WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
April 14, 2025 - 10:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Pence, Tanya (New Braunfels Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Werner, Jared (City of New Braunfels)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Sepulveda, Norma (City of harlingen)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Brooks, Baine (Self; City of allen)
Nelson, Todd (Kalahari resorts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Keating, John (City of Frisco)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Brezina, Benjamin (City of Frisco)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Rummel, Laura (Self; City of Frisco)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beierle, Damon (Self; Burnet County)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Creel, Matt (Opportunity Austin)
Dockery, Joe Don (Burnet County)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Sherman, Matt (Self; City of Lakeway)
Wille, Stephen (City of Lakeway)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Self; City of Lakeway)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Shah, Ravi (City of Carrollton, Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Against:
Bohnert, Richard (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Against:
Bohnert, Richard (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Fletcher, Chris (City of Burleson, Texas)
Ludwig, Tommy (City of Burleson, Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
McNulty, Patrick (City of South Padre Island)
Ricco, Joe (City of south padre island)
Schwartz, Kerry (City of South Padre Island)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Morgan, David (City of Georgetown)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Montgomery, Elizabeth (Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Hebert, Byron (Self; City of katy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Lary, Trey (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Carrillo, Sylvia (City of Bastrop, Texas)
Liriano, Carlos (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Joslove, Scott (Texas hotel assn)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Flores, Yajaira (Self; City of McAllen)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Gonzales, Victor (City of Pflugerville)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Breland, Sereniah (City of pflugerville)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hunter, Thomas (City of Pflugerville)
Rogers, David (Self; City of Pflugerville)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Jenkins, Jeffery (Taylor Economic Development Corporation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Broussard, Edward (City of Tyler, Texas)
McKinney, Raymond (The Genecov Group, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Zeller, Ben (Self; Victoria County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Cooper, Eric (San Antonio Food Bank, New Braunfels Food Bank, San Angelo Food Bank,
and Frio County Food Bank)
Greene, Brian (Houston FoodBank)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Olson, Jamie (Feeding Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Joslove, Scott (Texas hotel assn)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Arfsten, Bruce (Town of Addison)
Emerson, Wayne (Town of Addison)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Muns, John (City of Plano)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barksdale, Jay (Plano Chamber of Commerce)
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Coker, Andrea (North Texas Commission)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Parker, Bernie (Anna Economic Development Corporation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Guerra, Ricardo (City of san benito)
Sandoval, Fred (City of San Benito)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Tullos, David (Self; Grimes County)
Against:
Kight, Allen (Camp Allen)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Till, Justin (Self; City of Monahans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Burnett, Teresa (Monahans Chamber of Commerce)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Thee, Rex (City of Monahans)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Lodge, Dana (City of Garland)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Boyd, Erika (Texas Travel Alliance)
Danesi, Kimberly (Galveston Park Board of Trustees)
Frazier, Bryson (Galveston Park Board of Trustees)
On:
Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Schwartz, John (Self)
On:
Abi Habib, Lara (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Reed, Elliott (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
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