WITNESS LIST
Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
April 15, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For:
Husted, Ana (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Nichols, Colby (Gallagher Construction)
Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Woolley, Larry (Johnson County and County Judges & Commissioners Association of Texas)
Zeller, Ben (County Judges & Commissioneers Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blackmon, Paula (City of Dallas)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Horn, Sarah (National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB))
Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Against:
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
On:
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)
Mazuca, Anne (Texas Association of City & County Health Officials)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
For:
Brotherton, Charles (Travis County Emergency Services)
Howell, Gary (Travis County Fire Marshal)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Abbott, Robert (Self; Travis County ESD 6 / Lake Travis Fire Rescue)
Avery, Clay (SAFE-D, the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Cain, Randy (Texas Fire Chiefs Assoc)
Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Walker, Nate (Travis County Fire Rescue (ESD 11/15))
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Wittig, Jeffrey (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bernstein, Kelsey (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Castillo, Alycia (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth)
Samuels, Eric (Texas Homeless Network)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Lyttle, Michael (Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs)
For:
Mann, Scott (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Traub, Ariel (City of Garland)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
For:
Nicks, Bob (Self; Austin Firefighters Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Patlan, Javier (San Antonio Professional Firefighters Assn)
Against:
Van Eenoo, Ed (City of Austin)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Assoc of Fire Fighters)
Against:
Coppola, Chris (City of Austin)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
On:
Wisko, Mike (Self; Tx Commission on Fire Protection)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Avery, Clay (SAFE-D, the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Cain, Randy (Texas Fire Chiefs Assoc)
Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Assoc of Fire Fighters)
Isaacks, Rick (State Firefighters & Fire Marshals Association)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth)
Traub, Ariel (City of Garland)
Wittig, Jeffrey (Self)
For:
Arriaga, Roger (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers (TAAHP))
Hahn, Erin (Texas housers)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Abeln, Emily (TAAHP)
Anderson, Greg (Self)
Blake, Frances (Texas Association of Builders)
Faddis, Zach (AURA ATX)
Kercheval, Todd (Rural Rental Housing Association of Texas)
Kercheval, Todd (Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies (TALHFA))
Matthews, Stephanie (Texans for Reasonable Solutions)
Maxwell, Felicity (Texans For Housing)
Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)
Parham, Amy (Habitat for Humanity Texas)
Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth)
Saenz, Jenn (Texas Apartment Association)
Smith, Kristin (The Fort Cavazos Community Habitat for Humanity)
Van de Putte, Leticia (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers(TAAHP))
Woods, Alice (Self)
For:
Gray, Christopher (TexasTENS)
Kerrigan, Duke (Hillwood)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blake, Frances (Texas Association of Builders)
Hoang, Catherine (City of Austin Council District 1)
Lord, Rick (Self; Texas Building Trades)
Lord, Rick (Self; Texas Building Trades)
Ramirez, Rick (City of Austin)
Sebree, Ben (Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance)
Smitherman, Barry (Self; Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance)
For:
Claiborne, Phil (Self; TNT Fireworks)
Davis, Glenn (Self; American Fireworks)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Davis, Chester (Self; Texas Pyrotechnic Association)
Davis, Jaston (Self; TNT Fireworks)
Trout, Jason (TNT Fireworks)
On:
Knight, Chief Debra (State Fire Marshal’s Office (TDI) — resource witness)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Coats, Charles (Self; B/CS Habitat for Humanity)
Parham, Amy (Habitat for Humanity Texas)
Smith, Kristin (The Fort Cavazos Community Habitat for Humanity)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Abbott, Robert (Self; Travis County ESD 6 / Lake Travis Fire Rescue)
Blake, Frances (Texas Association of Builders)
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)
Gessner, Madison (Texas Restaurant Association)
Halbrook, Shannon (Every Texan)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwill)
Juergens, Seth (Texas Realtors)
Montgomery, Rebecca (Center for Transforming Lives)
Montgomery, Rebecca (Montgomery Strategies)
Norman, Jr., M. Scott (Self; Texas Association of Builders)
Trevino, Mario (Self; B/CS Habitat for Humanity)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Evans, Michelle (Self; Williamson County Republican Party)
Against:
Houston, Joshua (Caritas of Austin)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Samuels, Eric (Texas Homeless Network)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
For:
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Van Eenoo, Ed (City of Austin)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Martinez de Vara, Art (Self)
Against:
Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Blackmon, Paula (City of Dallas)
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)
Clark, Leah (City of Georgetown)
Coppola, Chris (City of Austin)
Eggleston, Steve (City of Andrews, Texas)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Lee, Christopher (North Texas Commission)
Mueller, Laura (City of Dripping Springs)
Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Skrobarczyk, Ryan (City of Corpus Christi)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Traub, Ariel (City of Garland)
Weedon, Janette (City of Dallas)
Weist, Jon (City of Austin)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Woolley, Larry (Johnson County and County Judges & Commissioners Association of Texas)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Zeller, Ben (County Judges & Commissioners Association of Texas)
For:
Davis, Chris (Self; YRHRHCC)
Garcia, Stephanie (Self; Carriage industry yellow rose carriage co)
High, Brian (Self; North star carriages)
Jaksch, John (Self; Threejays Carriages)
Patterson, Mindy (The Cavalry Group)
Stephens, Kathryn (Self; Bluebonnet and lollypop carriages)
Voyles, Clay (Self; Carriage Operators of North America)
Against:
Katz, Robyn (Self)
Turner, Katy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barnes, James (Self)
Barnes, Lisa (Self)
Bryant, Hailey (Self)
Martinez de Vara, Art (Self)
Newman, Skylar (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Reeves, Kyra (Self)
Ryann, Kevin (Self)
Tilton, Shane (Self; Carriage drivers)
Against:
Fineske, Susan (Self)
Gamez, Alex (Self; Humane World for Animals)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Romo, Carlos (Self)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
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