WITNESS LIST
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
March 22, 2023 - 8:00 AM
For:
Ale, John (Self; Texas Business Law Foundation)
Barnes, Robert (Self; IBC Bank)
Befeld, Amy (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Benoit, Brent (Self)
Faulkner, Richard (Self)
Hamer, Glenn (Texas Association of Business)
Hardy, Sam (Self; Energy Transfer)
Holmes, James (Self)
Massengale, Michael (Self)
Sullivan, John (Self)
Tankersley, Mike (Self; Texas Business Law Foundation)
Villalba, Jason (Self)
Against:
Blevins, Bryan (Self)
Byrne, Darlene (Self)
Doan, Jennifer (Self; TEX-ABOTA)
Freeland, Paul (Self)
Garcia, Dennise (Self)
Grotefeld, Mark (Self)
Harrison, Steve (Self)
Leal, Gloria (Self; Mexican American Bar Assn of Texas)
Moye, Eric (Self)
Newsom, Tim (Self; TEX ABOTA)
Tamez, Laura (Texas trial lawyers assoc)
Vladeck, Stephen (Self)
On:
LaVoie, Megan (Office of Court Administration)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (Associated General Contractors of Texas- Highway Heavy Utility and
Industrial Branch)
Baldovinos, Brittney (Texas Chemical Council)
Bionat, Christian (Greater Houston Partnership)
Borskey, Mark (Texas Recreational Vehicle Association)
Busby, William (Self)
Bush, Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Association)
Castro, Desiree (Texas Food and Fuel Association)
Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)
Collins, Genevieve (Americans for Prosperity)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Davis, Tricia (Self; Texas Royalty Council)
Deadrick, June (CenterPoint Energy)
DeWitt, Cathy (USAA)
Ellmer, Regan (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Espinosa, John (Texas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Coalition)
Fleming, John (Self; Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)
Foster, Wendy (Independent Bankers Assoc of TX)
Gammage, Sam (Dow)
Garcia, Matthew (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)
Hoy, Sandy (Texas Apartment Association)
Koebele, Steve (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Kuhl, John (Texas Business Law Foundation)
Lee, Gerald (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Mains, Chuck (TBLF)
McCord, John (Texas Retailers Association)
McCormick, Travis (Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Assoc)
Moore, Dana (Texas Trucking Assoc.)
Moore, Julie (Occidential Petroleum)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Oberbeck, Tulsi (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Opelt, Jon (Texas Alliance for Patient Access)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Partida, Neftali (Phillips 66)
Podvin, John (Self; Texas Business Law Foundation)
Roberts, Cary (US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform)
Shannon, Fred (Texas Medical Liability Trust)
Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Spreen, Lauren (Apache Corporation)
Stewart, Scott (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)
Tahuahua, Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)
Walker, Becky (Texas Society of Architects)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Against:
Amps, Emily (Texas AFL-CIO)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Crump, Karin (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Mangrum, Jessica (Self)
NODOLF, LAURA (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Person, Maria (Self)
Smith, Edward (Self)
Smith, Jacob (Texas Employment Lawyers Association)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self)
Warren, Ingrid (Self)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Mackoviak, Matt (Self)
Parma, Rebecca (Texas Right to Life)
Petricek, Cleo (Self)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Against:
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Putman, Jacob (Self; Smith County District Attorney's Office)
Roady, Jack (Self; Galveston County Criminal District Attorney)
On:
Kepple, Robert (Texas District and County Attorneys Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Justin (Self)
Bowne, Jonathan (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Self)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Esperanza, Catherine (Self)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Howard, Ruth (Self)
Howard, Samuel Kenneth (Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; HPOU)
Keener, Justin (Doug Deason)
Kivela, Anthony (Self; Houston Police Retired Officers Assoc)
Matthews, Patricia (Self)
McNaul, Brent (Self)
McNaul, Will (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Powell, Eleanor (Self)
Powell, Jennifer (Self)
Ramirez, Sandy (Self)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Villarreal, Thomas (Self; Austin Police Association)
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
Against:
Allison, Heather (Self; Fund Texas Choice)
Amps, Emily (Texas AFL-CIO)
Barr, Rachel (Texas Appleseed)
Bishop, Delaina (Self)
Caballero, Darcy (Planned Parenthood Texas Votes)
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Cofield, Melanie (Self)
Duru, Chinwendu (Self)
Egger, Dominique (Self)
Figueroa, Luis (Every Texan)
Figueroa, Tez (Self)
Flores, Yaneth (Avow)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Leslie (Self)
Hamill, Joe (AFSCME Local 1624 Austin/Travis County)
Harris, Chris (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Hughes, Hannah (Self)
Hunt, Jonathan (Self)
Hunt, Kyla (Self)
Johnson, Bethany (Self)
Landry, Lauren (Equality Texas)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Lopez, Roberto (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
McBride, Megan (Self)
Miller, Babs (Self)
Mitchell, Kathy (Self; Just Liberty)
Moreland, Amy (Self)
NODOLF, LAURA (Self; MIDLAND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE)
Nugent, Francis (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Ocegueda, Sofia (Self)
Pauling, Sydney (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Pritchett, William (Self)
Setliff, Aaron (The El Paso County Attorney’s Office)
Simpson Gray, Jane (Self)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Thompson, Allison (Self)
Torres Yanez, Claudia (Self)
Trevino, Taylor (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Balido, Jennifer (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Griffith, Idona (Self)
For:
Rose, Korey (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)
Against:
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
On:
Hollingsworth, DC, Thomas (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hollingsworth, D.C., Thomas (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)
Against:
Borskey, Mark (Texas trucking association)
Chenelle, Rebekah (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)
Christian, George (Texas Association of Defense Counsel)
Opelt, Jon (Texas Alliance for Patient Access)
Opelt, Jon (Texas Alliance for Patient Access)
Ross, Susan (Self; State Farm Insurance)
Shannon, Fred (Texas Medical Liabilty Trust)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Messina, Joe (Uber Technologies, Inc)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Against:
