Self; Texas Neighborhood Coalition), Arlington, TX ON: Griffin, Brennan (Texas Appleseed), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Baker, Sydney Buckner International Government Relations (Buckner International), Austin, TX Blake, Frances (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX Brundage, Ashley CEO (Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity), Dallas, TX Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX Covey, Jonathan Director of Policy (Texas Values), Austin, TX Eichler, Shera (Goldwater Institute), Austin, TX Ewen, Whit President of the Board (Texans for Housing), Austin, TX Faddis, Zach (Self; AURA), Austin, TX Juergens, Seth (Texas REALTORS), Austin, TX Lary, Trey Attorney (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP), Austin, TX Matthews, Stephanie Executive Director (Self; Texans for Reasonable Solutions), Austin, TX Parenteau, Julia Director of Public Policy (Texas Realtors), Austin, TX Reibling, Matthew Founder (Self) , Austin, TX Rutledge, Gray (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute), Austin, TX Sheetz, Samuel Legislative Director (Self; Americans for prosperity), Austin, TX Tony, Bryan Executive Director (Self; Dallas Housing Coalition), Dallas, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 854
Senate Committee Report
Local Government
March 10, 2025 - 2:00 PM
FOR:
Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (The Texas
Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX
Anderson, Greg Director Community Affairs (Self; Habitat for Humanity), Austin, TX
Bliss, Frank (Self; Cooper and Company), Southlake, TX
Bonura, John Policy analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
Brizzolara-Dove, Emily Policy Advisor (Texas 2036), Austin, TX
Carnahan, Alina VP of Advocacy (Real Estate Council of Austin), Austin, TX
Festa, Matthew Professor of Law (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Houston
TX, TX
Hamer, Glenn President & CEO (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
Huffman, John Former Mayor of Southlake (Self) , Southlake, TX
Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission), Dallas,
TX
Maxwell, Felicity ED Texans For Housing (Texans For Housing), Austin, TX
Motal, Stephi (Texas Society of Architects), Mountain City, TX
Puzycki, Ryan (AURA), Austin, TX
Roach, Blake Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
Seay, Chris Pastor (Ecclesia Church), Houston, TX
Stuckmann, Peter (Self) , Austin, TX
Walker, Ron (Self; Diocese of Austin), Austin, TX
Wallace, Brita (Texans For Reasonable Solutions), Austin, TX
Wiggins, Grant (Self) , Aledo, TX
AGAINST:
London, Dennis (Self) , Rockwall, TX
Moore, Cheryl Mayor (Self; Town of Flower Mound), Flower Mound, TX, TX
Moreno, Jesse (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX
Parker, Charles (Self) , Arlington, TX
Schiestel, Adam Deputy Mayor Pro Tem - Flower Mound (Self; Town of Flower
Mound), Flower Mound, TX
Schroeder, Josh Mayor of Georgetown (also providing written testimony) (Self; City of
Georgetown), Georgetown, TX
Schwarte, Dave (Self; Texas Neighborhood Coalition), Arlington, TX
ON:
Griffin, Brennan (Texas Appleseed), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Baker, Sydney Buckner International Government Relations (Buckner International),
Austin, TX
Blake, Frances (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
Brundage, Ashley CEO (Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity), Dallas, TX
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX
Covey, Jonathan Director of Policy (Texas Values), Austin, TX
Eichler, Shera (Goldwater Institute), Austin, TX
Ewen, Whit President of the Board (Texans for Housing), Austin, TX
Faddis, Zach (Self; AURA), Austin, TX
Juergens, Seth (Texas REALTORS), Austin, TX
Lary, Trey Attorney (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP), Austin, TX
Matthews, Stephanie Executive Director (Self; Texans for Reasonable Solutions), Austin,
TX
Parenteau, Julia Director of Public Policy (Texas Realtors), Austin, TX
Reibling, Matthew Founder (Self) , Austin, TX
Rutledge, Gray (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute), Austin, TX
Sheetz, Samuel Legislative Director (Self; Americans for prosperity), Austin, TX
Tony, Bryan Executive Director (Self; Dallas Housing Coalition), Dallas, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 854 Senate Committee Report Local Government Zapata, Mireya Director (Self; Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Board of Directors), Austin, TX AGAINST: Ashworth, Stephanie (Self; Texas Neighborhood Coalition), Austin, Tx, TX Greenberg, Betsy (Self) , Austin, TX Hale, Angela (City of McKinney), Austin, TX Islam, Nadia Govt Affairs Administator (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX McArthur, Barbara (Self) , Austin, TX Syed, Sarah Policy Manager (Self; Woori Juntos), Houston, TX Traub, Ariel Managing Director of Legislative & Public Affairs (City of Garland), Garland, TX Weist, Jon Intergovernmental/Legislative Officer (City of Irving), Irving, TX ON: Skrobarczyk, Ryan Director (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus Christi, TX Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 854
Senate Committee Report
Local Government
Zapata, Mireya Director (Self; Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Board of Directors), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Ashworth, Stephanie (Self; Texas Neighborhood Coalition), Austin, Tx, TX
Greenberg, Betsy (Self) , Austin, TX
Hale, Angela (City of McKinney), Austin, TX
Islam, Nadia Govt Affairs Administator (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
McArthur, Barbara (Self) , Austin, TX
Syed, Sarah Policy Manager (Self; Woori Juntos), Houston, TX
Traub, Ariel Managing Director of Legislative & Public Affairs (City of Garland),
Garland, TX
Weist, Jon Intergovernmental/Legislative Officer (City of Irving), Irving, TX
ON:
Skrobarczyk, Ryan Director (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus Christi, TX
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX
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