WITNESS LIST
S/C on Workforce Committee
March 25, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For:
Aquino Garza, Priscilla (Educare Texas)
On:
York, Mary (Texas Workforce Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Abel, Matt (Texas Economic Development Council)
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Baker, Sydney (Self; Buckner International)
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
De Leon, Marty (CTAT)
Garcia, Brandon (Texas Public Charter Schools Assc)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Killian, Douglas (Self; CFISD)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Schmitt, Stacy (Self; Opportunity Austin)
Williamson, Jay (Transfr, Inc.)
For:
Jones, Chris (Self; Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Sapp, Matthew (Self; Texas State Association of Fire Fighters and Frisco firefighters
association)
On:
Craddock, Allen (Texas Dept. of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alvarado, Aidan (Self; Laredo Firefighters Association)
Becker, Brian (Self; Irving Professional Fire Fighters Association)
Cook, Lloyd (Fort Worth POA)
Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Asssoc of Fire Fighters)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Martinez, Adrian (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Morris, Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
Ortiz, Carlos (San antonio police officers association)
Songer, James (Self; Dallas Police Department)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Wright, Andrew (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Wright, Ronnie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Johnson, Dirk (Office of Injured Employee Counsel)
For:
Jones, Chris (Self; Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
On:
Craddock, Allen (Texas Dept. of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Byerly, Sloan (Department of Public Safety Officers Association)
Cook, Lloyd (Fort Worth POA)
Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Martinez, Adrian (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Morris, Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
Ortiz, Carlos (San antonio police officers association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Gonzales, Walter (American property casualty insurance association)
On:
Johnson, Dirk (Office of Injured Employee Counsel)
Kennedy, Kara (Office of the Attorney General)
On:
Gerken, Lauren (Texas council for developmental disabilities)
York, Mary (Texas Workforce Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carr, Snapper (City of Brownsville)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Horn, Sarah (National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB))
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
York, Mary (Texas Workforce Commission)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borders Mittnacht, Tracey (The Associated General Contractors of Texas - Highway, Heavy,
Utilities and Industrial Branch)
Carr, Snapper (City of Brownsville)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Horn, Sarah (National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB))
Malik, Natasha (Texas Appleseed)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
For:
Jones, Chris (Self; Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
On:
Craddock, Allen (Texas Dept. of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Betts, Albert (Insurance Council of Texas)
Cook, Lloyd (Fort Worth POA)
Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Asssoc of Fire Fighters)
Gonzales, Walter (American property casualty insurance association)
Horn, Sarah (National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB))
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Hunt, Ray (Self; HPOU)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Serna, Ed (Texas Mutual Insurance Company)
On:
Johnson, Dirk (Office of Injured Employee Counsel)
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