WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
March 19, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For:
Clay, Reed (Texas Nuclear Alliance)
Cohen, Armond (Clean Air Task Force)
Glotfelty, Jimmy (Self)
Kotek, John (Nuclear Energy Institute)
Meyers, W. A. Andy (Self; Fort Bend County Conference of Urban Counties)
Against:
Croom, Carolyn (Self)
Gosslee, Susybelle (Self)
Hadden, Karen (Texas Nuclear Watchdogs)
Halpin, Beki (Self)
Halpin, Richard (Self)
Nazor, Craig (Self; Sierra Club)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Umphress, John (Public Citizen)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Abel, Matt (Texas Economic Development Council)
Alexander, Laura (Greater Houston Partnership)
Ali, Zanir (CPS Energy)
Ash, Ky (Natura Resources)
Baum, Walt (Powering Texans)
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Berlanga, Hugo (Encore energy)
Bush, Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Christian, Brian (Advocates for Responsible Disposal in Texas)
Clayton, Carson (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Creel, Matt (Opportunity Austin)
Gammage, Sam (Dow)
Gregg, Aaron (General Matter)
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Hutchinson, Scott (Entergy Texas)
Kilroy, Taylor (Texas Public Power Association)
Kroll, John (Switch, Inc)
Landwehr, Martha (BASF)
Mathis, James (Oxy)
Mazur, Jeremy B. (Texas 2036)
McDougald, Kolton (Texas Chemistry Council)
Montgomery, Elizabeth (Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.)
Perdichizzi, Gabriela (Texas Association of Business)
Pitts, Jr, John (Texas Energy Buyers Alliance)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Ramos, Ryland (Self; Entergy, Texas Inc.)
Roach, Blake (Texas Farm Bureau)
Rodriguez, Jennifer (North Texas Commission)
Ruggieri, Michael (Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO))
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Simmons, Carrie (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)
Smith, Christopher (Constellation)
Stephens, VA (Self; Consumer Energy Alliance/Texas Consumers for Nuclear Power)
Taliaferro, Aaron (Tarrant County Administrator's Office)
Troxclair, Caleb (REPLOY Power)
Williams-Eugene, Nzingha (Victoria Economic Development Corporation)
Withrow, Damon (Xcel energy)
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
Against:
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)
Plua, Marlene (Self; Sierra Club)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
On:
English, Barksdale (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Forbes, Ashley (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
Patterson, David (Bridge to Nuclear)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Holbrooks, Paige (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
On:
Baer, Travis (Railroad Commission of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hodges, Bradley (Self)
Against:
Rogers, Carrie (City of Austin)
For:
Ayres, Shannon (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom)
Chambless, Dee (Self)
Fleck, Jennifer (Self; Tcrp gop chair)
Hodges, Bradley (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
London, Dennis (Self; Grassroots America We The People)
Miller, Rhonda (Self; Purple for Parents United)
Pezdek, Heidi (Self)
Richards, Diana (Self; Texas Education 911)
Simmons, Deborah (Self)
Sivadge, Vanessa (Self; Protecting texas children)
Werner, Audrey (Self)
Against:
Stevenson, Sara (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Benton, Megan (Self; Texas Values Action)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Flatt, Bryan (TMPA)
Glass, Tom (Self)
Hale, Paul (Self; SREC SD1)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Jones jr, Troy (Self)
Kivela, Anthony (Self; HPROA)
Manes, Kay (Self)
McMahan, Stacy (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True tx project)
Sanders, Jimmy (Self)
Against:
Albert, David (Self)
Cave, Tricia (ATPE)
Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association)
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas)
Kiser, Mary Beth (Texas Psychological Association)
McCall, Quinn (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
For:
Joseph, Zenobia (Self)
Against:
Figueroa, Luis (Every Texan)
Laake-stanfield, Bryce (Self)
Marron, Tami (Self)
Mirto, Sophia (Self)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hodges, Bradley (Self)
London, Dennis (Self; Grassroots America We The People)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Shepard, Judge (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Albert, David (Self)
French, Emily (Common Cause Texas)
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas)
Hilgers, Maddox (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Caritas of Austin)
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)
Kostka, Dash (Self)
Kulkarni, Vivek (Self)
Leyden, Colin (Environmental Defense Fund)
Madere, Pam (The Central Texas Public Safety Commission)
Meyers, W. A. (Self; Fort Bend County & Conference of Urba Counties)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Richman Davidow, Sara (Self)
Rogers, Carrie (City of Austin)
White, David (City of Austin)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
On:
Cahn, Adam (Self)
For:
Keller, Kristine (Self; Operation Lactation, Dallas Lactation Consultant Association, National
Lactation Consultant Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Charles E. Lee (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District XI)
Galloso, Tessa (Texans Care for Children)
Menard, Brianna (Texas Medical Association)
