SENATE

                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

   COMMITTEE:   Nominations

   TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM

                Thursday, May 04, 2017

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

   CHAIR:       Senator Brian Birdwell

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   To consider the following:

   The following nominees will appear:

   State Office of Administrative Hearings

   Lesli Gwen Ginn            Appointed 05-18-16 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 05-15-18

   State Bar of Texas

   August W. Harris--Supreme Appointed 06-09-15 for a      Watson

   Court of Texas Nominee     term to expire 06-30-18

   Travis County

   Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents

   Nelda Luce Blair           Appointed 08-17-15 for a      Creighton

   Montgomery County          term to expire 01-31-21

   Texas Board of Criminal Justice

   Derrelynn Perryman         Appointed 08-26-15 for a      Burton

   Sperberg                   term to expire 02-01-21

   Tarrant County

   Texas Municipal Retirement System Board of Trustees

   James Paul Jeffers         Appointed 04-05-16 for a      Nichols

   Nacogdoches County         term to expire 02-01-21


   The following nominees will not appear:

   State Bar of Texas

   Estrella Escobar--Supreme Appointed 05-31-16 for a      Rodríguez

   Court of Texas Nominee     term to expire 06-30-19

   El Paso County

   Ricky G. Gonzalez--Supreme                               Appointed 06-02-15 for a                Campbell

   Court of Texas Nominee     term to expire 06-30-18

   Bexar County

   Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority

   Frank Parker               Appointed 02-17-16 for a      Lucio

   Cameron County             term to expire 02-01-18

   Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority

   Susan Alta Melendez        Appointed 02-25-16 for a      Rodríguez

   El Paso County             term to expire 02-01-17

   Department of Information Resources

   Stuart Aaron Bernstein     Appointed 01-15-16 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 02-01-21

   Benjamin Ethan Gatzke      Appointed 04-10-17 for a      Burton

   Tarrant County             term to expire 02-01-23

   Linda Ibach Shaunessy      Appointed 01-15-16 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 02-01-19

   Jeffrey William Tayon      Appointed 04-10-17 for a      Bettencourt

   Harris County              term to expire 02-01-21

   Rigoberto Villarreal       Appointed 01-15-16 for a      Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County             term to expire 02-01-21

   Sonya Elissa Medina        Appointed 04-10-17 for a      Menéndez

   Williams                   term to expire 02-01-23

   Bexar County


   Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority

   Samuel Deanda              Appointed 05-05-16 for a      Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County             term to expire 02-01-18

   Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision

   Elizabeth Camp Elliott     Appointed 09-17-15 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire

   North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority

   Linda Ryan Thomas          Appointed 02-25-16 for a      Hughes

   Gregg County               term to expire 02-01-18

   Office of Public Utility Counsel

   Tonya Rae Baer             Appointed 03-22-17 for a      Campbell

   Travis County              term to expire 02-01-19

   Risk Management Board for the State Office of Risk Management

   Rosemary A. Gammon         Appointed 02-03-16 for a      Taylor, V.

   Collin County              term to expire 02-01-21

   Gerald Fontaine Ladner     Appointed 02-03-16 for a      Campbell

   Travis County              term to expire 02-01-21

   Sabine River Compact Administration

   Jerry Franklin Gipson      Appointed 10-27-16 for a      Hughes

   Gregg County               term to expire 07-12-22

   School Land Board

   Gilbert Burciaga           Appointed 09-17-15 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 08-29-17

   State Preservation Board

   Iris Hudson Moore          Appointed 03-15-17 for a      Nelson

   Tarrant County             term to expire 02-01-19

   State Securities Board

   Miguel Romano              Appointed 08-17-15 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 01-20-21


   Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board

   Clayton Price Black        Appointed 03-29-17 for a      Seliger

   Martin County              term to expire 01-31-23

   Ray Bolton                 Appointed 11-07-16 for a      Buckingham

   Travis County              term to expire 01-31-21

   James Jefferson Jeffries   Appointed 03-29-17 for a      Schwertner

   Williamson County          term to expire 01-31-23

   Martha Gayle Lynch         Appointed 11-07-16 for a      Rodríguez

   El Paso County             term to expire 01-31-21

   Tony F. Peña               Appointed 11-07-16 for a      Perry

   Lubbock County             term to expire 01-31-21

   Alejandro Sostre-Odio      Appointed 11-07-16 for a      Campbell

   Bexar County               term to expire 01-31-19

   Jamie Lou Sanders          Appointed 11-07-16 for a      Birdwell

   Wickliffe                  term to expire 01-31-19

   Ellis County

   Joyce Ann Yannuzzi         Appointed 11-07-16 for a      Campbell

   Comal County               term to expire 01-31-19

   Texas Board of Criminal Justice

   Emilio Fernando DeAyala    Appointed 04-17-17 for a      Bettencourt

   Harris County              term to expire 02-01-23

   Tommy Gene Fordyce         Appointed 08-26-15 for a      Zaffirini

   Live Oak County            term to expire 02-01-21

   Larry Don Miles            Appointed 04-17-17 for a      Seliger

   Randall County             term to expire 02-01-23

   Patrick Lewis O'Daniel     Appointed 04-17-17 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 02-01-23

   Jesse W. Wainwright        Appointed 08-26-15 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 02-01-21


   Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying

   James Henry Cheatham       Appointed 07-17-15 for a      Estes

   Parker County              term to expire 01-31-21

   William David Edwards      Appointed 07-17-15 for a      Estes

   Wise County                term to expire 01-31-21

   Andrew Wayne Paxton        Appointed 07-17-15 for a      Perry

   Lubbock County             term to expire 01-31-21

   Texas Crime Stoppers Council

   Gregory F. New             Appointed 09-01-16 for a      Birdwell

   Ellis County               term to expire 09-01-20

   Jeffrey Byron Smith        Appointed 10-20-15 for a      Nichols

   Angelina County            term to expire 09-01-17

   Steven Wade Squier         Appointed 09-01-16 for a      Nichols

   San Jacinto County         term to expire 09-01-20

   Texas Facilities Commission

   Patti C. Jones             Appointed 09-29-15 for a      Perry

   Lubbock County             term to expire 01-31-21

   Robert Dartanian Thomas    Appointed 09-29-15 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 01-31-21

   Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors

   David Allen                Appointed 06-21-16 for a      Uresti

   Bexar County               term to expire 06-15-17

   Paula Ellen Anthony-McMann Appointed 06-21-16 for a      Hughes

   Smith County               term to expire 06-15-17

   Frederick Joel Buckwold    Appointed 06-21-16 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 06-15-17

   Shannon Kay Sowder Calhoun Appointed 06-21-16 for a      Kolkhorst

   Goliad County              term to expire 06-15-17


   Brandon C. Charles         Appointed 06-21-16 for a      Huffines

   Dallas County              term to expire 06-15-17

   David Clark Fleeger        Appointed 06-21-16 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 06-15-17

   Matthew J. Hamlin          Appointed 06-21-16 for a      Nelson

   Denton County              term to expire 06-15-17

   Mark Steven Lane           Appointed 06-21-16 for a      Buckingham

   Burnet County              term to expire 06-15-17

   Andrew Lombardo            Appointed 06-21-16 for a      Lucio

   Cameron County             term to expire 06-15-17

   Deborah Gray Marino        Appointed 06-21-16 for a      Uresti

   Bexar County               term to expire 06-15-17

   William A. Phillips        Appointed 06-21-16 for a      Campbell

   Bexar County               term to expire 06-15-17

   Stephen Yurco              Appointed 06-21-16 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 06-15-17

   Texas Municipal Retirement System Board of Trustees

   David A. Landis            Appointed 04-05-16 for a      Seliger

   Ochiltree County           term to expire 02-01-21

   Pending business:

   Commission on Jail Standards

   Duane Lock                 Appointed 04-18-17 for a      Burton

   Tarrant County             term to expire 01-31-23

   Andrew Benson Perry        Appointed 04-18-17 for a      Birdwell

   McLennan County            term to expire 01-31-23

   Esmaeil Porsa              Appointed 04-18-17 for a      Taylor, V.

