WITNESS LIST

            Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee

            April 15, 2025 - 8:00 AM

HB 2385

                 For:

                                 White, Raymon (National Rifle Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borskey, Mark (Self; Texas State Rifle Association)

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)

                                 Mica, Tara (Texas State Rifle Association)

                 On:

                                 Zrubek, Terry (Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Office)

HB 3349

                 For:

                                 Olson, Cerissa (Self; Visit Lubbock)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                 On:

                                 Zrubek, Terry (Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Office)

HB 3883

                 For:

                                 Panossian, Anna (Circuit of the Americas)

                                 Patton, Matthew (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                                 Creel, Matt (Opportunity Austin)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)

                                 Martin, Jeremy (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                 On:

                                 Zrubek, Terry (Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Office)

HB 3962

                 For:

                                 Azar, Letty (Penske Entertainment)

                                 DeRaad, Brent (Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau)

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Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                                 Fischer, Kellie (Texas Rangers Baseball Club)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)

                                 Miller, William (Grand Prix of Arlington)

                                 Montgomery, Rebecca (Greater Arlington Chamber)

                                 Raulston, Natalie (City of Arlington)

                 On:

                                 Zrubek, Terry (Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Office)

HB 4396

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)

                                 Montgomery, Rebecca (Greater Arlington Chamber)

                                 Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Valdez, Joshua (Teton Ridge)

                 On:

                                 Zrubek, Terry (Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Office)

HB 4588

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Floerke, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority)

                                 Sierega, John (TMPA)

                                 Vance, Stasi (Brazos River Authority)

                                 Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                 On:

                                 Birdsong, Timothy (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)

HB 4811

                 For:

                                 Forrest, Hugh (South By Southwest (SXSW))

                                 Loftsgaarden, Ben (SXSW)

                                 Martin, Jeremy (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                                 Creel, Matt (Opportunity Austin)

                                 Davis, Denise (Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

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                 For:

                                 Gonzales, Larry (Dell Technologies)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)

                                 Krogman, Travis (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Panossian, Anna (Self; Circuit of the Americas)

                                 Schmitt, Stacy (Self; Opportunity austin)

                 On:

                                 Zrubek, Terry (Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Office)

HB 4867

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)

                                 Sierega, John (TMPA)

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

                                 Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                 On:

                                 Winters, Kevin (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)

HB 4895

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Sierega, John (TMPA)

                                 Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                 On:

                                 Aronow, Julie (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)

                                 Jones, Cody (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)

HB 5088

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)

                 On:

                                 Zrubek, Terry (Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Office)

HB 5398

                 For:

                                 Dreibelbis, Justin (Self; Texas Wildlife Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Roach, Blake (Texas Farm Bureau)

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

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HB 5616

Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Patterson, Bradford (Texas Historical Commission)

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