Witness List — Business & Commerce (89R, April 10, 2025)

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Witness list for Business & Commerce, April 10, 2025, 8:00 AM. Pablo Vegas, President & CEO (Electric Reliability of Texas (ERCOT)), is listed ON under the heading Electricity. Witnesses are grouped by bill from SB 438 through SB 2902. For SB 647 and SB 648, John Warren, Dallas County Clerk (Self; The County and District Clerks' Association of Texas), is listed FOR and Aaron Day (Texas Land Title Association) is listed ON.

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Issuer: Congressional materials
Document type: 89R Witlistmtg C5102025041008001
Case: 89R Witlistmtg C5102025041008001

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“Witness List — Business & Commerce (89R, April 10, 2025).” Original at capitol.texas.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/89r-witlistmtg-c5102025041008001/, SHA-256 aebdf547e025416a3df50c8d52eb9c756c76c2bf36a3bf39fc04f289f032c54d.

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                                          WITNESS LIST


Business & Commerce
April 10, 2025 8:00 AM
Electricity
    ON:
              Vegas, Pablo President & CEO (also providing written testimony) (Electric Reliability of
              Texas (ERCOT)), Austin, TX
SB 438
   Registering, but not testifying:
   ON:
             Linkous, Shane General Counsel (State Office of Administrative Hearings), Austin, TX
SB 512
   FOR:
             Glass, Tom (Self; Texas Constitutional Enforcement), McDade, TX
SB 647
   FOR:
             Warren, John Dallas County Clerk (Self; The County and District Clerks’ Association of
             Texas), Dallas, TX
   ON:
             Day, Aaron (Texas Land Title Association), Austin, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County), Dallas, TX
             Green, Kathy (AARP TX), Austin, TX
             Grever, Maya (Harris County Commissioners Court), Houston, TX
             Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
             Roach, Blake Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
             Rogers, Laura Sherman County and District Clerk (Self; County and District Clerks
             Assoc), Stratford, TX
             Tamayo, Elisa M. Governmental Affairs Manager (El Paso County), El Paso, TX
             Thompson, Rick Legislative Director (County Judges and Commissioners Association of
             Texas), Austin, TX
             Wheeler, Julie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court),
             Austin, TX
SB 648
   FOR:
             Warren, John Dallas County Clerk (Self; The County and District Clerks’ Association of
             Texas), Dallas, TX
   ON:
             Day, Aaron (Texas Land Title Association), Austin, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County), Dallas, TX
             Green, Kathy (AARP TX), Austin, TX
             Grever, Maya (Harris County Commissioners Court), Houston, TX
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                                         WITNESS LIST


Business & Commerce
April 10, 2025 8:00 AM
             Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
             Rogers, Laura Sherman County and District Clerk (Self; County and District Clerks
             Assoc), Stratford, TX
             Tamayo, Elisa M. Governmental Affairs Manager (El Paso County), El Paso, TX
             Thompson, Rick Legislative Director (County Judges and Commissioners Association of
             Texas), Austin, TX
             Wheeler, Julie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court),
             Austin, TX
SB 1495
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Castro, Desiree Director of Government Relations (Texas Food & Fuel Association),
             Austin, TX
             DeAngelo, David (RaceTrac, Inc.), Austin, TX
             Pope, Clay (Texas EV Alliance), Austin, TX
             Woltersdorf, Paytyn (Americans for Affordable Clean Energy (AACE)), Austin, TX
   ON:
             Jennings, Doug General Counsel (TDLR), Austin, TX
SB 2121
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Gordley, Briana (Texas Appleseed), Austin, TX
   ON:
             Eskew, David Staff Attorney (Texas Secretary of State), Austin, TX
             Wadleigh, Monica Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Protection (Office of the
             Attorney General), Austin, TX
SB 2145
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County), Dallas, TX
             Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX
SB 2154
   FOR:
             Guzman, Daniel Chief Legal Officer (also providing written testimony) (Favor Delivery),
             Austin, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Miller, Chris (Uber Technologies, Inc.), Austin, TX
             Sullivan, Ray (DoorDash Inc), Austin, TX
   ON:
             Jennings, Doug General Counsel (TDLR), Austin, TX