Brogdon, Quentin (Self)
Cook, Kelly (Self)
Evans, Ross (Self)
Freyer Hedgpeth, Molly (Self)
Tamez, Laura (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation)
Toler, Toby (Self)
Tuegel, Andrew (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Walker, Brent (Self)
Wilke, Lauren (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)
Esparza, Servando (TechNet)
Koebele, Steve (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Against:
Burnett, Vicki (Self)
NODOLF, LAURA` (Self; MIDLAND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
For:
Hollingsworth, D.C., Thomas (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)
Walker, Jack (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Warren, Ingrid (Self)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Opelt, Jon (Texas Alliance for Patient Access)
For:
Hoy, Sandy (Texas Apartment Association)
On:
Woolley, J.R. (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Lavelle, Tanya (Disability rights tx)
Martin, Ben (Texas Housers)
Person, Maria (Self)
Torres Yanez, Claudia (Self)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Clarke, Tracy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Against:
Herman, Guy (Presiding judge of the Statutory probate courts of texas)
Warren, Ingrid (Self)
On:
Nugent, Francis (Harris County Commissioners Court)
For:
Borchardt, Lindy (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
NODOLF, LAURA (Self; MIDLAND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE)
Against:
Gonzalez, Ruben (Self)
Woolley, J.R. (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
DeHaan, Judi (Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; HPOU)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Thomas, Teresa (Self)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Chenelle, Rebekah (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Kuykendall, Deanna L. (Texas Municipal Courts Association)
Lopez, Carlos (Self; Justices of the peace and constables association of texas)
Person, Maria (Self)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Torres Yanez, Claudia (Self)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Warren, Ingrid (Self)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Bresnen, Steve (Self)
Against:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Lecuona Law, PLLC dba Lecuona Life Ministries)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Malouff, Charlie (Texas C.U.R.E., Inc)
Against:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
Torres Yanez, Claudia (Self)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
For:
Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Against:
Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (Associated General Contractors of Texas- Highway Heavy Utility and
Industrial Branch)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
Stewart, Scott (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)
Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)
Walker, Becky (Texas Society of Architects)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Chenelle, Rebekah (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Nugent, Francis (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Garcia, Caleb (City of Denton)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
For:
Hilderbran, Harvey (Texas Funeral Directors Association)
On:
Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Corte Jr, Frank (Self; Texas Funeral Directors Association)
Koebele, Steve (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
For:
Woolley, J.R. (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hoy, Sandy (Texas Apartment Association)
Lopez, Carlos (Self; Justices of the peace and constables association of texas)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Walker, Tim (Self)
On:
Mclane, Marsha (Texas civil commitment office)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kita, Matthew (Self)
Tamez, Laura (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation)
Warren, Ingrid (Self)
Against:
Putman, Jacob (Self; Smith County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
On:
Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Roberts, Cary (County and District Clerks' Association of Texas)
For:
Moore, Michael (Texas Association of Campground Owners)
On:
Walker, Jack (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borskey, Mark (Texas Recreational Vehicle Association)
Dally, Randall (Self; Texas Association of Campground Owners)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Association of Campground Owners)
Koebele, Steve (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
On:
Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Balido, Jennifer (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
For:
Befeld, Amy (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Against:
Alvarez, Patricia (Self)
Byrne, Darlene (Self)
Carlyle, Cory (Self)
Chapa, Luz Elena (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Doan, Jennifer (Self; TEX-ABOTA)
Hale, Kevin (Self; Libertarian Party of Texas)
Metayer, Hon. Rudy (Self)
Miller, Elizabeth (Self)
Newsom, Tim (Self; TEX ABOTA)
Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Soto, Lisa (Self)
On:
LaVoie, Megan (Office of Court Administration)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (Associated General Contractors of Texas- Highway Heavy Utility and
Industrial Branch)
Baldovinos, Brittney (Texas Chemical Council)
Bush, Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Davis, Tricia (Self; Texas Royalty Council)
Gammage, Sam (Dow)
McCormick, Travis (Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Assoc)
Moore, Julie (Occidential Petroleum)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Oberbeck, Tulsi (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Opelt, Jon (Texas Alliance for Patient Access)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Podvin, John (Self)
Roberts, Cary (US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform)
Shannon, Fred (Texas Medical Liability Trust)
Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Streufert, Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)
Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)
Against:
Amps, Emily (Texas AFL-CIO)
Baker, Thomas J Tom (Self)
Garcia, Dennise (Self)
Gray, Linda (Tx League of Women Voters)
Lopez, Roberto (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Palafox, Gina (Self)
Reed, Cyrus (Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter)
Smith, Edward (Self)
Smith, Jacob (Texas Employment Lawyers Association)
Theofanis, Rosa (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Triana, Gisela (Self)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self)
Vladeck, Stephen (Self)
Warren, Ingrid (Self)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Hilton, Chris (Office of the Attorney General)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Against:
Walker, Jack (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
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