WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 11, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

            HB 163

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Deshields, Holly  (City of McAllen), Austin, TX

                                 Deshields, Holly  (Central Texas Water Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Everheart, Harvey  General Manager (Mesa UWCD), Lamesa, TX

                                 Fowler, Perry  Executive Director (Texas Water Infrastructre Network (TxWIN)), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Koegler, Brenda  Mrs  (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Mccarthy, Ed  Attorney (Forestar real estate usa. Electro purification llc? Fort stockton

                                 holdings LP, CWEI), Austin, TX

                                 Small, Ed   (Self; Texas forestry assn), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Chenoweth, Todd  (Twdb), Austin, TX

            HB 200

                  FOR:

                                 Embrey, Ty  Attorney (Middle Trinity GCD and Real Edwards Conservation and

                                 Reclamation District), Austin, TX

                                 Embrey, Ty  (Clearwater UWCD), Austin, TX

                                 Johnson, Russell  Attorney (End Op LP), Austin Tx, TX

                                 Mccarthy, Ed  Attorney (Forestar real estate usa. Electro purification llc? Fort stockton

                                 holdings LP, CWEI), Austin, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Co-Chair, TWCA Groundwater Legislative Stakeholders

                                 Committee; Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD; North Texas GCD; and Lone Star

                                 GCD), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Ellis, Gregory  (Bee Groundwater Conservation District), League City, TX

                                 Everheart, Harvey  General Manager (Mesa UWCD), Lamesa, TX

                                 Williams, C.E.  General Manager  (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District),

                                 White Deer, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Aaron, Dirk  Clearwater UWCd (Clearwater UWCD), Belton, TX

                                 Deshields, Holly  (City of San Antonio), Austin, TX

                                 Fowler, Perry  Executive Director (Texas Water Infrastructre Network (TxWIN)), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Howe, Billy  State Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Jerram, Bill  Manager, Governmental Relations (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Koegler, Brenda  Mrs  (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Minick, Stephen  Vice President for Government Affairs (Texas Asssociation of Business),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Oefinger, David  (Plains Cotton Growers), Austin, TX

                                 Park, Joey  (Texas Wildlife Association), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 11, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Sellers, Tom  (ConocoPhillips), Austin, TX

                                 Skaggs, Jason  (Texas and SW Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Small, Ed   (Self; Texas forestry assn), Austin, TX

                                 Tredway, CJ  (TXOGA), Austin, TX

                                 Wells, Hope  Water Resources Counsel (San Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX

                                 Winegarner, Josh  Director of Government Relations (Texas Cattle Feeders Association),

                                 Amarillo, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Gaines, Jimmy  (Texas landowners council), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Mace, Robert  (Twdb), Austin, TX

                                 Reynolds, Joe  (Twdb), Austin, TX

            HB 239

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Oefinger, David  (Plains Cotton Growers), Austin, TX

            HB 655

                  FOR:

                                 Mullican, Bill   (Self; CDM Smith), Pflugerville, Texas, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Co-Chair, TWCA Groundwater Legislative Stakeholders

                                 Committee; Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD; North Texas GCD; and Lone Star

                                 GCD), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Aaron, Dirk  Clearwater UWCd (Clearwater UWCD), Belton, TX

                                 Cooke, Heather  (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Deshields, Holly  (City of San Antonio), Austin, TX

                                 Everheart, Harvey  General Manager (Mesa UWCD), Lamesa, TX

                                 Fowler, Perry  Executive Director (Texas Water Infrastructre Network (TxWIN)), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Howe, Billy  State Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Jerram, Bill  Manager, Governmental Relations (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Mccarthy, Ed  Attorney (Forestar real estate usa. Electro purification llc? Fort stockton

                                 holdings LP, CWEI), Austin, TX

                                 Minick, Stephen  Vice President for Government Affairs (Texas Asssociation of Business),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Phillips, Matt  Government and Customer Relations Manager (Brazos River Authority),

                                 Waco, TX

                                 Robbins, Dean  Asst. General Mgr. (Texas Water Conservation Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Sellers, Tom  (ConocoPhillips), Austin, TX

                                 Small, Ed   (Self; Texas forestry assn), Austin, TX

                                 Wells, Hope  Water Resources Counsel (San Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 11, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Williams, C.E.  General Manager  (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District),

                                 White Deer, TX

                  ON:

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

            HB 801

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Bell, Wendell  Regulatory Manager (Texas Public Power Association), Austin, TX, TX

                                 Fagan, Jennifer  (Windstream Communications), Austin, TX

                                 Patton, Marissa  (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Small, Ed   (Self; Texas forestry assn), Austin, TX

                                 Winegarner, Josh  Director of Government Relations (Texas Cattle Feeders Association),

                                 Amarillo, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bright, Ann  General Counsel (Texas Parks ansd Wildlife Department), Austin, TX

