WITNESS LIST
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
May 20, 2025 - 8:00 AM
On:
Burks, Brody (Attorney General)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brodersen, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Sparks, Andrea (Not On Our Watch Texas)
Vessels, Chad (Self; Prosper ISD Police Department)
On:
Mckiernan-Gonzalez, John (Self)
For:
Huynh, Jeslyn (Combating Global Organ Trafficking)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Fairbanks, Lauren (Donate Life Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Mckiernan-Gonzalez, John (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Pojman Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Springer, Chadd (Self; Lake Dallas ISD)
Vessels, Chad (Self; Prosper ISD Police Department)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brodersen, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lee, Mike (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office)
Mckiernan-Gonzalez, John (Self)
Mintz, David (Be A Blake Foundation)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Vessels, Chad (Self; Prosper ISD Police Department)
Wester, Heath (Self; Texas ISD School District Police Chiefs Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brodersen, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Bullock, Michael (Austin Police Association)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Lee, Mike (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Vessels, Chad (Self; Prosper ISD Police Department)
Wester, Heath (Self; Texas ISD School District Police Chiefs Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Mckiernan-Gonzalez, John (Self)
For:
Lawrence, Lauren (Phil Sorrells - Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brodersen, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Lee, Mike (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Vessels, Chad (Self; Prosper ISD Police Department)
Wester, Heath (Self; Texas ISD School District Police Chiefs Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
On:
Mckiernan-Gonzalez, John (Self)
On:
Froh, Brett (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Scott, Justin (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Springer, Chadd (Self; Lake Dallas ISD)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Vessels, Chad (Self; Prosper ISD Police Department)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
On:
Mckiernan-Gonzalez, John (Self)
On:
Mills, Brady (Texas DPS Crime Laboratory)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aragonez, Alexa (Houston Forensic Science Center)
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Lee, Mike (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office)
Mckiernan-Gonzalez, John (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Ramirez, Rick (City of Austin)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Springer, Chadd (Self; Lake Dallas ISD)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Vessels, Chad (Self; Prosper ISD Police Department)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
On:
James, Bruce (Texas Department of Public Safety)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bullock, Michael (Austin Police Association)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Lee, Mike (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Springer, Chadd (Self; Lake Dallas ISD)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Vessels, Chad (Self; Prosper ISD Police Department)
Wester, Heath (Self; Texas ISD School District Police Chiefs Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Mckiernan-Gonzalez, John (Self)
For:
Browne, Robert (Self; Chairman of the Board, First Christian Church, Lancaster, Tx 75146)
Clark, Phillip (Dallas County District Attorney’s Office)
Fogg, Jennifer (Self; County and District Clerk’s Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Fowler, Meredyth (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kelly, Bill (Office of Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Mckiernan-Gonzalez, John (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Powell, Abby (Texas Land Title Association)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Taliaferro, Aaron (Tarrant County Clerk's Office)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Vessels, Chad (Self; Prosper ISD Police Department)
Warren, John (Self; The County and District Clerks’ Association of Texas)
Wester, Heath (Self; Texas ISD School District Police Chiefs Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
For:
Beach, Maddie (Self; McLennan County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)
Moore, John (Self)
Shelton, Courtney (Self)
Tetens, Josh (Self; McLennan County District Attorney)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brodersen, Heidi (Houston Police Department)
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Vessels, Chad (Self; Prosper ISD Police Department)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
On:
Beaty, Roberto (Department of Family and Protective Services)
For:
Garza, Robert (Self)
Mccall, Rod (Self)
On:
Mudge, Jennifer (Texas council on family violence)
Rockman, Bella (Self)
Saldana, George (Self; Interference with child custody group texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguilar, Sandra (Self)
Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Springer, Chadd (Self; Lake Dallas ISD)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Vessels, Chad (Self; Prosper ISD Police Department)
Wester, Heath (Self; Texas ISD School District Police Chiefs Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Mckiernan-Gonzalez, John (Self)
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