SENATE

                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

   COMMITTEE:   Nominations

   TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM

                Thursday, April 23, 2015

   PLACE:       2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.)

   CHAIR:       Senator Brian Birdwell

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   To consider the following:

   The following nominees will appear:

   Texas State Technical College System Board of Regents

   Keith Robert Honey         Appointed 10-15-13 for a      Eltife

   Gregg County               term to expire 08-31-19

   University of North Texas System Board of Regents

   Benny Glen Whitley         Appointed 07-30-13 for a      Hancock

   Tarrant County             term to expire 05-22-19

   University of Houston System Board of Regents

   Paula Martina Mendoza      Appointed 10-15-13 for a      Whitmire

   Harris County              term to expire 08-31-19

   Family and Protective Services Council

   Juan Antonio Sorto         Appointed 09-30-13 for a      Ellis

   Harris County              term to expire 02-01-19

   The following nominees will not appear:

   Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners

   Donna Sue Guthery          Appointed 10-27-14 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 01-31-17

   Claudia E. Harsh           Appointed 10-27-14 for a      Huffines

   Dallas County              term to expire 01-31-19


   Governing Board of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

   Michael Patrick Hanley     Appointed 09-16-14 for a      Schwertner

   Williamson County          term to expire 01-31-17

   Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee

   Angelos G. Angelou         Appointed 09-26-13 for a      Fraser

   Travis County              term to expire 01-31-19

   Arthur Gerald Geistweidt   Appointed 09-26-13 for a      Perry

   Mason County               term to expire 01-31-15

   William H. Rice            Appointed 09-26-13 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 01-31-17

   Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners

   Amy Nicole Vavra           Appointed 07-15-14 for a      Birdwell

   Johnson County             term to expire 02-01-17

   Texas Board of Criminal Justice

   Larry Don Miles            Appointed 08-29-14 for a      Seliger

   Randall County             term to expire 02-01-17

   Governing Board of the Texas School for the Deaf

   Shawn Patrick Saladin      Appointed 09-22-14 for a      Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County             term to expire 01-31-17

   Family and Protective Services Council

   Lisa Annette Hembry        Appointed 09-30-13 for a      West

   Dallas County              term to expire 02-01-17

   Krizia Bernadette Ramirez  Appointed 09-30-13 for a      Menéndez

   Bexar County               term to expire 02-01-19

   Linda Davis Timmerman      Appointed 09-30-13 for a      Schwertner

   Freestone County           term to expire 02-01-19

   Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

   Thomas Tolbert Chisum      Appointed 10-31-14 for a      Creighton

   Jefferson County           term to expire 01-31-19


   James B. Goodwin           Appointed 10-31-14 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 01-31-15

   Office of Injured Employee Counsel

   Jessica Anna Corna         Appointed 10-31-14 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 02-01-15

   Manufactured Housing Board

   Brenda Joyce Swinney       Appointed 07-15-14 for a      Watson

   Bastrop County             term to expire 01-31-17

   Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

   Harvey Dean Aikman         Appointed 04-17-14 for a      Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County             term to expire 01-31-15

   Barbara Sanders            Appointed 10-25-14 for a      Campbell

   Travis County              term to expire 01-31-17

   Texas State Technical College System Board of Regents

   Ivan Arturo Andarza        Appointed 10-15-13 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 08-31-19

   Ellis Matthew Skinner      Appointed 10-15-13 for a      Huffines

   Dallas County              term to expire 08-31-19

   University of Houston System Board of Regents

   Durga D. Agrawal           Appointed 10-15-13 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 08-31-19

   Lorinda Beth Madison       Appointed 02-26-14 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 08-31-15

   Peter Kelley Taaffe        Appointed 10-15-13 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 08-31-19

   University of North Texas System Board of Regents

   James Russell Reid         Appointed 07-30-13 for a      Burton

   Tarrant County             term to expire 05-22-19


   Gwyn Shea                  Appointed 07-30-13 for a      Hancock

   Dallas County              term to expire 05-22-19

   Veterans' Land Board

   Andrew James Cobos         Appointed 03-17-15 for a      Ellis

   Harris County              term to expire 12-29-18

   Pending business:

   Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

   Ida Louise Clement Steen   Appointed 06-13-14 for a      Campbell

   Bexar County               term to expire 11-15-19

   Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

   Dora Gonzalez Alcala       Appointed 07-07-14 for a      Uresti

   Val Verde County           term to expire 08-31-15

   Sada Cumber                Appointed 03-12-14 for a      Huffman

   Fort Bend County           term to expire 08-31-15

   Fred Farias                Appointed 02-13-15 for a      Lucio

   Hidalgo County             term to expire 08-31-19

   Harold Wayne Hahn          Appointed 09-13-13 for a      Rodríguez

   El Paso County             term to expire 08-31-19

   John Thomas Steen          Appointed 01-07-14 for a      Campbell

   Bexar County               term to expire 08-31-19

   State Board for Educator Certification

   Susan Simpson Hull         Appointed 06-13-14 for a      Hancock

   Dallas County              term to expire 02-01-17

   Leon Luis Leal             Appointed 07-28-14 for a      Nelson

   Tarrant County             term to expire 02-01-17

   Finance Commission of Texas

   Stacy G. London            Appointed 02-26-14 for a      Bettencourt

   Harris County              term to expire 02-01-20


   Lori B. McCool             Appointed 02-26-14 for a      Campbell

   Kendall County             term to expire 02-01-20

   Larry L. Patton            Appointed 02-26-14 for a      Rodríguez

   El Paso County             term to expire 02-01-20

   Paul Wood Plunket          Appointed 02-26-14 for a      Huffines

   Dallas County              term to expire 02-01-20

   Health and Human Services Council

   Sharon Swift Butterworth   Appointed 02-12-14 for a      Rodríguez

   El Paso County             term to expire 02-01-17

   Antonio Falcon             Appointed 02-12-14 for a      Zaffirini

   Starr County               term to expire 02-01-17

   Benny G. Raimer            Appointed 11-18-13 for a      Taylor, L.

   Galveston County           term to expire 02-01-15

   State Health Services Council

   Maria Del Carmen Pagan     Appointed 03-04-14 for a      Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County             term to expire 02-01-15

   Nancy Jo Been Townes       Appointed 03-04-14 for a      Birdwell

   Hood County                term to expire 02-01-15

   Jay Solomon Zeidman        Appointed 03-04-14 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 02-01-19

   Texas Historical Commission

   John W. Crain              Appointed 09-03-13 for a      Huffines

   Dallas County              term to expire 02-01-19

   Thomas Marvin Hatfield     Appointed 10-22-14 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 02-01-17

   Gilbert Eric Peterson      Appointed 09-03-13 for a      Uresti

   Brewster County            term to expire 02-01-19


   Jefferson and Orange County Board of Pilot Commissioners

   Gerald Raymond Callas      Appointed 10-21-14 for a      Creighton

   Jefferson County           term to expire 08-22-16

   Steven Michael Hale        Appointed 10-21-14 for a      Creighton

   Jefferson County           term to expire 08-22-16

   James Scott                Appointed 12-19-13 for a      Creighton

   Jefferson County           term to expire 08-22-15

   Milton Bradley Taylor      Appointed 10-21-14 for a      Nichols

   Orange County              term to expire 08-22-15

   Midwestern State University Board of Regents

   Ralph C. Crosnoe           Appointed 02-26-14 for a      Estes

   Wichita County             term to expire 02-25-20

   Shawn Gaylord Hessing      Appointed 02-26-14 for a      Nelson

   Tarrant County             term to expire 02-25-20

   Nancy Lynn Marks           Appointed 02-26-14 for a      Estes

   Wichita County             term to expire 02-25-20

   Texas County and District Retirement System

   Robert Allen Eckels        Appointed 01-15-14 for a      Bettencourt

   Harris County              term to expire 12-31-19

   Mary Louisa Garcia         Appointed 09-26-13 for a      Nelson

   Tarrant County             term to expire 12-31-17

   Deborah M. Hunt            Appointed 09-26-13 for a      Schwertner

   Williamson County          term to expire 12-31-15

   Bridget Gayl McDowell      Appointed 01-15-14 for a      Fraser

   Callahan County            term to expire 12-31-19

   Robert Campbell Willis     Appointed 01-15-14 for a      Nichols

   Polk County                term to expire 12-31-19

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