                                 Escobar, Jessica  Assistant General Counsel (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX

                                 Wagner, Matt  Deputy Director for Wildlife (Texas Parks and Wildlife), Austin, TX

            HB 821

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Bright, Ann  General Counsel (Texas Parks ansd Wildlife Department), Austin, TX

                                 Hobson, Michael  TPW License Manager (Texas Parks and Wildlife), Austin, TX

            HB 1232

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Aaron, Dirk  Clearwater UWCd (Clearwater UWCD), Belton, TX

                                 Ellis, Gregory   (Self), League City, TX

                                 Embrey, Ty  Attorney (Middle Trinity GCD and Real Edwards Conservation and

                                 Reclamation District), Austin, TX

                                 Esparza, Servando  Manager Government Affairs (Texas Independent Producers and

                                 Royalty Owners' Association), Austin, TX

                                 Everheart, Harvey  General Manager (Mesa UWCD), Lamesa, TX

                                 Fowler, Perry  Executive Director (Texas Water Infrastructre Network (TxWIN)), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Howe, Billy  State Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Koegler, Brenda  Mrs  (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Phillips, Matt  Government and Customer Relations Manager (Brazos River Authority),

                                 Waco, TX

                                 Robbins, Dean  Asst. General Mgr. (Texas Water Conservation Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Small, Ed   (Self; Texas forestry assn), Austin, TX

                                 Steinbach, Stacey  (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin, TX

                                 Weinberg, David  Executive Director (Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 11, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

            HB 1235

                  FOR:

                                 Burns, Kevin  Commissioner Pct 2 Wise County  (Self; County of Wise), Decatur, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Russell, Claudia  (Wise County Water Control Improvement District no. 1), Austin, TX

            HB 1421

                  FOR:

                                 Ellis, Gregory  (Coastal Plains GCD), League City, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Everheart, Harvey  General Manager (Mesa UWCD), Lamesa, TX

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

            HB 1466

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Gilmore, Julie  Supervisor, Boat Titling & Registration (Texas Parks & Wildlife

                                 Department), Austin, TX

                                 Green, David  (Texas General Land Office), Austin, TX

                                 Stiles, Frances  Boat titling & registration manager (Texas Parks & Wildlife), Austin, TX

            HB 1584

                  ON:

                                 Tillman, Sarah  Manager, fund for veterans assistance (Texas veterans commission), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Halvorsen, Justin  Revenue Director (TPWD), Austin, TX

                                 Hobson, Michael  TPW License Manager (Texas Parks and Wildlife), Austin, TX

            HB 1902

                  FOR:

                                 Smith, Adam  (City of Austin), Austin, TX, TX

                  ON:

                                 Brookins, Linda  TCEQ Water Supply Division Director (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                                 Galindo, David  (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Aguirre, Frank   (Self; Texas septic systems council), San Antonio, TX

                                 Deshields, Holly  (Central Texas Water Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Flippin, Kenneth  Policy consultant  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Fowler, Perry  Executive Director (Texas Water Infrastructre Network (TxWIN)), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Hess, Myron  (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 11, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Hoffman, Bill   (Self), AusTin, TX

                                 Holmes, Reyna  (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Koegler, Brenda  Mrs  (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe  Director of Government Relations (The Nature Conservancy), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Matiella, David   (Self; U.S. Green Building Council), San Antonio, TX

                                 Robbins, Dean  Asst. General Mgr.  (Self; Texas Water Conservation Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Weinberg, David  Executive Director (Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin, TX

            HB 1919

                  ON:

                                 Hess, Myron   (also providing written testimony) (National Wildlife Federation), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Fowler, Perry  Executive Director (Texas Water Infrastructre Network (TxWIN)), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Phillips, Matt  Government and Customer Relations Manager (Brazos River Authority),

                                 Waco, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bonds, Craig  TPWD Inland Fisheries Director (Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. Inland

                                 Fisheries Division Director), Austin, TX

                                 Bright, Ann  General Counsel (Texas Parks ansd Wildlife Department), Austin, TX

                                 Reeder, Brandi  Fisheries Law Administrator (Texas Parks & Wildlife Department), Austin,

                                 TX

            HB 1925

                  FOR:

                                 Fitzsimons, Blair  CEO  (Self; Texas agricultural land trust), San antonio, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Brown, Kirby  Conservation Biologist  (Self; Ducks Unlimited), Austin, TX

                                 Hess, Myron  (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

                                 Jackson, Guy Robert  Vice Chair  (Self; Galveston Bay Foundation), Anahuac, TX

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe  Director of Government Relations (The Nature Conservancy), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Olson, Lori  Executive Director  (Self; Texas Land Trust Council), Austin, TX

