SENATE
                         COMMITTEE ACTION REPORT


COMMITTEE: Nominations

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM, Monday, January 27, 1997

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ALL NOMINEES WERE REPORTED FAVORABLY

Finance Commission of Texas

Wilburn Hilton,Jr.,chair    Reappointed 06-28-96 for a    Cain
Hunt County                 term to expire 02-01-02

Marlene Martin              Appointed 06-28-96 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                term to expire 02-01-02

Manuel J. Mehos             Appointed 06-28-96 for a      Brown
Harris County               term to expire 02-01-02

Victor Puente,Jr.           Appointed 06-28-96 for a      Harris
Tarrant County              term to expire 02-01-98

Public Utility Commission

Pat Wood,III, chair         Reappointed 09-01-95 for a    Wentworth
Travis County               term to expire 09-01-01

Judy W. Walsh               Appointed 07-17-95 for a      Wentworth
Kendall County              term to expire 09-01-99


TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES WHO WILL NOT APPEAR:

Texas Animal Health Commission

R.A. Brown,Jr., chair       Appointed 01-22-96 for a      Haywood
Throckmorton County         term to expire 09-06-01

Donald L. Berend            Reappointed 01-22-96 for a    Haywood
Wichita County              term to expire 09-06-01

H. Tevis Herd               Appointed 01-22-96 for a      Bivins
Midland County              term to expire 09-06-01

Joe W. Templeton            Appointed 01-22-96 for a      District 5
Brazos County               term to expire 09-06-01

Children's Trust Fund of Texas Council

Patricia Aguayo             Appointed 03-22-96 for a      Shapleigh
El Paso County              term to expire 09-01-01

Anne C. Crews               Appointed 03-22-96 for a      West
Dallas County               term to expire 09-01-01

Juan M. Parra               Appointed 03-22-96 for a      Luna
Bexar County                term to expire 09-01-01

Peggy B. Smith              Reappointed 03-22-96 for a    Ellis
Harris County               term to expire 09-01-97

State Board of Examiners of Dietitians

Ethelind S. Gibson          Reappointed 04-09-96 for a    Nixon
Nacogodoches County         term to expire 09-01-01

Patricia M. Krug            Appointed 04-09-96 for a      Zaffirini
Bexar County                term to expire 09-01-01

Dorothy M. Shafer           Appointed 04-09-96 for a      Wentworth
Gillespie County            term to expire 09-01-01


Fire Fighters' Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees

Joe Rice, chair             Reappointed 06-28-96 for a    Bivins
Randall County              term to expire 09-01-01

Weir Labatt                 Appointed 06-28-96 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                term to expire 09-01-01

Paul V. Loeffler            Appointed 06-28-96 for a      Madla
Brewster County             term to expire 09-01-01

Francisco R. Torres         Appointed 06-28-96 for a      Truan
Willacy County              term to expire 09-01-99

State Library and Archives

Carolyn P. Armstrong        Reappointed 10-06-95 for a    Wentworth
Bexar County                term to expire 09-28-01

Sandy Melton                Reappointed 10-06-95 for a    Shapiro
Dallas County               term to expire 09-28-01

Sandra Pickett              Appointed 10-06-95 for a      Galloway
Liberty County              term to expire 09-28-97


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