MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS
Monday, April 14, 1997
2:00 pm
Capitol Extension, Room E1.016
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Nominations
was held on Monday, April 14, 1997 in the Capitol Extension,
Room E1.016, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Frank Madla Senator Drew Nixon
Senator Florence Shapiro
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
Senator J.E. Brown
Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr.
Senator Tom Haywood
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:55 pm.
The Chair laid out the names of the nominees for the Texas
Board of Health.
Senator Lucio introduced nominee, Mario R. Anzaldua, M.D.
Senator Galloway introduced nominees, Kent M. Adams and Walter
D. Wilkerson, Jr., M.D.
At 3:30 pm, Senator Gallegos moved to consider and report to
the Senate with the recommendation that the nominees for the
Texas Board of Health be confirmed.
Senator Shapiro seconded the motion.
The Chair asked the Committee Members for unanimous consent to
show Senators Brown and Haywood as voting aye. There being no
objection, Senators Brown and Haywood were shown voting aye.
The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present
not voting, and 1 absent.
The Chair laid out the names of the nominees for the Texas
Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation Board of Directors.
Senator Ellis introduced nominee, Alfred Jackson.
The Chair introduced nominees, W. Bruce Robinson, Jorja L.
Kimball, Jane Phipps, and Ruben E. Esquivel.
The Chair laid out the names of the nominees for the Texas
Workers' Compensation Commission.
The Chair introduced nominee, Jack E. Abla.
Senator Barrientos introduced nominee, Richard F. Reynolds.
The Chair and Senator Wentworth introduced nominees, Joel B.
Terrill and Rebecca F. Olivares.
At 4:32 pm, Senator Barrientos moved to consider and report to
the Senate with the recommendation that the nominees for the
Texas Workers' Compensation Commission be confirmed.
Senator Gallegos seconded the motion.
The Chair asked the Committee Members for unanimous consent to
show Senator Haywood as voting aye. There being no objection,
Senator Haywood was shown voting aye.
The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present
not voting, and 2 absent.
At 4:33 pm, Senator Gallegos moved to consider and report to
the Senate with the recommendation that the nominees for the
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation Board of Directors
be confirmed.
Senator Barrientos seconded the motion.
The Chair asked the Committee Members for unanimous consent to
show Senator Haywood as voting aye. There being no objection,
Senator Haywood was shown voting aye.
The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present
not voting, and 2 absent.
At 4:35 pm, Senator Gallegos moved to consider and report to
the Senate with the recommendation that the nominees for the
State Board of Dental Examiners, State Employee Charitable
Campaign Policy Committee, General Services Commission,
Department of Information Resources Board of Directors, Board
of Pilot Commissioners for the Ports of Galveston County,
Pilot Commission for the Sabine Bar, Pass, and Tributaries,
Texas Rehabilitation Commission, State Board of Examiners for
Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, State Securities
Board, Governing Committee of the Workers' Compensation
Insurance Facility and Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance
Fund Board of Directors be confirmed.
Senator Barrientos seconded the motion.
The Chair asked the Committee Members for unanimous consent to
show Senator Haywood as voting aye. There being no objection,
Senator Haywood was shown voting aye.
The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present
not voting, and 2 absent.
There being no further business, at 4:35 pm Senator Madla
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the Chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Frank Madla, Chair
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Hillery Hawkins, Clerk