                                 Park, Joey  (Texas Wildlife Association), Austin, TX

                                 Skaggs, Jason  (Texas and SW Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Small, Ed   (Self; Texas forestry Association), Austin, TX

                                 Votteler, Todd  Exec. Mang. Science, Intergov. Relations & Policy (Guadalupe-Blanco

                                 River Authority), Seguin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 11, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Weinberg, David  Executive Director (Texas League of Conservation Voters), Austin, TX

                                 Winegarner, Josh  Director of Government Relations (Texas Cattle Feeders Association),

                                 Amarillo, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bright, Ann  General Counsel (Texas Parks ansd Wildlife Department), Austin, TX

                                 McWilliams, Alan  Asst. Deputy Director PSF Income Division (Texas General Land

                                 Office), Austin, TX

            HB 2119

                  FOR:

                                 Hinnant, Ray   (Self), College station, TX

                  ON:

                                 Thatcher, Beryl  (TCEQ), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Howell, Corey  (Texas Wildlife Association), Austin, TX

                                 John, Conrad  Legislative Associate (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX

                                 Lewis, Gib  (Exotic wildlife assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Morris, Joe  (Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers), Austin, TX

                                 Park, Joey  (South Texas Property Rights Association), Austin, TX

                                 Patton, Marissa  (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Skaggs, Jason  (Texas and SW Cattle Raisers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Small, Ed   (Self; Texas forestry Association), Austin, TX

                                 Turner, Robert  (Texas sheep and goat raisers assn), Voss, TX

                                 Wallace, Ceci  (Texas Deer Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Escobar, Jessica  Assistant General Counsel (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX

            HB 2179

                  FOR:

                                 Ellis, Gregory   (Self), League City, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Aaron, Dirk  Clearwater UWCd (Clearwater UWCD), Belton, TX

                                 Casey, Stan  (Concho Resources), Midland, TX

                                 Embrey, Ty  Attorney (Middle Trinity GCD and Real Edwards Conservation and

                                 Reclamation District), Austin, TX

                                 Esparza, Servando  Manager Government Affairs (Texas Independent Producers and

                                 Royalty Owners' Association), Austin, TX

                                 Everheart, Harvey  General Manager (Mesa UWCD), Lamesa, TX

                                 Fowler, Perry  Executive Director (Texas Water Infrastructre Network (TxWIN)), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Howe, Billy  State Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Jerram, Bill  Manager, Governmental Relations (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)),

                                 Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 11, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Minick, Stephen  Vice President for Government Affairs (Texas Asssociation of Business),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Robbins, Dean  Asst. General Mgr. (Texas Water Conservation Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Sellers, Tom  (ConocoPhillips), Austin, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Co-Chair, TWCA Groundwater Legislative Stakeholders

                                 Committee; Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD; North Texas GCD; and Lone Star

                                 GCD), Austin, TX

                                 Wells, Hope  Water Resources Counsel (San Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX

                                 Williams, C.E.  General Manager  (Self; Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District),

                                 White Deer, TX

            HB 2767

                  FOR:

                                 Ellis, Gregory   (Self), League City, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Aaron, Dirk  Clearwater UWCd (Clearwater UWCD), Belton, TX

                                 Embrey, Ty  Attorney (Middle Trinity GCD and Real Edwards Conservation and

                                 Reclamation District), Austin, TX

                                 Everheart, Harvey  General Manager (Mesa UWCD), Lamesa, TX

                                 Fowler, Perry  Executive Director (Texas Water Infrastructre Network (TxWIN)), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Johnson, Russell  Attorney (End Op LP), Austin Tx, TX

                                 Minick, Stephen  Vice President for Government Affairs (Texas Asssociation of Business),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Robbins, Dean  Asst. General Mgr. (Texas Water Conservation Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Sledge, Brian  Attorney (Co-Chair, TWCA Groundwater Legislative Stakeholders

                                 Committee; Upper Trinity GCD; Prairielands GCD; North Texas GCD; and Lone Star

                                 GCD), Austin, TX

                                 Steinbach, Stacey  (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts), Austin, TX

                                 Wells, Hope  Water Resources Counsel (San Antonio Water System), San Antonio, TX

            HB 2788

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Hess, Myron  (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

                                 Kramer, Ken  Water Resources Chair (Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Mendez, Mark  Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County Commissioners Court), Ft

                                 Worth, TX

            HB 3738

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Copeland, Chris   (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

            May 11, 2015 2:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                  ON:

                                 Ellis, Dee  TAHC Executive Director & State veterinarian (Texas Animal Health

                                 Commission), Austin, TX

            SR 642

                  AGAINST:

                                 McGeary, Judith   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom

                                 Alliance), Cameron, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Barrett, Gary  (Bayer Corporation), Austin, TX

                                 Garcia, Michael  (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX

                                 Howe, Billy  State Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Mayberry, Warren  (DuPont), Austin, TX