Witness List, Business & Commerce Committee, June 24, 2026 9:00 AM, Examining Broadband Development Office Strategic Planning (Texas Senate, 89th Legislature)
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Witness list for the Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee hearing of June 24, 2026, an interim hearing on the Broadband Development Office's strategic planning, financial technology innovation, and access to affordable insurance. Broadband witnesses included the Comptroller of Public Accounts and the Texas Broadband Association. On financial technology the list names the Texas Department of Banking, the Texas State Securities Board, the Texas Blockchain Council and CoinFlip, and on insurance Commissioner Amanda Crawford of the Texas Department of Insurance, the Office of Public Insurance Counsel and TWIA.
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
June 24, 2026 9:00 AM
Examining Broadband Development Office Strategic Planning
ON:
Clayton, Bryant Director (also providing written testimony) (Comptroller of Public
Accounts), Austin, TX
Moore, Rusty (Big Bend Telecom, Texas Telephone Association), Alpine, TX
Muñoz, Ned Vice President (Texas Cable Association), Austin, TX
OJibway, Tina (Texas Broadband Association), Austin, TX
Spence, Grant (Dell Telephone Cooperative / Rural America), El Paso, TX
Fostering Financial Technology Innovation
ON:
Baddour, Ann (also providing written testimony) (Texas Appleseed), Austin, TX
Blanton, Whitney General Counsel (also providing written testimony) (Texas Treasury and
Safekeeping Trust Company), Austin, TX
Castaneda, Joel EVP Chief Risk Officer (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas
Bankers Association & Vantage Bank Texas), San Antonio, TX
Colby, Adam Director (also providing written testimony) (Texas Financial Crimes
Intelligence Center), Tyler, TX
Cooper, Charles Commissioner (also providing written testimony) (Texas Department of
Banking), Austin, TX
Earl, Andrea Associate State Director Advocacy and Outreach (also providing written
testimony) (AARP), Austin, TX
Goostree, Jessi Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Texas Blockchain
Council), Dallas, TX
Ion, Anca Chief Investment Officer (also providing written testimony) (Texas Treasury and
Safekeeping Company), Austin, TX
Ochoa, Cristi Deputy Securities Commissioner (also providing written testimony) (Texas
State Securities Board), Austin, TX
Ray, Korok Associate Professor (also providing written testimony) (Texas A and M),
College Station, TX
Turke, Jon Director - Government Affairs (also providing written testimony) (CoinFlip),
Chicago, IL
Williston, Christopher CEO (Independent Bankers Association of TX), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
ON:
Adams, Marcus Deputy General Counsel (Texas Department of Banking), Austin, TX
Heintz, Jeramy Securities Commissioner (TSSB), Austin, TX
Strengthening Regulatory Oversight and Access to Affordable 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
Cote, Steve Mr (Self), Pasadena, TX
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
June 24, 2026 9:00 AM
Crawford, Amanda Commissioner (also providing written testimony) (Texas Department
of Insurance), Austin, TX
Crocker, William Senior Vice President (also providing written testimony) (Independent
Insurance Agents of Texas), Austin, TX
Durden, David General Manager (also providing written testimony) (TWIA), Austin, TX
Floyd, Beaman (also providing written testimony) (Texas Coalition for Affordable
Insurance Solutions), Austin, TX
Hassell, Bob (also providing written testimony) (Self), Keller, TX
Husted, Ana Vice president (also providing written testimony) (Associated Builders and
Contractors of Texas, Inc.), Austin, TX
Kibbe, Scot Vice President, State Government Relations (also providing written testimony)
(American Property Casualty Insurance Association), Austin, TX
Linenschmidt, Larry (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
Norman, Scott CEO (also providing written testimony) (Texas MBA), Austin, TX
Parsley, Lee (also providing written testimony) (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
Powell, Lars (also providing written testimony) (Griffith Foundation), Tuscaloosa, AL
Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (also providing written testimony)
(Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX
Simon, Daniel Owner (also providing written testimony) (Self), Liberty Hill, TX
Summers, Trey Mr (Texas Association of Builders), Corpus Christi, TX
Watts, Jeff (Self), Porter, TX
Worman, Mark (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
ON:
Wendell, Ware Executive Director (Texas Watch), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
ON:
Cook, Kamil (Public Citizen), Austin, TX
Hanes, Rachel Policy Director (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance), San Antonio, TX
Mazur, Jeremy Director, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy (Texas 2036), Austin,
TX
Nemit, Jacob Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
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