Witness List: Economic Development, March 10, 2025

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A witness list for an Economic Development hearing on March 10, 2025, at 2:00 PM, covering SB 14, SB 217, SB 586, SB 856, SCR 12 and SCR 24. For SB 14 it lists the Coalition for Regulatory Efficiency and Reform, the Greater Houston Partnership, the Texas Association of Builders and the Texas Public Policy Foundation as testifying for the bill, with NFIB, the Goldwater Institute and Texans for Lawsuit Reform registering in support. The Texas Historical Commission is listed on SB 217 and SB 586, and the Texas Workforce Commission on SB 856. SpaceX registers for SCR 12, while the Israeli American Council and the Texas Association of Business testify for SCR 24.

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WITNESS
LIST

Economic
Development

March
10, 2025 2:00 PM

SB 14

FOR:

Bordelon,
Rod (Coalition for Regulatory Efficiency and Reform), Austin, TX

Jones,
Tanner (Cicero Action), Austin, TX

Landin,
Taylor (Greater Houston Partnership), Houston, TX

Norman,
Jr., M. Scott CEO (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

Shepard,
Judge Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX

ON:

Abdullah,
Haseeb (Self), Austin, TX

Langdon,
Heidi Director of Vendor Management (Texas Department of Information

Resources),
Austin, TX

Registering,
but not testifying:

FOR:

Bresnen,
Steve (Coalition for Regulatory Efficiency and Reform), Austin, TX

Burdett,
Jeff Texas State Director NFIB (NFIB), Austin, TX

Eichler,
Shera (Goldwater Institute), Austin, TX

Heckmann,
Kris (Texans for Free Enterprise), Austin, TX

Krogman,
Travis VP, State & Federal Relations (Austin Chamber of Commerce), Austin,

TX

McCormick,
Travis (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association), Austin, TX

Parsley,
Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX

Perdichizzi,
Gabriela VP, Government Relations (Texas Association of Business), Austin,

TX

Sheetz,
Samuel Legislative Director (Self; Americans for Prosperity), Austin, TX

Simmons,
Carrie (FGA Action), Austin, TX

Sreenivasan,
Rahul Director, Government Performance and Fiscal Policy (Texas 2036),

Austin,
TX

Providing
written testimony:

FOR:

Broughton,
Whitney Dir of State Affairs (Texas Assoc of School Boards), Austin, Texas,

TX

SB 217

ON:

Sadnick,
Charles (Texas Historical Commission), Austin, TX

Registering,
but not testifying:

FOR:

Abdullah,
Haseeb (Self), Austin, TX

Sanders,
Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX

SB 586

ON:

Sadnick,
Charles (Texas Historical Commission), Austin, TX

WITNESS
LIST

Economic
Development

March
10, 2025 2:00 PM

Registering,
but not testifying:

FOR:

Abdullah,
Haseeb (Self), Austin, TX

Sanders,
Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX

SB 856

FOR:

Ford,
Victoria President and CEO (Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute),
Austin, TX

ON:

York,
Mary Director of Workforce Development (Texas Workforce Commission), Austin,

TX

Registering,
but not testifying:

ON:

Lawley,
Cindy Associate Agency Director for Workforce Developmen (Texas A&M

Engineering
Experiment Station (TEES)), Bryan, TX

SCR 12

Registering,
but not testifying:

FOR:

Abdullah,
Haseeb (Self), Austin, TX

Lancaster,
Ben Sr. Manager, Texas Government Affairs (SpaceX), Bastrop, TX

Sanders,
Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX

SCR 24

FOR:

Feinstein,
Ari Mr (Self), Dallas, TX

Hamer,
Glenn President & CEO (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

Saad,
Lily (Self), Austin, TX

Shwartz,
Shelly IAC TX Regioal Director (Israeli American Council), Austin, TX

AGAINST:

Abdullah,
Haseeb (Self), Austin, TX

ON:

Zrubek,
Terry Deputy Executive Director (Office of the Governor, Economic Development

&
Tourism Office), Austin, TX

Registering,
but not testifying:

FOR:

Silverberg,
Carol (Self), Austin, TX

Vane,
Mark (Self), Austin, TX

Vane,
Sharyn (Self), Austin, TX

AGAINST:

LeMasters,
Anne LMSW (Self), Austin, TX

ON:

Cruz,
Adriana Executive Director (Office of the Governor, Economic Development &

Tourism),
Austin, TX

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