WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
April  1, 2009 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
Chapter 313 Tax Abatements
 
     On:
Anderson, David (Texas Education Agency)
 
 
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas Education Agency)
 
 
Heleman, John (Comp. of Pub. Accts)
 
 
 
 
Chapter 313 Value Limitations
 
     On:
Wood, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accts)
 
 
 
 
HB  8
 
    For:
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
 
 
Ross, Marc  (Self and Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Metropolitan Council of Appraisal Dists.)
 
 
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Assoc.)
 
 
Casey, Daniel (Texas School Alliance)
 
 
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Deadrick, June (Center Point Energy)
 
 
DuBois, Doug (Texas Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Assoc)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Hughes, Chris (Total Services, Inc.)
 
 
Hunt, Brooke (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)
 
 
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Muñoz, Ned (Tx. Ass. of Builders)
 
 
Nolan, Ken (Dallas CAD, Texas Assoc of App Dist)
 
 
Poinsett, Royce (Exxon Mobil)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners)
 
 
Skaggs, Jason (TX and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
Thompson, David (Houston Independent School District)
 
 
Warndof, Donna (TIPRO - TX. Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Assn.)
 
 
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
HB  76
 
    For:
Odonnell, Patricia (JP Morgan Chase)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Davila, Yolanda (Legislative Budget Board)
 
 
Markl, Mike (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Emerick, David (J.P. Morgan Chase)
 
 
 
 
HB  133
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Metropolitan Council of Appraisal Districts Bexar Appraisal District)
 
    For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
Popp, James (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Ross, Marc (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Casey, Daniel (Texas School Alliance)
 
 
Chidester, Veronica (Travis County)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Harris, Dwight (TX - AFT)
 
 
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Nolan, Ken (Dallas CAD, Texas Assoc App Dists.)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP-Texas)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Shelton, Emily (Texas Impact)
 
 
Silver, Paul (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Thompson, John (Polk County)
 
 
Weisfeld, Shanna (Texas State Teachers Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Chiodo, Dana (International Council of Shopping Centers)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Ferrier, Kathleen (Real Estate Council of Austin)
 
 
Gilbert, Robert (BO) (United Services Automobile Assoc. (USAA))
 
 
Girard, Chuck (San Antonio Real Estate Council)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Johnson, Karisa (Texas BOMA)
 
 
Laborde, Blanca (National Association of Industrial & Office Parks (NAIOP))
 
 
Laborde, Blanca (The Real Estate Council (Dallas))
 
 
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)
 
 
McDonald, Nancy (Real Estate Councils of Texas)
 
 
Muñoz, Ned (TX. Ass. of Builders)
 
 
Privett, Tony (The McDougal Companies, LLP)
 
 
Sanders, Joshua (Houstonians for Responsible Growth)
 
 
Short, Jim (Houston Real Estate Council)
 
 
Sterling, Ed (Texas Press Association & Texas Daily Newspaper Association)
 
 
Sullivan, Michael (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
Warndof, Donna (TIPRO - Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Assn.)
 
 
Wilt, Michael (Real Estate Council of Austin)
 
 
 
 
HB  649
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Metropolitan Council of Appraisal Districts)
 
    For:
Law, Jeff (TX Association of Appraisal Dist.)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists.)
 
 
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Sterling, Ed (Texas Press Association & Texas Daily Newspaper Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  653
 
    For:
Garrett, Rovin (Tax Assessor-Collectors Assn of Texas)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveson County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  986
 
    For:
Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists.)
 
