WITNESS LIST
Transportation Committee
April 5, 2023 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Against:
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (AGC of Texas)
Davis, Joy (Texas Farm Bureau)
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)
McCormick, Travis (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Assoc)
Moore, Dana (Texas Trucking Association)
Oberbeck, Tulsi (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))
Shannon, Fred (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Sreenivasan, Rahul (Texas 2036)
Stewart, Scott (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)
Watson, Stephen (Self; Parker County ESD 1)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Against:
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Haverlah, Sandie (Texas Consumer Association)
Haverlah, Sandra (Environmental Defense Fund)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
On:
Smith, Tom Smitty (Self; Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance (TxETRA))
Thompson, Clint (TxDMV)
For:
Adams, Colton (Self)
Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Cother, Jackie (Self; Southwest Tow Operators)
Jack, Mark (Self; Parker County Emergency Services District 1)
Morin, Mitzi (Self)
Nirenstedt, Geoff (Self; Southwest Tow Operators)
Perkins, Darryl (Self; Southwest tow operators)
Ramsey, Marisa (The McGough SDMO Foundation)
Ward, Tim (Self; Southwest tow ops)
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Against:
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albarado, Isaac (AEP Texas)
Albright, Steven (Associated General Contractors of Texas- Highway Heavy Utility and
Industrial Branch)
Anderson, Tommy (Self; Southwest Tow Operators)
Avery, Stevi (Self)
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Crossley, Jay (Farm And City)
Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Ebrom, Casey (Karnes County EMS)
Foster, Tom (Self; Johnson County ESD No. 1)
Garza, Oscar (AEP Texas)
Hoffman, Aimee (Self; Tow King and Southwest Tow Operators)
Hoffman, Gary (Self; Gritten Wrecker Service and Southwest Tow Operators)
Holzheauser, Craig (Texas EMS Alliance)
Hunt, Ray (Self; HPOU)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Kavelman, Daniel (Vision Zero Texas)
Kerwood, Scott (Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 3)
MacGregor, Cherylynn (Self)
MacGregor, Michael (Self; Centerville VFD)
McGough, Patricia (Self; McGOUGH SDMO FOUNDATION)
Meyer, Kari (CPS Energy)
Mora, Tasha (Self; Southwest Tow Operators)
Morin, Kristopher (Self)
Oberhoff, Butch (Acadian Ambulance Service of Texas)
Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))
Parker, Blaire (San Antonio Water System (SAWS))
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Perales, Barbara (Self; New Era Towing)
Ramirez, Mary Ann (Self)
Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Ryder, Byron (Leon County)
Sadler, Kelly (AEP Texas)
Solberg, Randy (Self; Classic towing & recovery, southwest tow operators)
Strong, Diane (Self)
Walters, Brian (Self)
Walters, David (Self)
Watson, Stephen (Self; Parker County ESD 1)
Wells, Tina (Global Medical Response)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Shell, Zachary (Self)
On:
Teeter, Bart (Texas Department of Public Safety)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Against:
Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; HPOU)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
On:
Hughes, Rob (Self)
Thompson, Clint (TxDMV)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Rodman, Don (Alliance for I-69 Texas)
Shannon, Fred (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
On:
Simmons, Lance (TxDOT)
For:
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)
Against:
Smith, Tom Smitty (Self; Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance (TxETRA))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (AGC of Texas)
Davis, Joy (Texas Farm Bureau)
McCormick, Travis (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Assoc)
Moore, Dana (Texas Trucking Association)
Oberbeck, Tulsi (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))
Shannon, Fred (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Stewart, Scott (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Against:
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Haverlah, Sandie (Environmental Defense Fund)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
Person, Maria (Self)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
On:
Thompson, Clint (TxDMV)
For:
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ballesteros, Arturo (North Texas Tollway Authority)
Young Montgomery, Rebecca (North Texas Commission)
On:
Barth, Brian (TxDOT)
For:
Hunt, Ray (Self; HPOU)
Sullivan, Mike (Self; Group 1 Automotive)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Heselmeyer, Jo (Texas State Inspection Association)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Against:
Shell, Zachary (Self)
For:
ORyan, Anne (AAA TEXAS)
Against:
Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Smith, Tom Smitty (Self; Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance (TxETRA))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (AGC of Texas)
Boyer, Victor (Self; San Antonio Mobility Coalition)
Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
Carnahan, Alina (Real Estate Council of Austin)
Castro, Desiree (Texas Food and Fuel Association)
Davis, Joy (Texas Farm Bureau)
Doran, Laird (Gulf States Toyota)
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)
McCormick, Travis (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Assoc)
Moore, Dana (Texas Trucking Association)
O’Brien, Kent (Self; Transportation Advocacy Group Houston)
Oberbeck, Tulsi (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))
Peeler, Robert (Ford Motor Company)
Rodman, Don (Alliance for I-69 Texas)
Shannon, Fred (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Sims, Jami (The Real Estate Council of Dallas, Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth)
Sreenivasan, Rahul (Texas 2036)
Stewart, Scott (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)
Watson, Stephen (Self; Parker County ESD 1)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Young Montgomery, Rebecca (North Texas Commission)
Against:
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Haverlah, Sandie (Environmental Defense Fund)
Haverlah, Sandra (Texas Consumer Association)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Sallee, Shelley (Self)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Spenrath, Micalah (Texas Advanced Energt Business Alliance)
On:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Thompson, Clint (TxDMV)
For:
Woolley, J.R. (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association)
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For:
Ivers, Ben (Self; The Boeing Company)
Marchand, Emilien (Self; Wisk Aero)
Sreenivasan, Rahul (Texas 2036)
On:
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)
Parks, Andrew (Texas State Technical College)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)
Colyandro, John (Ferrovial Veriports)
Flores, Juan Antonio (Port San Antonio)
Garcia, Matthew (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Gutierrez Jr, Martin C (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Commercial Airports Association)
Hubert, Martin (Bristow Group)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Lapin, Richard (Bristow Group Inc.)
