SENATE
                         COMMITTEE ACTION REPORT


COMMITTEE: Nominations

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM, Monday, May 12, 1997

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ALL NOMINEES WERE REPORTED FAVORABLY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

Texas Board on Aging

Miriam A. Burton              Appointed 03-14-97 for a      Nixon
Montgomery County             term to expire 02-01-03

Dr. V.F. Jack Burton          Appointed 09-21-95 for a      Sibley
Johnson County                term to expire 02-01-01

Thomas E. Oliver              Appointed 03-14-97 for a      Galloway
Harris County                 term to expire 02-01-03

Jan Patterson                 Reappointed 12-01-95 for a    Carona
Dallas County                 term to expire 02-01-01

William T. Shaner             Appointed 03-14-97 for a      Bivins
Midland County                term to expire 02-01-03

Holly H. Williamson           Appointed 09-21-95 for a      Ellis
Harris County                 term to expire 02-01-01

Texas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Keith Hubbard, D.C.           Appointed 08-09-95 for a      Moncrief
Tarrant County                term to expire 02-01-99

Oliver R. Smith, Jr., D.C.    Appointed 07-11-95 for a      Shapleigh
El Paso County                term to expire 02-01-01

Dora I. Valverde              Appointed 03-29-96 for a      Lucio
Hidalgo County                term to expire 02-01-01

John C. Weddle, D.C.          Appointed 08-09-95 for a      Cain
Rockwall County               term to expire 02-01-01

Carolyn D. Williams, D.C.     Appointed 07-21-95 for a      Ellis
Harris County                 term to expire 02-01-99

Texas Lottery Commission

John L. Hill, Jr              Appointed 01-02-97 for a      Ellis
Harris County                 term to expire 02-01-99

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

Lee S. Anderson, M.D.         Appointed 04-25-97 for a      Moncrief
Tarrant County                term to expire 04-13-03

Peter Chang, M.D.             Appointed 04-25-97 for a      Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 04-13-03

Ann Forehand                  Appointed 08-09-95 for a      Ratliff
Bowie County                  term to expire 04-13-99

Edward S. Hicks, Sr.          Appointed 04-25-97 for a      Truan
Nueces County                 term to expire 04-13-03

Connie Navar-Clark            Appointed 10-06-95 for a      Shapleigh
El Paso County                term to expire 04-13-99

Larry Price, D.O.             Appointed 04-25-97 for a      Fraser
Bell County                   term to expire 04-13-03

Janet Tornelli-Mitchell, M.D. Appointed 04-25-97 for a      Shapiro
Dallas County                 term to expire 04-13-03

Jenat T. Turner               Appointed 11-03-95 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 04-13-97
                              Reappointed 05-02-97 for a
                              term to expire 04-13-03

State Pension Review Board

Leonard R. Cargill, Jr.       Appointed 07-26-96 for a      Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 01-31-01

Craig S. Goralski, Sr.        Appointed 04-21-97 for a      Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 01-31-03

William Mahomes, Jr.          Appointed 04-21-97 for a      Shapiro
Collin County                 term to expire 01-31-03

Don C. Reynolds               Appointed 07-27-95 for a      Moncrief
Tarrant County                term to expire 01-31-01

Frederick E. Rowe, Jr.        Appointed 04-21-97 for a      Shapiro
Dallas County                 term to expire 01-31-03

Shari O. Shivers              Appointed 04-21-97 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 01-31-03

State Preservation Board

Dealey Herndon                Appointed 02-21-96 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 02-01-97

Texas Racing Commission

Larry J. Christopher          Appointed 09-22-95 for a      Ogden
Houston County                term to expire 02-01-01

James L. Schulze, D.V.M.      Appointed 09-22-95 for a      Galloway
Montgomery County             term to expire 02-01-01

Texas Transportation Commission

Robert L. Nichols             Appointed 04-22-97 for a      Nixon
Cherokee County               term to expire 02-01-03


