SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Nominations
TIME & DATE: 9:00 AM
Monday, March 29, 2021
PLACE: 2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.)
CHAIR: Senator Dawn Buckingham
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To consider the following: Pending Business from Monday, March 22nd,
meeting, as well as the posted agenda.
To protect the health and safety of members, staff, and the public, the
Senate Committee on Nominations will strictly follow all Senate rules
relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative COVID-19
test to enter the hearing room.
The following nominees will appear:
Commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services
Jaime Delynne Masters Appointed 12-02-19 for a Schwertner
Williamson County term to expire 08-31-21
Division of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance
Cassandra Jeanette Brown Appointed 02-11-21 for a Zaffirini
Travis County term to expire 02-01-23
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Victoria Rose Whitehead Appointed 07-08-20 for a Perry
Lubbock County term to expire 08-26-25
School Land Board
Michael Austin Neill Appointed 12-19-19 for a Nichols
Henderson County term to expire 08-29-21
The following nominees will not appear:
District Attorney, 271st Judicial District
James McWilliams Stainton Appointed 01-11-21 for a Springer
Wise County term to expire 12-31-22
Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District
Weldon Gayle Riggs Appointed 03-08-21 for a Zaffirini
Atascosa County term to expire 02-01-25
Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners
Manoranjan Mahadeva Appointed 02-25-21 for a Paxton
Collin County term to expire 02-01-23
437th Judicial District Court, Bexar County
Melisa C. Reetz Skinner Appointed 03-16-21 for a Campbell
Bexar County term to expire 12-31-22
456th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County
Heather Hines Wright Appointed 01-01-21 for a Zaffirini
Guadalupe County term to expire 12-31-22
Court of Appeals for the First Court of Appeals District
April Lynn Farris Appointed 01-01-21 for a Bettencourt
Harris County term to expire 12-31-22
Supreme Court of Texas
Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle Appointed 10-15-20 for a Huffman
Harris County term to expire 12-31-22
Lavaca-Navidad River Authority
Callaway Vance Aimone Appointed 10-02-19 for a Kolkhorst
Jackson County term to expire 05-01-25
Lee Michael Kucera Appointed 10-02-19 for a Kolkhorst
Jackson County term to expire 05-01-23
Leonard A. Steffek Appointed 10-02-19 for a Kolkhorst
Jackson County term to expire 05-01-25
Jennifer Powell Storz Appointed 11-05-20 for a Kolkhorst
Jackson County term to expire 05-01-21
Charles David Taylor Appointed 10-02-19 for a Kolkhorst
Jackson County term to expire 05-01-25
Manufactured Housing Board
Jason Ray Denny Appointed 06-20-19 for a Campbell
Travis County term to expire 01-31-25
Jose Benicio Gonzalez Appointed 03-16-21 for a Schwertner
Williamson County term to expire 01-31-27
Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority
Ashley Maurene Hunter Appointed 10-15-19 for a Buckingham
Gillespie County term to expire 02-01-25
Gilberto Salinas Appointed 03-17-21 for a Lucio
Cameron County term to expire 02-01-27
Katherine Whitehill Appointed 10-15-19 for a Johnson
Dallas County term to expire 02-01-25
Public Safety Commission
Nelda Luce Blair Appointed 01-06-20 for a Creighton
Montgomery County term to expire 01-01-26
Sabine River Authority of Texas Board of Directors
Jeffrey D. Jacobs Appointed 10-14-19 for a Hall
Kaufman County term to expire 07-06-25
Joshua Aaron McAdams Appointed 10-14-19 for a Nichols
Shelby County term to expire 07-06-25
Clifford Ralph Todd Appointed 11-08-19 for a Hughes
Panola County term to expire 07-06-23
Kevin Michael Williams Appointed 10-14-19 for a Nichols
Orange County term to expire 07-06-25
Sabine River Compact Administration
Michael Harold Lewis Appointed 08-14-19 for a Nichols
Newton County term to expire 07-12-25
State Board for Educator Certification
Robert Brescia Appointed 03-02-21 for a Seliger
Ector County term to expire 02-01-23
Rohanna Brooks-Sykes Appointed 03-02-21 for a Bettencourt
Harris County term to expire 02-01-27
Melissa Ann Isaacs Appointed 03-02-21 for a Schwertner
Leon County term to expire 02-01-27
Wanda H. Streepey Appointed 05-11-20 for a Johnson
Dallas County term to expire 02-01-25
State Preservation Board
Alethea Swann Bugg Appointed 02-25-21 for a Campbell
Bexar County term to expire 02-01-23
Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of Directors
Emily Elizabeth Glass Appointed 03-04-21 for a Hall
Hopkins County term to expire 02-01-27
Robert Hayter Appointed 06-25-19 for a Hughes
Lamar County term to expire 02-01-25
Kirby Hollingsworth Appointed 03-04-21 for a Hughes
Franklin County term to expire 02-01-27
Wallace Eugene Kraft Appointed 06-25-19 for a Hughes
Lamar County term to expire 02-01-25
Texas Commission on the Arts
Theresa Wenhwa Chang Appointed 09-13-19 for a Whitmire
Harris County term to expire 08-31-25
Patricia Peterson Nuss Appointed 01-06-21 for a Hinojosa
Nueces County term to expire 08-31-23
Karen Elizabeth Snead Appointed 09-13-19 for a Springer
Partee term to expire 08-31-25
Collin County
Texas Funeral Service Commission
Kevin Andrew Combest Appointed 08-13-19 for a Perry
Lubbock County term to expire 02-01-25
Melanie Hopper Grammar Appointed 08-13-19 for a Hall
Fannin County term to expire 02-01-25
Jonathan Frank Scepanski Appointed 08-13-19 for a Hinojosa
Hidalgo County term to expire 02-01-25
Texas Medical Board
Devinder Singh Bhatia Appointed 09-30-19 for a Whitmire
Harris County term to expire 04-13-25
Tomeka Moses Herod Appointed 04-20-20 for a Paxton
Collin County term to expire 04-13-25
Satish Nayak Appointed 09-30-19 for a Seliger
Andrews County term to expire 04-13-25
Texas State Technical College System Board of Regents
Keith Robert Honey Appointed 12-19-19 for a Hughes
Gregg County term to expire 08-31-25
Texas Transportation Commission
Wylie New Appointed 02-23-21 for a Perry
Tom Green County term to expire 02-01-27
Upper Colorado River Authority
Nancy Caroline Blackwell Appointed 10-01-19 for a Perry
Runnels County term to expire 02-01-25
Blake R. Braswell Appointed 03-04-21 for a Perry
Coke County term to expire 02-01-27
Erica Elizabeth Hall Appointed 03-04-21 for a Buckingham
Taylor County term to expire 02-01-27
Fred B. Hernandez Appointed 10-01-19 for a Perry
Tom Green County term to expire 02-01-25
Leslie Renne Lasater Appointed 03-04-21 for a Perry
Tom Green County term to expire 02-01-27
Mason Brooks Vaughan Appointed 10-01-19 for a Perry
Schleicher County term to expire 02-01-25
Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board of Directors
Joe Marion Crutcher Appointed 11-05-20 for a Nichols
Anderson County term to expire 02-01-23
Jay Steven Herrington Appointed 03-04-21 for a Nichols
Anderson County term to expire 02-01-27
Paul Bunn Morris Appointed 06-26-19 for a Nichols
Anderson County term to expire 02-01-25
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