WITNESS LIST
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee
April 8, 2025 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Staniscis, Corey (Distilled spirits council of US)
Against:
Jabour, David (Twin Liquors)
Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cooper, Edward (Total Wine & More)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Rudd, Tyler (Wine Institute)
Valdez, Jerry (Pernod Ricard)
Vane, Mark (HB Strategies)
Against:
Davis, Doug (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
Holt, Nicole (Self; Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Short, Jim (SPECs liquors and fine wines)
Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
On:
Cherry, Matthew (TABC)
Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
Hausenfluck, Amber (Texas Distilled Spirits Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Miller, Tracie (TXCPA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Society of CPAs)
Caldwell, Katelyn (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hubert, Martin (RSM)
Vane, Mark (HB Strategies)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Hill, Jerry (Board of public accountancy)
Treacy, William (Tx State Board of Public Accountancy)
1
WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Kimball, Mandi (Children at Risk)
Mudge, Jennifer (Texas Council on Family Violence)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
On:
Burkhalter, Derek (TDLR)
For:
Garcia, Daniel (Self)
Lamkin, Benjamin (International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 21)
Marriott, Matthew (Self; IUEC Local 21)
Against:
BOYER, ZACHARY (Self; BOYER ELEVATOR)
Herrera, Charles (Self; Mechanical materials)
ZIMMERMAN, DON (Self; HOME ELEVATOR OF TEXAS)
On:
Melder, Charlotte (TDLR)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Jones, Amber (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Lord, Rick (Self; Texas Building & Construction Trades)
Posson, Amanda (Every Texan)
For:
Freeman II, Steven J. (Self; Texas Society of Professional Surveyors)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Kinney, Lance (Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors)
Against:
Arvizu, P.E., Richard (Self; Texas Society of Professional Engineers)
Harrod, PE, Julia (Self; Texas Society of Professional Engineers)
McKnight, Peyton (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)
2
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Weaver, PE, Shauna (Self; Texas Society of Professional Engineers)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Rapier, Joseph (Self; Texas Society of Profesional Engineers)
Smith, Trish (Self; Texas Society of Professional Engineers)
On:
Freeman II, Steven J. (Self; Texas Society of Professional Surveyors)
Kinney, Lance (Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors)
For:
Beckett, Commissioner Clara (Self; Bastrop County)
Lewis, Adena (Self; Bastrop County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Creel, Matt (Opportunity Austin)
Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
Urrabazo, JP (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Cherry, Matthew (TABC)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Arens, Shannon (Arens Services)
Court, Vince (Self; Excel Towing)
Denson, Mark (On Site Towing)
Ferril, Megan (Self; Texas Towing and Storage Association / T-Miller Inc)
MORA, TASHA (Self; Southwest Tow Operators Towing Association)
NIENSTEDT, GEOFFREY (ROADRUNNER TOWING SERVICE, INC)
Perales, Barbara (New Era Towing)
Pool, KJ (Self; TX Towing & Storage Assoc / Neal Pool Rekers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cleaver, Jonathan (Self; Southwest Tow operators)
Court, Lorie (Self; Excel Towing)
Escalera, David (Self; SOUTHWEST TOW OPERATORS)
Mora, Juan (Self; A&A Wrecker and Recovery Llc)
3
WITNESS LIST
For:
New, Ronny (Southside wrecker)
Pace, Joshua (Self; Gritten wrecker service)
Shumate, Travis (Self; Unlimited Towing of Texas LLC)
Solberg, Randy (Self; Classic towing and recovery)
Walters, Brian (Self)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Bruno, Steve (TDLR)
For:
Orsak, Brian (Self; Spades Poker House)
Touchstone, Trent (Self; Champions Club)
VonKennel, Samuel (Self; Texans For Texas Holdem)
Against:
Kohler, Rob (Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Against:
Benton, Megan (Self; Texas Values Action)
For:
Woomer, Eric (FACT (Foundation Appraisers Coalition of Texas))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Santos, Kathleen (Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board)
For:
Wingerter, Joe (Self; Associated General Contractors of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Hill III, Billy (CenterPoint Energy)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
4
WITNESS LIST
For:
Keffer, Jim (Zachery Corp)
Kivela, Anthony (Self; HPROA)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Sierega, John (TMPA)
Williams-Eugene, Nzingha (USAA)
On:
Burkhalter, Derek (TDLR)
On:
Moreland, Mason (Self; Texas Vine Country, LLC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Atkins, Winnfield (Sazerac Company, Inc.)
Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
Duhr, Kellie (Sazerac)
Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)
Rudd, Tyler (Wine Institute)
Urrabazo, JP (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Cherry, Matthew (TABC)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
On:
McNabb, Connie (Texas Racing Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kivela, Anthony (Self; HPROA)
Sierega, John (TMPA)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
On:
Cook, Amy (Texas Racing Commission)
For:
Jones, David (Texas Realtors)
5
WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Pool, KJ (Self; TX Towing & Storage Assoc / Neal Pool Rekers)
Talley, Brian (Self)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Freeman II, Steven J. (Self; Texas Society of Professional Surveyors)
Lee, Abby (Texas Real Estate Commission)
For:
Arens, Shannon (Arens Services)
Denson, Mark (On Site Towing)
Ferril, Megan (Self; Texas Towing and Storage Association / T-Miller Inc)
Mora, Tasha (Self; Southwest Tow Operators Towing Association)
Perales, Barbara (New Era Towing)
On:
Bruno, Steve (TDLR)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cleaver, Jonathan (Self; Southwest Tow operators)
Court, Lorie (Self; Excel Towing)
Court, Vince (Self; Excel Towing)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Escalera, David (Self; Southwest Tow Operators)
Mora, Juan (Self; A&A Wrecker and Recovery Llc)
New, Ronny (Southside Wrecker)
NIENSTEDT, GEOFFREY (ROADRUNNER TOWING SERVICE, INC)
Pace, Joshua (Self; Gritten Wrecker Service)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Shumate, Travis (Unlimited Towing of atexas LLC)
Williams-Eugene, Nzingha (USAA)
Against:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
For:
Hardin, Paul (Texas Food & Fuel Association)
Maxey, Terry (Self)
6
WITNESS LIST
For:
McCord, John (Texas Retailers Association)
Staniscis, Corey (Distilled spirits council of the US)
Withers, Russell (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Against:
Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
Jabour, David (Twin Liquors)
Knox, Ricky (WINE and SPIRITS WHOLESALERS of TEXAS)
Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)
Rudd, Tyler (Wine Institute)
Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams, Anna (Self)
DeAngelo, David (Casey’s General Stores, RaceTrac, Inc.)
Delgadillo, Danielle (Consumer Choice Coalition)
Hausenfluck, Amber (Texas Distilled Spirits Association)
Joiner, Caroline (Amazon)
Mauro, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Miller, Chris (Target Corporation)
Shannon, Fred (Walmart)
Valdez, Jerry (Pernod Ricard)
Yarnell, William (Buc-ees Holdings, Inc.)
Against:
Bennett, Joey (Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Texas)
Davis, Doug (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Holt, Nicole (Self; Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Huddleston, Cheri (Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits)
Johnson, Reed (MolsonCoors)
Kercheval, Todd (Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Texas (WSWT))
Salatich, Peter (Anheuser-Busch)
Short, Jim (SPECS liquors and fine wines)
Urrabazo, JP (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
On:
Cherry, Matthew (TABC)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
7