WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
April 15, 2025 8:00 AM
FOR:
Herman, Guy Judge (Self; Travis County Probate Court), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Castillo, Alycia Associate Director of Policy (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Anderson, Jarvis Director (Self; Texas Probation Association), San Antonio, TX
Furlow, Philip Mack District Attorney (Self; 106th Judicial Distict Attorney), Lamesa, TX
Hermus, Jason (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Wheeler, Julie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court),
Austin, TX
ON:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
FOR:
Martinez, Alyson (Texas Probation Association), Laredo, TX
May,Ph.D, Teresa Director (also providing written testimony) (Harris County CSCD and
Texas Probation. Association), Houston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Anderson, Jarvis Director (Texas Probation Association), San Antonio, TX
Hermus, Jason (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
AGAINST:
Mitchell, Kathy (Equity Action), Austin, TX
Wheeler, Julie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court),
Austin, TX
ON:
Green, Carey Division Director (Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Community Justice
Assistance Division), Austin, TX
FOR:
Kahan, Andy (Self; Crime Stoppers Houston), Houston, TX
Ogg, Kim Former Harris County DA (Self), Houston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Hermus, Jason (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
April 15, 2025 8:00 AM
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
May,Ph.D, Teresa Director (Harris County CSCD and Texas Probation Association),
Houston, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Tharp, Jennifer Comal Co. Criminal District Attorney (Self; Comal County Criminal
District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs’ Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Richards, James Assistant Cheif (Texas Police Chiefs Associtation), Round Rock, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Gradford, Judy (Austin Justice Coalition), Austin, TX
Hamilton, Skyler (Self; VOCAL-TX), Austin, TX
Mitchell, Kathy (Equity Action), Austin, TX
FOR:
Carr, Brent Judge (Self), Fort Worth, TX
Macias, Walter (Self; NAMI Texas), San antonio, Texas, TX
Satterwhite, Larry Director Pubilc Safety & Homeland Security (City of Houston),
Houston, TX
AGAINST:
Lightfoot, Jan Dr (Self; The Vine Network), Houston, TX
ON:
Taylor, Kristi Executive Director (Self), Austin, TX
Vayda, Vesper (Self), Nacogdoches, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Aragonez, Alexa Deputy Chief of Intergovernment Relations (City of Houston), Houston,
TX
Carroll, Nathan Lieutenant (Houston Police Department), Houston, TX
Caruthers, James Director Public Affairs (Coalition for the Homeless-Houston/Harris
County), Houston Tx, TX
Hansch, Greg Executive Director (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas),
Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
April 15, 2025 8:00 AM
Herman, Guy Judge (Self; Statutory Probate Judges of Texas), Austin, TX
Hermus, Jason (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
Houston, Joshua Government Affairs (Caritas of Austin), Austin, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Islam, Nadia Govt. Affairs Administrator (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Kiser, Mary Beth (Texas Psychological Association), Austin, TX
Lee, Mike Director of Research & Development (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office),
Houston, TX
Malone, Nicole Policy Fellow (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter),
Austin, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
ON:
Spiller, Lee Executive Director (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), Austin, TX
FOR:
Diaz, Karen Judge (Self; JPCA), Portland, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office), Anahuac, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs’ Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Hermus, Jason (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Ingram, Desiree Women's Health Policy Advisor (Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition),
San Antonio, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Kuykendall, Deanna L. (Texas Municipal Courts Association), Austin, TX
Russo, Mark Justice of the peace (Jpca), Rockwall, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
FOR:
Hargis, Bradley (Self; Capital Area Private Defender Service), Austin, TX
ON:
Bethke, Jim (Self; Bexar County Managed Assigned Counsel Office), San Antonio, texas,
TX
Ehlers, Scott Executive Director (Texas Indigent Defense Commission), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
April 15, 2025 8:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Burkhart, Geoff Former Director, TIDC (Self), Austin, TX
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County), Dallas, TX
Gradford, Judy (Austin Justice Coalition), Austin, TX
Hermus, Jason (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
O'Quin, Ana (Girls Empowerment Network), Austin, TX
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX
Walker, Nate (Wren Action Group), Austin, TX
FOR:
Mudge, Jennifer (Texas Council on Family Violence), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Bresnen, Amy Attorney (TEXAS FAMILY LAW FOUNDATION), Austin, TX
Carroll, Nathan Lieutenant (Houston Police Department), Houston, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs’ Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Hermus, Jason (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Tharp, Jennifer Comal Co. Criminal District Attorney (Self; Comal County Criminal
District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
ON:
Colby, Adam Director of the FCIC (FCIC), Tyler, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Decker, Kate (Texas Bankers Association), Austin, TX
ON:
Taylor, Jason Lt. Colonel (Texas DPS), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Ash, Ky (DPS Officers Association), Austin, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
April 15, 2025 8:00 AM
FOR:
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs’ Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County), Dallas, TX
FOR:
Hermus, Jason (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
Ligon, Brett District Attorney (Self; Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office),
Conroe, TX
Roady, Jack Galveston County Criminal District Attorney (Galveston County Criminal
District Attorney), Galveston, TX
AGAINST:
Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office), Anahuac, TX
Durham, Will Walker County Criminal District Attorney (Walker County Criminal District
Attorney's Office), Huntsville, TX
Furlow, Philip Mack District Attorney (Self; 106th Judicial Distict Attorney), Lamesa, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs’ Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
Tharp, Jennifer Comal Co. Criminal District Attorney (Self; Comal County Criminal
District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX
Wood, Justin Director of Government Relations (Harris County District Attorney’s Office),
Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Hargis, Bradley (Self; Capital Area Private Defender Servic), Austin, TX
ON:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
FOR:
Herbert, Nancy Assistant District Attorney (Self; Montgomery CountyDistrict Attorney’s
Office), Conroe, TX
WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
April 15, 2025 8:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office), Anahuac, TX
Fowler, Meredyth General Counsel (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association), Austin, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs’ Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Hermus, Jason (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot), Dallas, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations
of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Tharp, Jennifer Comal Co. Criminal District Attorney (Self; Comal County Criminal
District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX