WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

            April 3, 2013 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 164

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Lidner, Ray  (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Little, Morgan  CAPT, USN (ret.) (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations, Chair),

                                 Dripping Springs, TX

                                 Pope, Olie  Travis County Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers Association of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Solomon, Tony  US Army Veteran  (Self), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Terry, Michael  Deputy Assistant Director (Texas DPS), Austin, TX

            SB 260

                  FOR:

                                 Craft, John  Ed.D, Deputy Superintendent, Killeen Independent School District (Killeen

                                 Independent School District, Texas Association of School Administrators), Killeen, TX

                                 Grace, LT Jim   (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Little, Morgan  CAPT, USN (ret.) (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations, Chair),

                                 Dripping Springs, TX

                                 Rogers, Don  Executive Director (Texas Rural Education Assn.), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Texas PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Chatelle, Melody  Legislative Consultant (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Cunningham, James  Major (ret.) (Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations/Texas Military

                                 Officers Association of America), San Antonio, TX

                                 Lovelace, Joe  Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel (Texas - American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

            SB 871

                  FOR:

                                 Cunningham, James  Major (ret.) (Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations/Texas Military

                                 Officers Association of America), San Antonio, TX

                                 Little, Morgan  CAPT, USN (ret.) (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations, Chair),

                                 Dripping Springs, TX

                  ON:

                                 Grief, Gary  Executive Director (Texas Lottery Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Palladino, Thomas  Executive  Director (Texas Veterans Commission), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Lovelace, Joe  Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Pope, Olie  Travis County Veteran Service Office (Veteran County Service Officers

                                 Association of Texas), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

            April 3, 2013 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 898

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cunningham, James  Major (ret.) (Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations/Texas Military

                                 Officers Association of America), San Antonio, TX

                                 Hansch, Greg  Policy Coordinator (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1061

                  FOR:

                                 Dresner, Bo  Sergeant U.S. Army, Retired (Veterans Alliance of Texas State), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Lovelace, Joe  Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Pope, Olie  Travis County Veteran Service Office (Veteran County Service Officers

                                 Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Elliston, Randy  Director of Vehicle Titles and Registration (Texas Department of Motor

                                 Vehicles), Austin, TX

            SB 1158

                  FOR:

                                 Lidner, Ray  (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Musgrave, Jeffery  Staff Sergeant Musgrove (Texas Veterans and Families), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Caldwell, Jane  Director of Grants and Special Programs (Texas Higher Education

                                 Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

                                 Coburn, Rufus  Director,  Veterans Education Program (Texas Veterans Commission),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Palladino, Thomas  Executive  Director (Texas Veterans Commission), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cunningham, James  Major (ret.) (Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations/Texas Military

                                 Officers Association of America), San Antonio, TX

                                 Dresner, Bo  Sergeant U.S. Army, Retired (Veterans Alliance of Texas State), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                                 Lovelace, Joe  Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Pope, Olie  Travis County Veterans Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers

                                 Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Mahoney, Annie  (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

            April 3, 2013 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

                  ON:

                                 Weaver, Dan  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1159

                  FOR:

                                 Dresner, Bo  Sergeant U.S. Army, Retired (Veterans Alliance of Texas State), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                                 Escobedo, Bryan  Veteran Community Liaison and SGT. (USMC) (Lone Star Veterans

                                 Association), Houston, TX

                                 Solomon, Tony  Executive Director, Lone Star Veterans Association (Lone Star Veterans

                                 Association), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Caldwell, Jane  Director of Grants and Special Programs (Texas Higher Education

                                 Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cunningham, James  Major (ret.) (Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations/Texas Military

                                 Officers Association of America), San Antonio, TX

                                 Lovelace, Joe  Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Musgrave, Jeffery  SSG Musgrave  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Pope, Olie  Travis County Veterans Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers

                                 Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Coburn, Rufus  Director,  Veterans Education Program (Texas Veterans Commission),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Weaver, Dan  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1199

                  FOR:

                                 Ehrig, Bobby  Veteran Advocate (Veterans), Bulverde, TX

                                 Villarreal, Hector  (Founder) (San Antonio Coalition for Veterans), San Antonio, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cunningham, James  Major (ret.) (Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations/Texas Military

                                 Officers Association of America), San Antonio, TX

                                 Dresner, Bo  Sergeant U.S. Army, Retired (Veterans Alliance of Texas State), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                                 Lidner, Ray  (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Lovelace, Joe  Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Pope, Olie  Travis County Veteran Service Office (Veteran County Service Officers

                                 Association of Texas), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

            April 3, 2013 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

                  AGAINST:

                                 Mahoney, Annie  (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Palladino, Thomas  Executive  Director (Texas Veterans Commission), Austin, TX

            SB 1553

                  FOR:

                                 Morris, Brad  Lone Star Veterans Member/Mortgage Loan Originator (Lone Star Veterans

                                 Association), Houston, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Chatham, Donna  Executive Director (Association of Rural Communities in Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Henneberger, John  Co-Director (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Lovelace, Joe  Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Norman, Scott  Executive Director (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                                 Perkins, Deena  Director of Policy and Research (Texas Association of Community

                                 Development Corporations), Austin, TX

                                 Pope, Olie  Travis County Veteran Service Office (Veteran County Service Officers

                                 Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Long, David  President (Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation), Austin, TX

                                 Mitchell, Kyle  Deputy Executive Director (Texas Veterans Commission), Austin, TX