 
Ross, Marc  (Self and Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
Brusniak, John (Brusniak / Blackwell)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Nolan, Ken (Dallas CAD)
 
 
Popp, James  (Self)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  1127
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judge & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Newman, George  (Self and Taylor Co. Commissioners Court)
 
 
Norman, Lee (Garza County)
 
 
Sadler, Paul (The Wind Coalition)
 
 
Spurgin, Dale  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Casey, Daniel  (Self)
 
 
Cox, Jayme (Shell Oil)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Holt, David  (Self)
 
 
Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Kellogg, Vanessa (Horizon Wind Energy)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Ratliff, Shannon (Invenergy)
 
 
Thompson, John (Polk County)
 
 
Woodson, Patrick (E.ON Climate & Renewables Wind Coalition)
 
 
 
 
HB  1203
 
    For:
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Metropolitan Council of Appraisal Dist.)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Law, Jeff (TX Assoc. of Appraisal Dist)
 
 
Stiefer, Sands (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)
 
    For:
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Comparin, Tony (TAPTP)
 
 
Mitchell, JR, Foy (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)
 
 
 
 
HB  1274
 
    For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Casey, Daniel  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hunt, Jack (King Ranch)
 
 
Johnson, Gordon  (Self)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP-Texas)
 
 
Sullivan, Michael (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Cox, Jayme (Shell Oil)
 
 
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association.)
 
 
Ratliff, Shannon (Invenergy)
 
 
Sadler, Paul (The Wind Coalition)
 
 
 
 
HB  1275
 
    For:
Morgan, Dorothy (Washington County)
 
 
Neinast, William H (Private Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cummins, Donna (County Bed & Breakfasts)
 
 
Eckermann, Jennifer (City of Brenham Main Street)
 
 
Hollander, Lu (Washington County CVB)
 
 
McAdams, Seneca (Washington Co. CVB)
 
 
Shoup, Jean (Washington Country Attraction -  Antique Rose Emporium)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Woodson, Patrick (E. On Climate & Renewables)
 
 
 
 
HB  1337
 
    For:
Coates, Pollard (THHD PHZN)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Metropolitan Council of Appraisal Dist.)
 
 
Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists)
 
 
 
 
HB  1407
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Force, Duane (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Price, Betsy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  1548
 
     On:
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Sullivan, Michael (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  1756
 
    For:
Heflin, Talmadge (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Sadler, Paul (The Wind Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Ratliff, Shannon (Invenergy)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hunt, Jack (King Ranch Inc)
 
 
Johnson, Gordon  (Self)
 
 
Ohanlon, Kevin (O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Cox, Jayme (Shell Oil)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Wood, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accts)
 
 
 
 
HB  1789
 
    For:
Dunaway, Jim (City of Taylor)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Van Til, Bob (City of Taylor)
 
 
 
 
HB  2070
 
    For:
Camp, Torie (Texas Assoc. Against Sexual Assault)
 
 
Chapman, Randall (Texas Legal Services Center)
 
 
Raney, Julia (Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Faltynski, John  (Self)
 
 
Swander, Steven  (Self and Texas Entertainment Association)
 
 
Whitehead, Stewart (Texas Entertainment Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Kellison, Bruce (UT / Bureau of Business Research)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brown, Jennifer (SAFEPLACE)
 
 
Cutrer PhD, Jennifer (Parkland Health & Hospital Systems)
 
 
Grace, Jim (Houston Area Women's Center)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Busch-Armendariz, Noel (UT Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault)
 
 
 
 
HB  2070 - Committee Substitute  (Oliveira)
 
     On:
Ho, James (Office of the Attorney General)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Mosbacher, (Mica) Michele  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2071
 
    For:
Short, Jim (Harris County)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Garrett, Rovin  (Self)
 
 
Hand, Elisa (Harris County)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists.)
 
 
 
 
HB  2290
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
DuBois, Doug (Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Assoc.)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Sullivan, Michael (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Amezquita, Michael (Metropolitan Council of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
Against:
Law, Jeff (TX Assoc. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
LeBas, James (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
 
 
Moore, Julie W (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists)
 
 
 
 
HB  2317
 
    For:
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists)
 
 
Ross, Marc  (Self and Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Bexar Appr. Dist.)
 