Matthews, Stephanie (Texas Association of Business)
Mulder, Erica (DFW Airport)
Petersen, David (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Sullivan, Ray (Amazon)
On:
Harmon, Dan (TxDOT)
For:
Becker, Brian (Self; Irving Professional Fire Fighters)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Abbott, Robert (Lake Travis Fire Rescue)
Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)
Cain, Randy (Texas Fire Chiefs Association)
Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Gonzalez, Julio (Dallas Police Department)
Hunt, Ray (Self; HPOU)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Jones, James D (Tx Dps)
For:
Fortune, Andrew (City of Plano)
Hillman, Chris (City of Irving)
Muns, John (City of Plano)
Wageman, Paul (Self; DART Board of Directors)
Williams, Shelby (City of Plano)
On:
Reich, Elizabeth (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
Slagel, Gary (Dallas Area. Rapid Transit)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)
Weist, Jon (City of Irving)
On:
Enoch, Mark (DART)
Lee, Nadine (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Boline, Linda (DPS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
On:
Thompson, Clint (TxDMV)
For:
Ackerman, John (Texas Commercial Airports Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Franks, Charles brent (Self; North Texas Automobile Dealers)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Herring, Don (Don Herring Mitsubishi)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Commercial Airports Association)
Young Montgomery, Rebecca (North Texas Commission)
For:
Binder, Mark (Copart)
Bresnen, Steve (Insurance Auto Auctions)
McCauley, Tawny (Copart)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Thompson, Clint (TxDMV)
For:
Anderson, Tim (Outdoor Advertising Association of Texas)
Kibler, Ronald (Lamar)
Against:
Lloyd, Margaret (Self; Scenic Texas and chapters/affiliates in Houston, Fort Worth, Austin, San
Antonio, Dallas and Galveston)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, John (Self)
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Castro, Desiree (Texas Food and Fuel Association)
Jackson, Kyle (Texas Apartment Association)
McCord, John (Texas Retailers Association)
Reagan, Billy (Self)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Against:
Wills, Jason (Self)
On:
Simmons, Lance (TxDOT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ballesteros, Arturo (North Texas Tollway Authority)
On:
Thompson, Clint (TxDMV)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Simmons, Lance (TxDOT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (AGC of Texas)
Against:
Healey, Meghan (Self)
On:
Simmons, Lance (TxDOT)
For:
Ancira, April (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
Against:
Doran, Laird (Gulf States Toyota)
Montford, John T. (General Motors)
Steingart, Nick (Alliance for Automotive Innovation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borskey, Mark (Texas Recreational Vehicle Association)
Crail, Pamela (San Antonio Automobile Dealers Association)
Franks, Charles brent (Self; North Texas Automobile Dealers)
Herring, Don (Don Herring Mitsubishi)
Houston, Wyatt (Houston auto dealers association)
McDonald, Claire (Self; Texas Automobile Dealer Association)
Wilkes, Morris (New Car Dealers of West Texas)
Against:
Curbow, Kelly (General Motors)
Matz, Laura (Volkswagen Group of America)
Peeler, Robert (Ford Motor Company)
Shields, Chris (Toyota)
On:
Johnston, Monique (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Petersen, David (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
On:
Graf, Keith (Office of the Governor, Texas Military Preparedness Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (AGC of Texas)
Lee, Gerald (City of Del Rio)
On:
Simmons, Lance (TxDOT)
For:
Weatherwax, Colin (America Can Cars for Kids)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Martinez, Mario A. (Texas Independent Auto Dealers Assn.)
On:
Thompson, Clint (TxDMV)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Strams, Keith (Sabine Neches Navigation District)
For:
Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ballesteros, Arturo (North Texas Tollway Authority)
Lewis, Ron (Cintra)
On:
Barth, Brian (TxDOT)
For:
Smith, Tom Smitty (Self; Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance (TxETRA))
On:
Wahl, Francesca (Tesla)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Morales, Erica (Self)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
On:
Anderson, Darran (TxDOT)
Escobar, Jessica (Texas Dept. of Licensing and Regulation)
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