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                         COMMITTEE ACTION REPORT


COMMITTEE: Nominations

TIME & DATE:  9:00AM, Wednesday, February 5, 1997

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ALL NOMINEES WERE REPORTED FAVORABLY

University of Texas System Board of Regents

Rita C. Clements            Appointed 11-21-96 for a      Shapiro
Dallas County               term to expire 02-01-01

Patrick C. Oxford           Appointed 02-03-97 for a      Whitmire
Harris County               term to expire 02-01-03

A. W. Riter, Jr             Appointed 02-03-97 for a      Ratliff
Smith County                term to expire 02-01-03

A. R. Sanchez               Appointed 02-03-97 for a      Zaffirini
Webb County                 term to expire 02-01-03

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