WITNESS LIST

            Natural Resources Committee

            April 30, 2025 - 8:00 AM

HB 2078

                 For:

                                 Sledge, Brian (Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD; Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer

                                 Conservation District)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Groundwater conservation district clients of the firm.)

                                 Embrey, Ty (Middle Trinity GCD, Clearwater UWCD, Central Texas GCD, North Texas GCD,

                                 Middle Pecos GCD)

                                 Flippin, Kenneth (Chispa Texas)

                                 French, Larry (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Giesinger, Ross (Environmental Defense Action Fund)

                                 Holbrooks, Paige (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Mazur, Jeremy B. (Texas 2036)

                                 Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)

                                 Shaw, Doug (Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District)

                 On:

                                 Dupnik, John (Texas Water Development Board)

                                 Foster, Adam (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

HB 2080

                 For:

                                 Sledge, Brian (Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD; Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer

                                 Conservation District)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Groundwater conservation district clients of the firm.)

                                 Flippin, Kenneth (Chispa Texas)

                                 Foster, Adam (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Shaw, Doug (Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District)

                 On:

                                 Dupnik, John (Texas Water Development Board)

                                 Nygren, Kim (TCEQ)

HB 3322

                 For:

                                 Leonard, Tyler (Self; Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Pardue, Clay (Self; Pardue Asset Management Company)

                                 Ramirez, Ken (Self)

                                 Watkins, Mitchell (Self; Elevation Land Solutions)

                                 Wignall, Chett (Self; HistoryMaker Homes)

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WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Stelly, Amber (The Consolidated WSC)

                                 Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blake, Frances (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Kirby, David (Self; Houston San Jacinto Ranch)

                                 Lary, Trey (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP)

                 On:

                                 Eaves, Celia (Public Utility Commission)

HB 3350

                 On:

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Lost Pines GCD)

HB 4212

                 For:

                                 Camino, Marie (The Nature Conservancy in Texas)

                                 Graff, Stan (Self)

                 On:

                                 Kowal, Kendal (Texas Water Development Board)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Deline, Steven (Self)

                                 Love, Emily (Self; Cross Oak Group)

                                 Maley, Charles (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)

                                 Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)

                 On:

                                 Eaves, Colby (Texas General Land Office)

                                 Schmidt, Kristalle (Texas General Land Office)

                                 Wagner Ph D, Matt (Self; Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society)

HB 4630

                 For:

                                 Sledge, Brian (Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD; Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer

                                 Conservation District)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Groundwater conservation district clients of the firm.)

                                 Embrey, Ty (Middle Trinity GCD, Clearwater UWCD, Central Texas GCD, North Texas GCD,

                                 Middle Pecos GCD)

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WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Foster, Adam (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Shaw, Doug (Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District)

                 On:

                                 Alexander, Dr. Kathy (TCEQ)

HB 4896

                 For:

                                 Wells, Hope (San Antonio Water System (SAWS))

                 Against:

                                 Foster, Adam (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                 On:

                                 Dupnik, John (Texas Water Development Board)

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Groundwater conservation district clients of the firm.)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Flippin, Kenneth (Chispa Texas)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Giesinger, Ross (Environmental Defense Action Fund)

                                 Shaw, Doug (Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District)

HB 4951

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garcia, Buddy (Self)

HB 5348

                 For:

                                 Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Maley, Charles (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hodges, Kenneth (Texas Corn Producers Association)

                                 Holbrooks, Paige (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Hughes, Rob (Self; Texas Forestry Association)

                 Against:

                                 Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)

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WITNESS LIST

HB 5675

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Embrey, Ty (Presidio County UWCD)

SB 565

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Deline, Steven (Self)

                                 Mazur, Jeremy B. (Texas 2036)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)

                                 Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)

                 On:

                                 Mills-Jurach, Kristi (TCEQ)

SB 971

                 On:

                                 Kowal, Kendal (Texas Water Development Board)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Emerick, Jeff (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Mazur, Jeremy B. (Texas 2036)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)

                                 Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)

SB 1662

                 For:

                                 Wilcoxson, Carrie (Self; Owner  (self))

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Deline, Steven (Self)

                                 Flippin, Kenneth (Chispa Texas)

                                 Maley, Charles (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                 On:

                                 Mills-Jurach, Kristi (TCEQ)

                                 Risko, Michele (TCEQ)

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WITNESS LIST

SB 2124

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Deline, Steven (Self)

                                 Flippin, Kenneth (Chispa Texas)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)

                                 Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)

                                 Wilcoxson, Carrie (Self; Owner  (self))

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