Witness List — Business & Commerce (88R, October 1, 2024)

Summary

Witness list for the Business & Commerce committee, with the date October 1, 2024 and a time of 9:00 AM. The topics are Addressing the Rising Cost of Insurance, Innovative Power Generation, Managing Texas Sized Growth and Non-Compete Agreements. Under the insurance topic, Cassie Brown is listed as Commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance and David Bolduc as Public Counsel of the Office of Public Insurance Counsel. Under the growth topic, Pablo Vegas of ERCOT and Jimmy Glotfelty of the Public Utility Commission of Texas are among those listed ON. Under Non-Compete Agreements, Bryan Daniel is listed as Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission.

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Issuer: Congressional materials
Document type: 88R Witlistmtg C5102024100109001
Case: 88R Witlistmtg C5102024100109001

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“Witness List — Business & Commerce (88R, October 1, 2024).” Original at capitol.texas.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/88r-witlistmtg-c5102024100109001/, SHA-256 c966253dc9f455b88073cd0fc9c77d4fead5c0959d7260eb725677d9872b3c84.

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                                        WITNESS LIST


Business & Commerce
October 1, 2024 9:00 AM
Addressing the Rising Cost of Insurance
    ON:
              Baddour, Ann (also providing written testimony) (Texas Appleseed), Austin, TX
              Bolduc, David Public Counsel (also providing written testimony) (Office of Public
              Insurance Counsel), Austin, TX
              Brown, Cassie Commissioner (also providing written testimony) (Texas Department of
              Insurance), Austin, TX
              Ellmer, Regan Director of Government Affairs (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas),
              Austin, TX
              Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions), Austin, TX
              Fowler, Meredyth General Counsel (also providing written testimony) (Texas Mortgage
              Bankers Association), Austin, TX
              Kibbe, Scot (also providing written testimony) (American Property Casualty Insurance
              Association), Austin, TX
              Linenschmidt, Larry (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
              Martin, Paul VP - State Relations (also providing written testimony) (Reinsurance
              Association of America), Austin, TX
              Summers, Trey COO (Self; Hogan Homes; Texas Association of Builders), Corpus Christi,
              TX
              Wendell, Ware Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Texas Watch),
              Austin, TX
    Registering, but not testifying:
    ON:
              Durden, David General Manager, TWIA (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association), Austin,
              TX
              Worman, Mark (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX
Innovative Power Generation
    ON:
              Glotfelty, Jimmy Commissioner (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX
              Linenschmidt, Larry (Self), Austin, TX
              Robison, Douglass (also providing written testimony) (Natura Resources), Abilene, TX
              Smitherman, Barry Chairman, Texas Geothermal energy alliance (also providing written
              testimony) (Texas geothermal energy alliance. (TXGEA)), Austin, TX
              Stover, Mark Exec Director (Texas solar power assn), Austin, TX
    Registering, but not testifying:
    ON:
              Forbes, Ashley Deputy Director, Radioactive Materials (Texas Commission on
              Environmental Quality), Austin, TX
    Providing written testimony:
    ON:
              Parsons, Patrice Executive Director (Texas Solar Energy Society), Bastrop, TX
              Shelley, Adrian Texas Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX

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                                         WITNESS LIST


Business & Commerce
October 1, 2024 9:00 AM
Managing Texas Sized Growth
   ON:
             Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas), Austin, TX
             Boms, Matthew (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance), Austin, TX
             Brown, Don (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
             Glotfelty, Jimmy Commissioner (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX
             Linenschmidt, Larry (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
             Lyons, Glen (also providing written testimony) (Self; Advocates for Consumer Regulated
             Electricity), Houston, TX
             Padalino, John General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer (Bandera Electric
             Cooperative, Inc.), Bandera, TX
             Rickerson, Woody Senior VP & Chief Operating Officer (Electric Reliability Council of
             Texas (ERCOT)), Austin, TX
             Schurr, Allan COO (also providing written testimony) (Enchanted Rock), Houston, TX
             Staples, Todd (Texas Oil & Gas Association), Austin, TX
             Strader, Haynes Chief Development Officer (also providing written testimony) (Skybox
             Datacenters), Dallas, TX
             Vegas, Pablo President & CEO, ERCOT (also providing written testimony) (Electric
             Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)), Austin, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   ON:
             Ramaswamy, Ramya Director, Energy Efficiency (Public Utility Commission of Texas),
             Austin, TX
   Providing written testimony:
   ON:
             Nathan, Robert Manager, Government Relations (Schneider Electric), Austin, TX
             Reed, Cyrus Conservation Director (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX
             Shelley, Adrian Texas Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX
             Yu, Joel (Grid Resilience in Texas (GRIT)), Houston, TX
Non-Compete Agreements
   ON:
             Burdett, Jeff Texas State Director NFIB (NFIB), Austin, TX
             Childs, Tilden Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Medical Association),
             Fort Worth, TX
             Daniel, Bryan Chairman, Texas Workforce Commission (Texas Workforce Commission),
             Austin, TX
             Shahrestani, Alex (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   ON:
             Chevalier, Andrea Dr. (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)),
             Austin, TX


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