Witness List, Business & Commerce Committee, February 27, 2025 8:00 AM, Electricity (Texas Senate, 89th Legislature)
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Witness list for the Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee hearing of February 27, 2025, opening with invited testimony on electricity from Thomas Gleeson, chairman of the Public Utility Commission. The list then covers SB 6, SB 504, SB 765, SB 815 and SB 929. Cyrus Reed of the Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club testified for SB 6, the Teaching Hospitals of Texas testified against SB 504, and the Texas Medical Association testified for SB 815.
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
February 27, 2025 8:00 AM
Electricity
ON:
Gleeson, Thomas Chairman (Public Utility Commission), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
ON:
Barkley, Benjamin Chief Executive & Public Counsel (Office of Public Utility Counsel),
Austin, TX
SB 6
FOR:
Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (also providing written testimony)
(Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Peacock, Bill (also providing written testimony) (Self), Dripping Springs, TX
ON:
Axelrod, Sara (also providing written testimony) (Crusoe), Denver, CO
Baker, Bryn Sr Director (Texas Energy Buyers Alliance), Austin, TX
Barkley, Benjamin Chief Executive & Public Counsel (Office of Public Utility Counsel),
Austin, TX
Baum, Walt (Powering Texans), Austin, TX
Bell, Mark President (Association of Electric Companies of Texas), Austin, TX
Bratcher, Lee President (also providing written testimony) (Texas Blockchain Council),
Richardson, TX
Chappell, Wade (Kings Branch Data), Fort Worth, TX
Coleman, Katie (Texas Assocation of Manufactures), Austin, TX
Diorio, Dan Senior Director State Policy (Data Center Coalition), Denver, CO
English, Barksdale Deputy Executive Director (Public Utility Commission), Austin, TX
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives), Austin, TX
Kilroy, Taylor Executive Director (Texas Public Power Association), Austin, TX
Kroll, John (Switch, Inc.), Austin, TX
Lasher, Warren (TXOGA), Pflugerville, TX
McNamara, Michael CEO (also providing written testimony) (Lancium), Shenandoah, TX
Powell, Gideon CEO (Self; Cholla Inc.), Dallas, TX
Vegas, Pablo President & CEO (Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)), Austin,
TX
Wood, Pat CEO (Self; Hunt Energy Network), Dallas, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Trainor, Lucy (Self), Driftwood, TX
AGAINST:
Rekstad, Britta (Self), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
February 27, 2025 8:00 AM
ON:
Alcorta, Victor (New APR Energy LLC), Austin, TX
Emnett, Mason (Powering Texans), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
ON:
Jordan, Ben (CPS Energy), San Antonio, TX
Simmons, Carrie (Enchanted Rock), Austin, TX
SB 504
FOR:
Goloby, Mark (Self), Houston, TX
AGAINST:
Milligan, Maureen President and CEO (also providing written testimony) (Teaching
Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX
ON:
Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (The Texas
Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX
Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission), Dallas, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Baggett, Donnis Executive Vice President (Self; Texas Press Association), Austin, TX
Bonura, John Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
Hodges, Mike Executive Director (Texas Press Association), Austin, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Russell, Ryland Legislative Aide (Texas Press Association), Austin, TX
Trainor, Lucy (Self), Driftwood, TX
ON:
Roquemore, Clarisse Assistant Director Fiscal Mangagement (Comptroller of Public
Accounts), Austin, TX
SB 765
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Brooks, Jeri (City of Houston), Houston, TX
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
Rasti, Kelly Associate Executive Director of Govt Relations (Texas Association of School
Boards), Austin, TX
Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (Clifford Sparks), Dallas, TX
Trainor, Lucy (Self), Driftwood, TX
ON:
Nedwick, Christen Deputy Chief Counsel (HHSC Office of Inspector General), Austin, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Ross, Chuck (Texas Workforce Commission), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
February 27, 2025 8:00 AM
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Floerke, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority), Austin, TX
SB 815
FOR:
McLane, Katherine (Self; Texas Coalition for Patients), Austin, TX
Silva, Ezequiel “Zeke” MD (Self; Texas Medical Association), San Antonio, TX
AGAINST:
Dudensing, Jamie (also providing written testimony) (Texas Association of Health Plans),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Autry, Evan (St. Luke’s Healthcare System), Austin, TX
Clay, Reed (Texas Health Resources), Austin, TX
Galvan, Lyssette Public Policy Director (NAMI Texas), Austin, TX
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Academy of Family Physicians), Austin, TX
Grimes, Michael (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX
Grimes, Michael (Texas Radiological Society), Austin, TX
Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists), Austin, TX
Milligan, Maureen President and CEO (Teaching Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX
Reed, Rachael Executive Director (Self; Texas Ophthalmological Association), Austin, TX
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians), Austin, TX
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society), Austin, TX
Vasek, Heather (DHR Health), Edinburg, TX
Wilson, Stacy President (Children’s Hospital Association of Texas), Austin, TX
Wohleb, Steve General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
Woomer, Eric (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society), Austin, TX
Woomer, Eric (Texas Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Society), Austin, TX
Woomer, Eric (Texas Dermatology Society), Austin, TX
Wright, Ben (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Duncan, Cameron (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas), Austin, TX
Johnston, Catherine Pastor (Self), Austin, TX
Rekstad, Britta (Self), Austin, TX
ON:
Diaz-Lara, Debra (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
McCormick, Travis (Make Texans Healthy Again), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
February 27, 2025 8:00 AM
SB 929
FOR:
Blake, Frances (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
Risk, Raymond President/CEO (Texas Construction Association), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Woomer, Eric (Precast Concrete Manufacturers Assoc., Texas Crane Owners Assoc.),
Austin, TX
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