MINUTES

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

11:00 AM or upon adjournment

Senate Press Room (2E.9)

24-hour posting rule suspended

 

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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Nominations was held on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in the Senate Press Room at Austin, Texas.

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:		MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Angela Paxton, Vice Chair		Senator Dawn Buckingham, Chair
Senator Carol Alvarado		Senator Roland Gutierrez
Senator Sarah Eckhardt		Senator Bryan Hughes
Senator Borris Miles
Senator Kel Seliger
Senator Drew Springer

 

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Vice-Chair Paxton called the meeting to order at 3:46 p.m. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:

 

The following member arrived after the roll was called: Senator Alvarado.

 

Senator Eckhardt moved that the committee vote to approve the nominations of the individuals to the following entities: Commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services, Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation, State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, School Land Board, District Attorney of the 271^st Judicial District, Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District, Executive Council of Physical therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners, Judge of the 437^th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Judge of the 456^th Judicial District Court, Justice of the First Court of Appeals, Place 4, Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, Manufactured Housing Board, Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority, Public Safety Commission, Sabine River Authority of Texas Board of Directors, Sabine River Compact Administration, State Board for Educator Certification, State Preservation Board, Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of Directors, Texas Commission on the Arts, Texas Funeral Service Commission, Texas Medical Board, Texas State Technical College System Board of Regents, Texas Transportation Commission, Upper Colorado River Authority, and the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board of Directors. The motion carried with a record vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.

 

There being no further business, at 3:48 p.m., Senator Springer moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.

 

 

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Senator Angela Paxton, Vice Chair

 

 

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George Moore, Clerk