Several former University of Texas students who survived the 1966 campus shootings by sniper Charles Whitman have testified against the bill. Jim Bryce was a 25-year-old Texas student when he was pinned down by Whitmans gunfire and saw three friend shots.
Tamara Welsh (1995-1999), Chris Shields (1992-1996), Joe Johnson (1901-1905), Jim Bryce (1968-1972), Dawn McCaskill (1997-2001), Vera Urbanek (2000-2004)