 
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
DuBois, Doug (Tx Petroleum and C-Store Assoc.)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
LeBas, James (Texas Oil and Gas Association. Koch Companies)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
 
HB  2363
 
     On:
Cory, Art (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston County Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
LeBas, James (Texas Oil and Gas Association. Koch Companies.)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists.)
 
 
Ross, Marc  (Self and Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  2503
 
    For:
Casey, Daniel  (Self)
 
 
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association.)
 
 
Moak, Lynn  (Self and Moak, Casey & Associates)
 
 
Ohanlon, Kevin (O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath)
 
 
Sadler, Paul (The Wind Coalition)
 
 
Scheberle, Drew (Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Shields, Chris (Tenaska, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Woodson, Patrick (E.On Climate & Renewables & Wind Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brown, Sabrina (Dow)
 
 
Cox, Jayme (Shell Oil)
 
 
Dauenhauen, Jay (Clean Coal Technology Foundation of Texas)
 
 
Ferrier, Kathleen (Real Estate Council of Austin)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Hughes, Chris (Solar Alliance)
 
 
Hughes, Chris (Total American Services, Inc)
 
    For:
Kellogg, Vanessa (Horizon Wind Energy)
 
 
LeBas, Jame (Texas Oil and Gas Association. Texas Chemical Council. Koch Companies.)
 
 
Newman, George  (Self and Taylor Co. Commissioners Court)
 
 
Norman, Lee (Garza County)
 
 
Poinsett, Royce (Exxon Mobil)
 
 
Ratliff, Shannon (Invenergy)
 
 
Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)
 
 
Spurgin, Dale  (Self)
 
 
Valdez, Jerry (Greater Houston Partnership)
 
 
Vane, Mark (Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Hunt, Jack (King Ranch Inc)
 
 
Johnson, Gordon  (Self)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP - Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lewis, Jesse (Texas Workforce Commission)
 
 
Wood, Robert (Comptoller of Public Accts)
 
 
 
 
HB  2555
 
    For:
Hamilton, Steve (Habitat for Humanity -  Kerr County)
 
 
Hull, Matt (Habitat for Humanity of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  2814
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Hunt, Brooke (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists.)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  3119
 
    For:
Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Romero, Celina (Texas Pipeline Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cox, Jayme (Shell Oil)
 
 
Hall, Darrin (City of Houston - Office of Mayor)
 
 
Hinkle, Dan (BP America)
 
 
Hinkle, Dan (Goodyear Tire & Rubber)
 
 
Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Reinhart, Patrick (International Power)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Tahiri, Sal (TCEQ)
 
 
 
 
HB  3454
 
    For:
Comparin, Tony  (Self and TAPTP)
 
 
Ross, Marc  (Self and Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barber, Kathy (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
Brusniak, John (Brusniak /  Blackwell)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Crozier, Jeff (Rural Rental Housing Assoc of Texas)
 
    For:
DuBois, Doug (Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Assoc)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Hughes, Chris (Total Services, Inc.)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
LeBas, James (Texas Oil and Gas Association. Texas Chemical Council. Koch Companies. Assoc. of Electric Companies of Texas.)
 
 
Moore, Julie W (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Muñoz, Ned (Tx. Ass. of Builders)
 
 
Poinsett, Royce (Exxon Mobil)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn of Appraisal Dists)
 
 
Skaggs, Jason (TX and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
Warndof, Donna (TIPRO- TX. Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Assn.)
 
 
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bozhko, Zoya (Geary, Porter, & Donovan, P.C. - written evidence attached)
 
 
Sallusti, Amy (Geary Poter & Donovan, P.C.)
 
 
 
 
HB  3611
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barber, Kathy (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
Brusniak, John (Brusniak / Blackwell)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Crozier, Jeff (Rural Rental Housing Assoc. of Texas)
 
 
Deadriek, June (Center Point Energy)
 
 
DuBois, Doug (TX Petroleum Marketers and C-Store Assoc)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Hughes, Chris (Total Services, Inc.)
 