   Collin County              term to expire 01-31-23

   Kelly Shane Rowe           Appointed 10-28-16 for a      Perry

   Lubbock County             term to expire 01-31-21


   William Keith Stoudt       Appointed 10-28-16 for a      Hughes

   Gregg County               term to expire 01-31-19

   Melinda Elizabeth Taylor   Appointed 04-18-17 for a      Campbell

   Travis County              term to expire 01-31-21

   Dennis Darwin Wilson       Appointed 10-28-16 for a      Schwertner

   Limestone County           term to expire 01-31-21

   440th Judicial District Court, Coryell County

   Nolan Kinsey               Appointed 01-01-17 for a      Buckingham

   Coryell County             term to expire 12-31-18

   Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission

   Richard H. Dolgener        Appointed 08-17-16 for a      Seliger

   Andrews County             term to expire 09-01-21

   Linda Lane Morris          Appointed 08-17-16 for a      Birdwell

   McLennan County            term to expire 09-01-21

   Manufactured Housing Board

   Ronald Maxie Richards      Appointed 12-03-15 for a      Taylor, L.

   Galveston County           term to expire 01-31-17

   Kiran Shah                 Appointed 12-03-15 for a      Kolkhorst

   Fort Bend County           term to expire 01-31-19

   Sheila M. Valles-Pankratz  Appointed 02-24-16 for a      Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County             term to expire 01-31-21

   Texas Underground Facility Notification Corporation (One-Call Board)

   Barry Calhoun              Appointed 03-13-17 for a      Taylor, V.

   Dallas County              term to expire 08-31-19

   Jeffery R. Carroll         Appointed 03-13-17 for a      Campbell

   Travis County              term to expire 08-31-19

   Roberto Gerardo De Leon    Appointed 03-13-17 for a      Hinojosa

   Nueces County              term to expire 08-31-19


   Senaida Galvan             Appointed 03-13-17 for a      Campbell

   Bexar County               term to expire 08-31-19

   Jesus Antonio Garza        Appointed 03-13-17 for a      Lucio

   Kleberg County             term to expire 08-31-18

   Jason Eric Hartgraves      Appointed 03-13-17 for a      Huffines

   Dallas County              term to expire 08-31-18

   James Ralph Schneider      Appointed 03-13-17 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 08-31-18

   Janie Lou Walenta          Appointed 03-13-17 for a      Hughes

   Wood County                term to expire 08-31-18

   Pecos River Compact Commission

   Frederic H.S. Tate         Appointed 03-01-17 for a      Rodríguez

   Presidio County            term to expire 01-23-23

   Product Development and Small Business Incubator Board

   Arun Agarwal               Appointed 03-28-16 for a      Huffines

   Dallas County              term to expire 02-01-19

   Kellilynn M. Frias         Appointed 08-26-16 for a      Perry

   Lubbock County             term to expire 02-01-21

   James D. Mize              Appointed 08-26-16 for a      Nichols

   Nacogdoches County         term to expire 02-01-21

   Public Safety Commission

   Anne Cynthia Leon          Appointed 03-08-17 for a      Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County             term to expire 01-01-20

   Steven Patrick Mach        Appointed 03-08-17 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 01-01-22