Board of Directors of the Trinity River Authority of Texas

Leslie C. Browne              Appointed 05-05-97 for a      Harris
Tarrant County                term to expire 03-15-03

Patricia A. Clapp             Appointed 06-14-95 for a      Carona
Dallas County                 term to expire 03-15-01

Hector Escamilla, Jr.         Appointed 05-05-97 for a      Nelson
Dallas County                 term to expire 03-15-03

Benny L. Fogleman             Appointed 05-05-97 for a      Nixon
Polk County                   term to expire 03-15-03

Jane M. Fouty                 Appointed 05-05-97 for a      Ogden
Navarro County                term to expire 03-15-03

Edward Eugene Hargett         Appointed 05-05-97 for a      Ogden
Houston County                term to expire 03-15-03

John W. Jenkins               Appointed 05-05-97 for a      Galloway
Chambers County               term to expire 03-15-03

James W. Porter               Appointed 06-14-95 for a      Shapiro
Dallas County                 term to expire 03-15-99

Jack C. Vaughn, Jr.           Appointed 05-05-97 for a      Shapiro
Dallas County                 term to expire 03-15-03

Walter C. White               Appointed 02-29-96 for a      Ogden
Trinity County                term to expire 03-15-99

Board of Trustees of the Texas County and District Retirement System

Martha Gustavsen              Appointed 06-07-95 for a      Galloway
Montgomery County             term to expire 12-31-99

John R. Marshall              Appointed 07-26-96 for a      Harris
Tarrant County                term to expire 12-31-01

Bill Melton                   Appointed 07-26-96 for a      Shapiro
Dallas County                 term to expire 12-31-01

Steve Radack                  Reappointed 07-26-96 for a    Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 12-31-01

Employees Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees

Carolyn Gallagher             Appointed 10-03-96 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 08-31-00

Southwest Travis County Water District Board of Directors
ALL SOUTHWEST TRAVIS COUNTY WATER NOMINEES WERE LEFT PENDING
D. Jarrett Bates              Appointed 12-06-95 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 09-01-97

Kirby L. Brown                Appointed 12-06-95 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 09-01-99

Kevin Cromack                 Appointed 12-06-95 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 09-01-99

Colin G. Haza                 Appointed 12-06-95 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 09-01-97

Mark C. Kelling               Appointed 01-02-97 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 09-01-99

Ken Levine                    Appointed 12-06-95 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 09-01-97

Duncan C. Norton              Appointed 12-06-95 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 09-01-01

Darlene Rojas-Wilson          Appointed 12-06-95 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 09-01-01

John F. Williams              Appointed 12-06-95 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 09-01-01

Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees

James P. Cummings, Jr.        Appointed 05-06-97 for a      Wentworth
Tom Green County              term to expire 08-31-01

James H. Simms                Appointed 09-05-95 for a      Bivins
Potter County                 term to expire 08-31-01

Ronald G. Steinhart           Appointed 09-05-95 for a      Shapiro
Dallas County                 term to expire 08-31-97

Wendell Whittenburg           Appointed 09-05-95 for a      Fraser
Nolan County                  term to expire 08-31-01

Texas Municipal Retirement System Board of Trustees

Victoria L.H. LaFollett       Appointed 04-21-97 for a      Ratliff
Gregg County                  term to expire 02-01-03

Charles E. Windwehen          Appointed 04-21-97 for a      Armbrister
Victoria County               term to expire 02-01-03



Texas Cosmetology Commission
TEXAS COSMETOLOGY COMMISSION NOMINEES WERE LEFT PENDING.
Brian P. King                 Appointed 02-21-96 for a      Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 12-31-01

Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board

Maria Almanza                 Appointed 10-23-95 for a      Shapleigh
El Paso County                term to expire 01-31-96
                              Reappointed 05-13-96 for a
                              term to expire 01-31-98

Ben E. Barnett                Appointed 10-23-95 for a      Carona
Dallas County                 term to expire 01-31-96
                              Reappointed 05-13-96 for a
                              term to expire 01-31-98

