WITNESS LIST
Natural Resources
April 17, 2007 - 01:00 PM or upon adjournment
SB  404
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Ellis, Greg    (Bee Groundwater Conservation District),  League City, TX
SB  661
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Day, Joe    (Hays Trinity GCD),  Wimberley, TX
 
Holland, Kirk    (BSEACD),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Ellis, Greg    (Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District),  League City, TX
SB  662
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Mahoney, Mike    (Evergreen Undergound Water Conservation District),  Pleasanton, TX
 
Reed, Cyrus    (Lonestar Chapter, Sierra Club),  Austin, TX
 
Williams, CE    (Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District),  White Deer, TX
 
On:
 
Mace, Robert    (Texas Water Development Board),  Austin, TX
SB  825
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gentsch, Denise    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Hufford, Ron    (Texas Forestry Association),  Lufkin, TX
 
Langford, David    (Texas Wildlife Association),  Comfort, TX
 
Turner, Bob    (Self),  Voss, TX
 
On:
 
Durocher, Philip    (TPWD),  Austin, TX
SB  997
 
AGAINST:
 
Clark, Pete    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Campos, Alfonso    (Texas Parks and Wildlife),  Austin, TX
 
Spicer, Brett    (Travis County Sheriff's Office Lake Patrol),  Austin, TX
SB  1245
 
FOR:
 
Coyle, Jr., H. Michael (Mike)    (Coyle Engineering, Inc.),  Boerne, TX
 
Jolley, Grady    (Marlin Atlantis),  Boerne, TX
 
Kugle, Julianne    (Coats Rose, MA boerne Partners, LP),  Houston, TX
 
Marlin, John    (Marlin Atlantis),  Dallas, TX
 
Rogers, Dan    (Kendall County Economic Development Corp.),  Boerne, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Anderson, Allice    (Self),  Boerne, TX
 
Cairns, Paula    (Self),  Boerne, TX
 
Cairns, Steve    (Self),  Boerne, TX
 
Fraser, Theresa    (Citizens of Boerne),  Boerne, TX
 
La Roche, John    (Self),  Boerne, TX
 
Michalec, Milan    (Self),  Boerne, TX
 
Miertschin, Bonnie    (Self),  Boerne, TX
 
Miertschin, Gene    (Kendall County),  Boerne, TX
 
Wetzel, Karen    (Residents of Boerne and Kendall County),  Boerne, TX
SB  1317
 
FOR:
 
Lawler, Jan    (The Economic Alliance Houston Port Region),  La Porte, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Haffelfinger, Laurie    (Self),  Baytown, TX
 
Haragan, Kelly    (Environmental Defense),  Austin, TX
 
Healy, Meg    (Galveston-Houston Assoc. for Smog Prevention),  Houston, TX
 
Maher, Mary    (Self),  Shoreacres, TX
 
Randel, Lucy    (Industry Professionals for Clean Air),  Houston, TX
 
White, Bill  Mayor  (City of Houston),  Houston, TX
 
ON:
 
Honeycutt, Michael    (TCEQ),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Clark, Jeffrey    (American Electronics Association),  Austin, TX
 
Golemon, Kinnan    (Shell Oil),  Austin, TX
 
Hastings, Debbie    (Texas Oil and Gas Association),  Austin, TX
 
Howden, Robert    (Texas Association of Manufactures),  Austin, TX
 
McBride, Richard    (Texas Assoc. of Manufactures),  Austin, TX
 
Miksa, Mary    (Texas Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Moore, Julie    (East Harris County Manufactures Association),  La Porte, TX
 
Oswald, Bill    (Koch Industries),  Austin, TX
 
Sickels, Linda    (Trinity IND. Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Stephens, V.A.    (Texas Association of Manufactures),  Austin, TX
 
Wisdom, Christina    (Texas Chemical Council),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Alvarez, Ramon    (Environmental Defense),  Austin, TX
 
Hadden, Karen    (SEED Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
O'Brien, Beth    (Public Citizen),  Austin, TX
 
Oldham, Melanie    (Self),  Angleton, TX
SB  1326
 
FOR:
 
Aldrich, Robert    (Possum Kingdom Lake Preservation Assoc.),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Higgins, Carlos    (Texas Silver-Haired Legislature),  Austin, TX
 
Land, Monte    (Possum Kingdom Lake Association),  Graford, TX
 
Turner, Jay    (Luke Association),  Coppell, TX
 
Upham, Robert    (PKLPA),  Mineral Wells, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Ford, Phil    (Brazos River Authority),  McGregor, TX
 
Pena, Steve    (Brazos River Authority),  Georgetown, TX
 
Phillips, Matt    (Brazos River Authority),  Waco, TX
 
Staley, Joe    (Possum Kingdom Lake Preservation),  Dallas, TX
 
Vallon, Lauralee    (Brazos River Authority),  Waco, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Byrd, Lance    (Self),  Graford, TX
 
Cooley, Johnny    (PKLA),  Graham, TX
 
Land, Carolyn    (Possum Kingdom Lake Assoc.),  Graford, TX
 
Lucas, Rebecca    (Self),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Shannon, Joe    (Self),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Against:
 
