WITNESS LIST
Transportation Committee
March 26, 2015 - 8:00 AM
For:
Dixon, Don (Self)
Dixon, Don (Self)
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF & Texans for Toll-free Highways)
Janes, Brandon (Transportation Advocates of Texas)
Weisman, Johnny (Self)
Against:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
On:
Gordy, Duane (Self)
Morris, Michael (NCTCOG)
Morris, Michael (NCTCOG)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beckmeyer, Teresa (Self)
Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)
Bird, Brandi (Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition)
Boyer, Victor (San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc.)
Bushell, Gary (Alliance for I 69 Texas)
Bushell, Gary (I 14/US 190/ Hgulf Coast Strategic Highway Coalition)
Campbell, Byron (DRMC)
Campbell, Drew (DRMC)
Cassidy, C. Brian (Alamo RMA; Cameron County RMA; Camino Real RMA; Central Texas
RMA; Grayson County RMA; North East Texas RMA)
DeVore, Chuck (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Findeisen, Les (Texas Trucking Association)
Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Geske, Matthew (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas association of realtors)
Hammond, Bill (Texas association of business)
Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Jones, Bob (Self; Acec-texas)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
McEwan, Jennifer (Texas transportation alliance)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Newton, Jennifer (AGC of Texas)
O'ryan, Anne (AAA Texas)
Olsen, Lawrence (Texas good roads assn)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County)
Shields, Chris (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
Suhm, Vic (Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Against:
Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)
Patrick, John (Texas AFL CIO)
On:
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Haywood, Scott (Move Texas Forward)
Hernandez, James (Harris County and Harris County Toll Road Authority)
Hufford, Ronald (Texas Forestry Association)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County, Texas)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
McLaurin, Kaleb (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas association of manufacturers)
On:
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, Robert (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Hale, Bill (Texas Department of Transportation)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Villarreal, Omar (Texas Department of Public Safety)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
For:
Keene, Russ (Plug-in Texas (electric vehicle coalition))
On:
Kuntz, Jeremiah (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Rove, Karen (AGC of Texas)
On:
Baker, Richard (Texas A&M Transportation Institute)
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Hale, Bill (Texas Department of Transportation)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Pitts, Jr, John (Texas Solar Power Association)
On:
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
For:
Love, Chapel (Houston police dept)
White, Ernest (Houston Police Department)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Findeisen, Les (Texas Trucking Association)
Lanagan, Lindsay (City of Houston)
On:
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Hale, Bill (Texas Department of Transportation)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Villarreal, Omar (Texas Department of Public Safety)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Flores, Robert (Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Hale, Bill (Texas Department of Transportation)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
For:
Dixon, Don (Self)
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF & Texans for Toll-free Highways)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Against:
Boyer, Victor (San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc.)
Suhm, Vic (Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)
On:
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Hale, Bill (Texas Department of Transportation)
Havel, Pete (North Texas Tollway Authority)
Hernandez, James (Harris County and Harris County Toll Road Authority)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
For:
Bement, Wes (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance & Grand Prairie PD)
On:
Villarreal, Omar (Texas Department of Public Safety)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Hale, Bill (Texas Department of Transportation)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
For:
Carden, William (Self)
Fisher, Emilie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Hale, Bill (Texas Department of Transportation)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Villarreal, Omar (Texas Department of Public Safety)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
For:
Vela, Lee (Self; Outdoor avertising association of texas)
Against:
Culver, Anne (Scenic Houston)
Fossum, Michael (Austin Heritage Tree Foundation)
Lloyd, Margaret (Self; Scenic Texas)
Vega, Zoila (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Tim (Clear Channel Outdoor)
Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Restaurant Association)
Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
Burgin, Matt (Texas Food and Fuel Association)
Costa, Michelle (Self; Clear Channel Outdoor)
Depmore, David (Self)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)
Pacheco, Micahel (Texas Farm Bureau)
Reagan, Billy (Self)
Reeder, Alan (Self)
Richardson, Jody (Outfront Media Inc.)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Short, Jim (Clear channel outdoor)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/TX)
Sullivan, Brian (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Townsend, Trent (Dallas Fort Worth New Car Dealers Association)
Townsend, Ttent (Media Choice)
Wainwright, Wyatt (Houston Auto Dealers Association)
Against:
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
Lanagan, Lindsay (City of Houston)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Hale, Bill (Texas Department of Transportation)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
On:
Dixon, Don (Self)
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF & Texans for Toll-free Highways)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Boyer, Victor (San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc.)
On:
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Cassidy, C. Brian (Alamo RMA; Cameron County RMA; Camino Real RMA; Central Texas
RMA; Grayson County RMA; North East Texas RMA)
Hale, Bill (Texas Department of Transportation)
Hernandez, James (Harris County and Harris County Toll Road Authority)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
For:
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF & Texans for Toll-free Highways)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Dixon, Don (Self)
On:
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Hale, Bill (Texas Department of Transportation)
Hernandez, James (Harris County and Harris County Toll Road Authority)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
For:
Dixon, Don (Self)
Haywood, Scott (Move Texas Forward)
Janes, Brandon (Transportation Advocates of Texas)
Jones, Bob (Self; Acec-texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Weisman, Johnny (Self)
Against:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
On:
Gordy, Duane (Self)
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF & Texans for Toll-free Highways)
Morris, Michael (NCTCOG)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)
Bird, Brandi (Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition)
Boyer, Victor (San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc.)
Bushell, Gary (I 14/US 190/Gulf Coast Strategic Highway Coalition)
Bushell, Gary (Alliance for I 69 Texas)
Campbell, Byron (DRMC)
Campbell, Drew (DRMC)
Cassidy, C. Brian (Alamo RMA; Cameron County RMA; Camino Real RMA; Central Texas
RMA; Grayson County RMA; North East Texas RMA)
Dodge, Megan (City of San Antonio)
Durden, Don (Self)
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Findeisen, Les (Texas Trucking Association)
Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Geske, Matthew (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas association of realtors)
Hammond, Bill (Texas association of business)
Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Hernandez, James (Harris County and Harris County Toll Road Authority)
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
McCarley, James (Self)
McEwan, Jennifer (Texas transportation alliance)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Newton, Jennifer (AGC of Texas)
O'ryan, Anne (AAA Texas)
Olsen, Lawrence (Texas good roads assn)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County)
Shields, Chris (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
Suhm, Vic (Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)
Sullivan, Ray (HNTB)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County, Texas)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Against:
Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Patrick, John (Texas AFL CIO)
On:
Barton, John (Texas Department of Transportation)
Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation)
Hufford, Ronald (Texas Forestry Association)
Vandergriff, Victor (Texas Transportation Commission)
Weber, Joe (Texas Department of Transportation)
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