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                                          WITNESS LIST


Business & Commerce
April 10, 2025 8:00 AM
SB 2167
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Lenau, Kristen (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault), Austin, TX
             Sparks, Andrea (Not On Our Watch), Austin, TX
             Tamayo, Elisa M. Governmental Affairs Manager (El Paso County), El Paso, TX
   ON:
             Medlock, John Chief Prosecutor (TDLR), Austin, TX
SB 2184
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Lucio, Eddie (Big G Fireworks), Austin, TX
   ON:
             Knight, Debra State Fire Marshal (State Fire Marshal’s Office), Austin, TX
SB 2211
   FOR:
             Glass, Tom (Self; Lee County Conservatives), McDade, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Finley, Trace (Texas Independent Produced Water Association), Austin, TX
             Garcia, Buddy (Element Fuels), Austin, TX
             Lozano, Michael D. (Permian Basin Petroleum Association), Austin, TX
             Modglin, Jason (Western Midstream), Spring, TX
   Providing written testimony:
   FOR:
             Dobbs, Micheal (Texas Pacific Land Corp), Dallas, TX
SB 2268
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Baum, Walt (Powering Texans), Austin, TX
             Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas), Austin, TX
             Garcia, Buddy (Element Fuels), Austin, TX
             Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives), Austin, TX
             Kilroy, Taylor Executive Director (Texas Public Power Association), Austin, TX
             Richie, Carl Attorney (Self; Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative, Inc.), Austin, TX
             Utley, Mattie (Calpine), Austin, TX
   ON:
             English, Barksdale Deputy Executive Director (Public Utility Commission of Texas),
             Austin, TX



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                                          WITNESS LIST


Business & Commerce
April 10, 2025 8:00 AM
   Providing written testimony:
   FOR:
             Parker, Zoe Policy Analyst (Wartsila North America, Inc.), Houston, TX
SB 2349
   FOR:
             Amaya, Gabrielle Associate Counsel (Texas Realtors), Austin, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             O'Banion, Stephanie Director of Impact & Engagement (United Ways of Texas), Austin,
             TX
             Pate, Gardner (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX
             Wheeler, Julie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court),
             Austin, TX
SB 2443
   Registering, but not testifying:
   ON:
             Jennings, Doug General Counsel (TDLR), Austin, TX
SB 2629
   FOR:
             Libersat, Jeff (RMWBH), Austin, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Dabeau, Jocelyn (Texas Real Estate and Probate Institute (TREP)), Austin, TX
             Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
             Matz, Laura (Texas Community Association Advocates (TCAA)), Austin, TX
SB 2702
   FOR:
             Mata, John Sr. Director (also providing written testimony) (International Association of
             Plumbing & Mechanical Officials), Hockley, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
             Lord, Rick Executive Director (Self; Texas Building Trades), Austin, TX
             Moreno, Jesus (Soutwest Pipe Trades Association), Austin, TX
   ON:
             Risko, Michele Deputy Director, Water Supply Division (TCEQ), Austin, TX
             Zyman, Jaya Deputy Director, Licensing & Registration (TCEQ), Austin, TX
SB 2902
   FOR:
             Lluveras, Lauren Public Policy Manager (Texas Council on Family Violence), Austin, TX


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                                        WITNESS LIST


Business & Commerce
April 10, 2025 8:00 AM
   ON:
             Littwin, Angela Professor of Law (Self), Austin, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Gordley, Briana (Texas Appleseed), Austin, TX
             Lenau, Kristen (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault), Austin, TX
             Mace, Stephanie (AARP TX), Austin, TX
             O'Banion, Stephanie Director of Impact & Engagement (United Ways of Texas), Austin,
             TX




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