Rocha, Susan    (City of Round Rock),  San Antonio, TX
SB  1691
 
FOR:
 
Ellis, Greg    (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts),  League City, TX
 
Westbrook, Gary  General Manager  (Post Oak Savannah GCD),  Milano, TX
 
Williams, C.E.    (Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District),  White Deer, TX
 
ON:
 
Mendez, Mark    (Tarrant County),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Adams, Janet    (Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation Dist.),  Fort Davis, TX
 
Everheart, Harvey    (Mesa Underground Water Conservation District),  Lamesa, TX
 
Harston, Ricky    (Glasscock Groundwater Conservation District),  Garden City, TX
 
Holland, Kirk    (Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District),  Austin, TX
 
Holland, Scott    (Irion Co. Water Conservation District and Stealing Co. Underground Water Conservation Dist.),  Mertzon, TX
 
Howe, Billy    (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
Mahoney, Mike    (Evergreen Underground Water Conservation Dist.),  Pleasanton, TX
 
Marbury, Laura    (Environmental Defense),  Austin, TX
 
Norman, Monigue    (Brazos Valley GCD, Panhandle GCD),  Austin, TX
 
Reed, Cyrus    (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club),  Austin, TX
 
Stephens, V.A.    (Brewster County Groundwater Conservation District),  Austin, TX
 
Weatherby, Cindy    (Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District),  Big Lake, TX
 
On:
 
Hartmann, Steve    (UT System),  Midland, TX
SB  1785
 
FOR:
 
Blevins, Chesley    (American for Balanced Energy Choices),  Austin, TX
 
Eminger, Randy    (Clean Coal Technology Foundation of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Gibbs, Gary    (Clean Coal Technology Foundation of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
McDonald, Donna    (Clean Coal Technology Foundation of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Nasi, Mike    (Clean Coal Technology Foundation of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Trouart, Joel    (Gulf Coast Lignite Coalition and Wesmoreland Coal Co.),  Jewett, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Reed, Cyrus    (Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club),  Austin, TX
 
Smith, Tom    (Public Citizen),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Anderson, Scott    (Environmental Defense),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Baum, Walt    (Association of Electric Companies of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Blocker, Trey    (Peabody Energy),  Austin, TX
 
Connor, Geoff    (P and R Environmental),  Austin, TX
 
Hastings, Debbie    (Texas Oil and Gas Association),  Austin, TX
 
McCauley, Cindy    (Lyondel Chemical),  Houston, TX
 
Miksa, Mark    (Texas Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Oldham, Phillip    (Texas Association of Manufacturers),  Austin, TX
 
Smith, Stephen    (Texas Mining and Reclamation Association),  Austin, TX
 
Trouart, Joel    (Westmoreland Coal Co.),  Jewett, TX
 
Against:
 
Leyden, Colin    (Texas League of Conservation Voters),  Austin, TX
 
Metzger, Luke    (Environment Texas),  Austin, TX
SB  1829
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
McCarthy, Ed    (Texas Shrimp Association),  Austin, TX
SB  1855
 
FOR:
 
Fraser, Mattew    (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Haffelfinger, Laurie    (Mothers for Clean Air),  Houston, TX
 
Harragan, Kelly    (Environmental Defense; Galveston-Houston Assoc. for Smog Prevention),  Austin, TX
 
Juan, Parras    (Tejas & Clean),  Houston, TX
 
Maher, Mary    (Self),  Shoreacres, TX
 
Marks, Elena    (City of Houston - Mayor's Office),  Houston, TX
 
Newman, Paul    (Harris County Public Health and Env. Services),  Pasadena, TX
 
O'Brien, Beth    (Public Citizen),  Austin, TX
 
Randel, Lucy    (Industry Professionals for Clean Air),  Houston, TX
 
Reed, Cyrus    (Lonestar Chapter of Sierra Club),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Honeycutt, Michael    (TCEQ),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Alvarex, Ramon    (Environmental Defense),  Austin, TX
 
Arnold, Ellen    (TX PTA),  Austin, TX
 
Blackburn, Laura    (League of Women Voters of Texas),  Kingwood, TX
 
Frederick, Maria    (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops),  Austin, TX
 
Hadden, Karen    (SEED Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Herzog, Greg    (Texas medical Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
Leyden, Colin    (Texas League of Conservation Voters),  Austin, TX
 
Metzger, Luke    (Environment Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Moorhead, Bee    (Texas Impact),  Austin, TX
 
Oldham, Melanie    (Self),  Angleton, TX
 
Reeves, Stephen    (Christian Life Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Sisk, Cathy    (Harris County Commissioners Court),  Houston, TX
 
Against:
 
Baum, Walt    (AECT),  Austin, TX
 
Clark, Jeffrey    (American Electronics Association),  Austin, TX
 
Hastings, Debbie    (Texas Oil and Gas Association),  Austin, TX
 
Miksa, Mary    (Texas Association of Bussiness),  Austin, TX
 
Wisdom, Christina    (Texas Chemical Council),  Austin, TX
SB  1881
 
FOR:
 