Page, Stefanie (Texas Pediatric Society)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Wright, Ben (Texas Medical Association)
On:
Gabbert-Charney, Lori (Department of State Health Services)
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For:
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Flippin, Kenneth (Self; Texas chapter US Green Building Council)
Johnson, Shane (Self; Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter)
Placke, Veronique (Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Rollins, Kristina (NRG)
On:
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Kilroy, Taylor (Texas Public Power Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Edwards, Rebecca (Self; Texas Impact)
Figueroa, Luis (Every Texan)
Haverlah, Sandra (Texas Consumer Association)
Houston, Joshua (Caritas of Austin)
Hutchinson, Scott (Entergy Texas)
Leyden, Colin (Environmental Defense Fund)
Mace, Stephanie (AARP Texas)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth)
Plua, Marlene (Self; Sierra Club)
Ruggieri, Michael (Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO))
Utley, Ben (Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP))
Webking, Catherine (TEAM (Texas Energy Association for Marketers))
Withrow, Damon (Xcel energy)
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
On:
Corona, Connie (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
For:
Boyd, Erika (Texas Travel Alliance)
Against:
Mysliwiec, Vincent (Self)
Pea, Jay (Self; Save Standard Time, Coalition for Permanent Standard Time)
Tallavajhula, Sudha (Self; American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Self)
Glass, Tom (Self)
Haldeman, Nicole (Self)
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For:
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Kostka, Dash (Self)
McCormick, Travis (Make Texans Healthy Again)
Zimmerman, Gary (Self)
For:
Mason, Brian (City of Houston; Office of Emergency Management)
Romero, Emiliano (LeadingAge Texas)
Tilton, Carmen (Texas Assisted Living Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aragonez, Alexa (City of Houston)
Caballero, Leticia (HMG Healthcare)
Clardy, Travis (Texas Health Care Association)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Gregg, Aaron (Fresenius Medical Care)
Haverlah, Sandra (Texas Consumer Association)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Mace, Stephanie (AARP Texas)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
On:
Corona, Connie (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Walsh, Blair (TDEM)
For:
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Stover, Mark (Texas Solar and Storage Associatiom)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ali, Zanir (CPS Energy)
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Byerly, Sloan (Greenville Electric Utility System (GEUS))
Giede, Daniel (Solar energy industries association)
Hale, Paul (Self; SREC SD1)
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Haverlah, Sandra (Texas Consumer Association)
Leyden, Colin (Environmental Defense Fund)
Mace, Stephanie (AARP Texas)
Simmons, Carrie (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)
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On:
Corona, Connie (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bush, Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
On:
Corona, Connie (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Meier, Kennedy (Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT))
For:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Nease, Nelson (Wärtsilä Energy North America)
Parker, Zoe (Wartsila North America)
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))
Simmons, Carrie (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)
On:
Corona, Connie (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Meier, Kennedy (Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Holbrooks, Paige (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Roach, Blake (Texas Farm Bureau)
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)
Zimmerman, Gary (Self)
Against:
Gosslee, Susybelle (Self)
Halpin, Beki (Self)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Abel, Matt (Texas Economic Development Council)
Ash, Ky (Natura Resources)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Baum, Walt (Powering Texans)
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
Bohnert, Richard (Self)
Bush, Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Christian, Brian (Advocates for Responsible Disposal in Texas)
Creel, Matt (Opportunity Austin)
Gammage, Sam (Dow)
Hutchinson, Scott (Entergy Texas)
Kilroy, Taylor (Texas Public Power Association)
Kroll, John (Switch, Inc)
Mazur, Jeremy B. (Texas 2036)
Montgomery, Elizabeth (Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.)
Pitts, Jr, John (Texas Energy Buyers Alliance)
Roach, Blake (Texas Farm Bureau)
Ruggieri, Michael (Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO))
Simmons, Carrie (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)
Stephens, VA (Self; Consumer Energy Alliance/Texas Consumers for Nuclear Power)
Taliaferro, Aaron (Tarrant County Administrator's Office)
Troxclair, Caleb (REPLOY Power)
Williams-Eugene, Nzingha (Victoria Economic Development Corporation)
Withrow, Damon (Xcel energy)
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
Against:
Croom, Carolyn (Self)
Hadden, Karen (Texas Nuclear Watchdogs)
Halpin, Richard (Self)
On:
English, Barksdale (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Zimmerman, Gary (Self)
Against:
Laake-stanfield, Bryce (Self)
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