 
LeBas, James (Texas Oil and Gas Association. Texas Chemical Council. Koch Companies. Assoc. of Electric Companies of Texas.)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Moore, Julie W (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Muñoz, Ned (Tx. Ass. of Builders)
 
 
Nolan, Ken (Dallas CAD TExas Assoc App Dists)
 
 
Poinsett, Royce (Exxon Mobil)
 
 
Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists)
 
 
Ross, Marc  (Self and Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Skaggs, Jason (TX and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.)
 
 
Thompson, David (Houston Independent School District)
 
 
Warndof, Donna (TIPRO-TX. Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Assn)
 
 
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
HB  3612
 
    For:
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
 
    For:
Ross, Marc  (Self and Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Parsley, Cathleen (State Office of Administrative Hearings)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barber, Kathy (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Crozier, Jeff (Rural Rental Housing Assoc. of Texas)
 
 
Deadrick, June (Center Point Energy)
 
 
DuBois, Doug (TX Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Assoc.)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Hughes, Chris (Total Services, Inc.)
 
 
LeBas, James (Texas Oil and Gas Association. Texas Chemical Council. Koch Companies. Assoc. of Electric Companies of Texas.)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Moore, Julie W (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Muñoz, Ned (TX. Ass. of Builders)
 
 
Poinsett, Royce (Exxon Mobil)
 
 
Popp, James  (Self)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Skaggs, Jason (TX and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.)
 
 
Warndof, Donna (TIPRO - TX. Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Assn.)
 
 
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Sallusti, Amy (Geary Porter & Donovan, P.C.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Nolan, Ken (Dallas CAD TExas Assoc Apr Dist)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists)
 
 
Sullivan, Kerry (State Office of Administrative Hearings)
 
 
 
 
HB  3613
 
    For:
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brusniak, John (Brusniak / Blackwell)
 
 
Crozier, Jeff (Rural Rental Housing Assoc. of Texas)
 
 
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
LeBas, James (Texas Oil and Gas Association. Texas Chemical Council. Koch Companies. Assoc. of Electric Companies of Texas.)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Muñoz, Ned (Tx. Ass. of Builders)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
    For:
Thompson, David (Houston Independent School District)
 
 
 
 
HB  3676
 
    For:
Krejci, Ronnie (Sterling City Independent School District)
 
 
Sadler, Paul (The Wind Coalition)
 
 
Woodson, Patrick (E.On Climate & Renewables Wind Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Casey, Daniel  (Self)
 
 
Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Ferrier, Kathleen (Real Estate Council of Austin)
 
 
Holt, David  (Self)
 
 
Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Hughes, Chris (Total Services, Inc.)
 
 
Kellogg, Vanessa (Horizon Wind Energy)
 
 
Ohanlon, Kevin (O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath)
 
 
Ratliff, Shannon (Invenergy)
 
 
 
 
HB  3896
 
    For:
Shields, Chris (Tenaska, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Brown, Sabrina (Dow)
 
 
Casey, Daniel  (Self)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Cox, Jayme (Shell Oil)
 
 
Dauenhauer, Jay (Clean Coal Technology Foundation of Texas)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Hughes, Chris (Total Services, Inc.)
 
 
Kellogg, Vanessa (Horizon Wind Energy)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Poinsett, Royce (Exxon Mobil)
 
 
Ratliff, Shannon (Invenergy)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Thompson, John (Polk County)
 
 
 
 
HB  4041
 
Against:
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Ross, Marc  (Self and Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commmissioners Court)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Amezquita, Michael (Metropolitan Council of Appraisal Dist.)
 
 
Law, Jeff (Tx Assoc. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
 
 
HJR 36
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brusniak, John (Brusniak / Blackwell)
 
    For:
Flores-Ortiz, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Muñoz, Ned (Tx. Ass. of Builders)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)