Henderson, Clayton    (Jefferson County Waterway and Navigation District),  Nederland, TX
 
Woods, Mitch    (Jefferson county Sheriff's Office),  Beaumont, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Allen, Joe    (Jefferson Co. Navigation Dist.),  Houston, TX
 
Oxford, Herbert    (Jefferson County),  Bmt., TX
SB  1924
 
FOR:
 
Haffelfinger, Laurie    (Mothers for Clean Air),  Houston, TX
 
Haragan, Kelly    (Environmental Defense; Galveston Houston Assoc. for Smog Prevention),  Austin, TX
 
Newman, Paul    (Harris County Public Health and Env. Svcs.),  Pasadena, TX
 
O'Brien, Beth    (Public Citizen),  Austin, TX
 
Oldham, Melanie    (Self),  Angleton, TX
 
Randel, Lucy    (Industry Professionals for Clean Air),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Blackburn, Laura    (League of Women Voters of Texas),  Kingwood, TX
 
Hadden, Karen    (SEED Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Leyden, Colin    (Texas League of Conservation Voters),  Austin, TX
 
Marks, Elena    (City of Houston - Mayor's Office),  Houston, TX
 
Metzger, Luke    (Environment Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Reed, Cyrus    (Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club),  Austin, TX
 
Salinas, Iris    (Mission Texas Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Baum, Walt    (AECT),  Austin, TX
 
Clavir, Jeffrey    (American Electronics Association),  Austin, TX
 
Hastings, Debbie    (Texas Oil and Gas Association),  Austin, TX
 
Miksa, Mary    (Texas Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Wisdom, Christina    (Texas Chemical Council),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Honeycutt, Michael    (TCEQ),  Austin, TX
 
Moorhead, Bee    (Texas Impact),  Austin, TX
SB  1981
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Mesrobian, Ann    (Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District),  Smithville, TX
 
Sizemore, Mike    (Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District),  Victoria, TX
SB  1983
 
FOR:
 
Brinkley, Joe  Commissioner  (Parker County),  Weatherford, TX
 
Burns, Kevin  Commissioner  (Wise County),  Decatur, TX
 
Cox, Dickey    (Montague),  Montague, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Massey, Michael    (Hood County Landowners),  Granbury, TX
 
ON:
 
Musick, Steve    (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Golemon, Kinnan    (Devon Energy),  Austin, TX
 
Goode, Tom    (Wise County),  Decatur, TX
 
Sappington, Tommy  Commissioner  (Montague County),  Noconn, TX
 
Saunders, Robert    (Lost Pines GCD),  Austin, TX
 
Sledge, Brian    (Wise County),  Austin, TX
SB  2001
 
FOR:
 
Howe, Billy    (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
Hufford, Rob    (Texas Forestry Association),  Austin, TX
 
Langford, David    (Texas Wildlife Associaiton),  Comfort, TX
 
Small, Ed    (Texas and Southwestern Cattleraisers Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Barksdale, Jay    (Greater Dallas Chamber),  Dallas, TX
 
Brown, Tim    (City of Corpus Christi),  Austin, TX
 
Carr, Snapper    (City of Fort Worth),  Austin, TX
 
Richman, Mike    (North Texas Municipal Water District),  Wylie, TX
 
ON:
 
Brittin, Carolyn    (TWDB),  Austin, TX
 
Ward, Kevin    (TWDB),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida    (Exotic Wildlife Association),  Giddings, TX
 
Gentsch, Denise    (Texas Agri - Women),  Austin, TX
 
Hufford, Ron    (Texas Forestry Association),  Lufkin, TX
 
Reaves, Jim    (Texas Nursery and Landscape Association),  Austin, TX
 
Terrell, James    (Select Milk Producers, Inc.),  Marble Falls, TX
 
Turner, Bob    (Texas Poultry Federation),  Voss, TX
 
Turner, Bob    (West Texas Groundwater Alliance),  Voss, TX
 
Against:
 
Archibald, Norm  Mayor  (City of Abilene),  Texas, TX
 
Dodson, Dan    (Texas Environmental Equity Alliance),  Austin, TX
 
Massey, Michael    (City of Richardson),  Richardson, TX
 
Puckett, Jody    (City of Dallas),  Dallas, TX
 
Robbins, Dean    (Texas Water Conservation Association),  Austin, TX
 
Suhm, Vic    (North Texas Commission),  Grapevine, TX
 
Valdez, Jerry    (Greater Houston Partnership),  Austin, TX
SB  2007
 
FOR:
 
Garcia, Mauro    (Brooks County),  Falfurrias, TX
 
Ramirez, Raul  Judge  (Brooks County),  Falfurrias, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Coates, Susan    (Brooks County),  Falfurrias, TX
 
Durham, Lavoyger    (Brooks Co.),  Falfurrias, TX
 
Howard, Robert    (Brooks County),  Austin, TX
 
Sledge, Brian    (Brooks County),  Texas, TX