Leonel Garza, Jr.             Appointed 10-23-95 for a      Lucio
Hidalgo County                term to expire 01-31-97
                              Reappointed 04-23-97 for a
                              term to expire 01-31-99

Vidal Gonzalez                Appointed 10-23-95 for a      Madla
Val Verde County              term to expire 01-31-97

Jacqueline G. Humphrey, CPA   Appointed 05-13-96 for a      Bivins
Potter County                 term to expire 01-31-98

Eduardo A. Lopez              Appointed 04-23-97 for a      Truan
Nueces County                 term to expire 01-31-99

A.E. Nelson, Jr.              Reappointed 10-23-95 for a    Haywood
Taylor County                 term to expire 01-31-97

Debra S. Runyan               Appointed 10-23-95 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                  term to expire 01-31-96
                              Reappointed 05-17-96 for a
                              term to expire 01-31-98

Robert A. Seale, Jr.          Appointed 04-23-97 for a      Brown
Harris County                 term to expire 01-31-99

James M. Synatzske            Appointed 04-23-97 for a      Sibley
Erath County                  term to expire 01-31-99

Cecil W. Wimberly             Appointed 10-23-95 for a      Sibley
Bosque County                 term to expire 01-31-97

Texas Diabetes Council

Maria C. Alen, M.D.           Appointed 07-27-95 for a      Lucio
Hidalgo County                term to expire 02-01-01

Gene Bell, R.N.               Appointed 10-07-96 for a      Duncan
Lubbock County                term to expire 02-01-00

Stuart Fitts                  Appointed 07-27-95 for a      Carona
Dallas County                 term to expire 02-01-01
Victor H. Gonzalez, M.D.      Appointed 10-07-96 for a      Lucio
Hidalgo County                term to expire 02-01-00

Judith L. Haley               Appointed 10-07-96 for a      Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 02-01-00

Lawrence B. Harkless, DPM     Appointed 07-27-95 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                  term to expire 02-01-01

Richard S. Hayley             Appointed 10-07-96 for a      Truan
Nueces County                 term to expire 02-01-02

Thomas R. McCann              Appointed 04-21-97 for a      Ratliff
Titus County                  term to expire 02-01-01

Cheryl J. Porter              Appointed 07-27-95 for a      Bivins
Midland County                term to expire 02-01-01

Philip L. Ricks, II           Appointed 07-27-95 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                  term to expire 02-01-01

Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

April L. Eyeington            Appointed 05-22-96 for a      Ogden
Brazos County                 term to expire 01-31-99

Gwen B. Gilbert               Appointed 04-24-97 for a      Shapiro
Dallas County                 term to expire 01-31-03

Rebecca B. Junker             Appointed 04-24-97 for a      Brown
Fort Bend County              term to expire 01-31-03

Reagan S. McCoy               Appointed 04-24-97 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                  term to expire 01-31-03

Lou Miller                    Appointed 05-30-95 for a      Luna
Bexar County                  term to expire 01-31-01

Janet F. Parnell              Appointed 06-30-95 for a      Bivins
Hemphill County               term to expire 01-31-01

Edward L. Summers             Appointed 04-28-97 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 01-31-03

Barbara J. Thomas             Appointed 04-24-97 for a      Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 01-31-03

Texas Commission for the Blind

James L. Caldwell, Ph.D.      Reappointed 08-09-95 for a    Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 02-01-01

C. Robert Keeney, Jr.         Appointed 08-09-95 for a      Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 02-01-01

W. Frank Mullican, Jr.        Appointed 08-09-95 for a      Duncan
Lubbock County                term to expire 02-01-01

Don W. Oates                  Appointed 02-11-97 for a      Nixon
Nacogdoches County            term to expire 02-01-03

Beverley A. Stiles            Appointed 02-11-97 for a      Zaffirini
Duval County                  term to expire 02-01-03

John M. Turner                Reappointed 02-11-97 for a    Shapiro
Dallas County                 term to expire 02-01-03

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