   Jason Kenneth Pulliam      Appointed 03-08-17 for a      Campbell

   Bexar County               term to expire 01-01-22


   State Board for Educator Certification

   Rohanna Brooks-Sykes       Appointed 07-27-16 for a      Bettencourt

   Harris County              term to expire 02-01-21

   Arturo Jude Cavazos        Appointed 07-27-16 for a      Lucio

   Cameron County             term to expire 02-01-21

   Tommy Lamar Coleman        Appointed 11-14-16 for a      Nichols

   Polk County                term to expire 02-01-19

   Sandra A. Mullins Moger    Appointed 07-27-16 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 02-01-21

   Laurie Jeanette Turner     Appointed 07-27-16 for a      Hinojosa

   Nueces County              term to expire 02-01-21

   State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

   Sandra Criner              Appointed 03-04-16 for a      Huffman

   Fort Bend County           term to expire 08-26-21

   Jessica Sue Quillivan      Appointed 03-04-16 for a      Creighton

   Montgomery County          term to expire 08-26-21

   State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee

   Gregory Scott Davidson     Appointed 12-19-16 for a      Campbell

   Travis County              term to expire 09-01-17

   Alicia Gray Key Ellison    Appointed 12-19-16 for a      Campbell

   Hays County                term to expire 09-01-18

   Tabatha Charlene Vasquez   Appointed 12-19-16 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 09-01-18

   Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees

   John Webster Elliott       Appointed 05-06-16 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 08-31-21

   Gregory Alan Gibson        Appointed 05-06-16 for a      Campbell

   Guadalupe County           term to expire 08-31-21


   Christopher Sloan Moss     Appointed 05-06-16 for a      Nichols

   Angelina County            term to expire 08-31-21

   Texas Board of Professional Engineers

   Lamberto Jose Balli        Appointed 05-13-16 for a      Campbell

   Bexar County               term to expire 09-26-21

   Albert Lee Cheng           Appointed 05-13-16 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 09-26-21

   Catherine H. Norwood       Appointed 05-13-16 for a      Seliger

   Midland County             term to expire 09-26-21

   Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists

   Lindsey Lee Bradford       Appointed 04-12-16 for a      Kolkhorst

   Jackson County             term to expire 02-01-21

   Bereket Mebrahtu Derie     Appointed 04-12-16 for a      Schwertner

   Williamson County          term to expire 02-01-21

   Steven William Fleming     Appointed 04-12-16 for a      Campbell

   Bexar County               term to expire 02-01-21

   Texas Forensic Science Commission

   Jeffrey Joseph Barnard     Appointed 11-28-16 for a      Hall

   Dallas County              term to expire 09-01-17

   Bruce Budowle              Appointed 11-28-16 for a      Hancock

   Tarrant County             term to expire 09-01-18

   Mark G. Daniel             Appointed 11-28-16 for a      Burton

   Tarrant County             term to expire 09-01-17

   Nancy Ruth Downing         Appointed 11-28-16 for a      Schwertner

   Brazos County              term to expire 09-01-18

   Jasmine Millican Drake     Appointed 11-28-16 for a      Nichols

   Montgomery County          term to expire 09-01-18

   Sheree Robyn Hughes-Stamm  Appointed 11-28-16 for a      Creighton

   Montgomery County          term to expire 09-01-18


   Dennis Johnson             Appointed 11-28-16 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire 09-01-17

   Sarah Kerrigan             Appointed 11-28-16 for a      Creighton

   Montgomery County          term to expire 09-01-17

   Jarvis Jermaine Parsons    Appointed 11-28-16 for a      Schwertner

   Brazos County              term to expire 09-01-17

   Texas Lottery Commission

   Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria  Appointed 08-10-15 for a      Rodríguez

   El Paso County             term to expire 02-01-17

   Peggy A. Heeg              Appointed 08-10-15 for a      Whitmire

   Harris County              term to expire 02-01-19

   Douglas Edwin Lowe         Appointed 08-10-15 for a      Nichols

   Anderson County            term to expire 02-01-17

   Robert Gabriel Rivera      Appointed 08-10-15 for a      Hancock

   Tarrant County             term to expire 02-01-21

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