March 31, 2025 7:45 AM
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
COMMITTEE: Nominations
TIME & DATE: 7:45 AM
Monday, March 31,
2025
PLACE: 2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.)
CHAIR: Senator Donna Campbell
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To consider the following:
The following nominees will appear:
Department of Information Resources
Walter Franklin Appointed
02-07-25 for a Schwertner
Coppersmith term
to expire 02-01-31
Williamson County
Texas Juvenile Justice Board
Shawn Thierry Appointed
01-13-25 for a Middleton
Brazoria County term
to expire 02-01-29
Texas Board of Nursing
Manuel Cavazos Appointed
02-03-25 for a Eckhardt
Travis County term
to expire 01-31-31
Texas Space Commission Board of
Directors
John Patrick Shannon Appointed
03-26-24 for a Middleton
Harris County term
to expire
Texas State Technical College System
Board of Regents
Robert Joseph Misso Appointed
09-06-23 for a Flores
Williamson County term
to expire 08-31-29
University of Houston System Board of
Regents
Jack B. Moore Appointed
10-09-23 for a Bettencourt
Harris County term
to expire 08-31-29
The following nominees will not appear:
Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Christopher Grant Coates Appointed
03-14-25 for a King
Tarrant County term
to expire 01-31-31
Jamie De’Sean Grant Appointed
10-05-23 for a Hancock
Tarrant County term
to expire 01-31-29
Jill Ann Holup Appointed
03-14-25 for a Eckhardt
Travis County term
to expire 01-31-31
Kenneth Ehiosu Omoruyi Appointed
03-14-25 for a Cook
Harris County term
to expire 01-31-31
Jeannette Pierro Smith Appointed
03-14-25 for a Hinojosa
Hidalgo County term
to expire 01-31-31
James Mark Trippon Appointed
03-14-25 for a Bettencourt
Harris County term
to expire 01-31-31
Texas State Board of Acupuncture
Examiners
Elisabeth Lee Carlson Appointed
03-04-25 for a Hall
Dallas County term
to expire 01-31-31
Sheri Jene Davidson Appointed
03-04-25 for a Miles
Harris County term
to expire 01-31-31
Donna Sue Guthery Appointed
11-07-23 for a Cook
Harris County term
to expire 01-31-29
Ahmed Ghani Sheikh Appointed
03-04-25 for a Hagenbuch
Collin County term
to expire 01-31-31
Deborah Jackson Weems Appointed
11-07-23 for a Flores
Burnet County term
to expire 01-31-29
Grant Evans Weidler Appointed
11-07-23 for a Creighton
Montgomery County term
to expire 01-31-29
Administrative Judicial Region, Fifth
Mary Koehler McDonald Appointed
03-19-24 for a Hinojosa
Medary term
to expire 03-19-28
Nueces County
Administrative Judicial Region, Ninth
Anahid Elizabeth Estevez Appointed
03-19-24 for a Sparks
Randall County term
to expire 03-24-28
Administrative Judicial Region, Seventh
Garland Benton Woodward Appointed
07-22-23 for a Perry
Tom Green County term
to expire 08-15-27
Governing Board of the Texas School for
the Blind and Visually Impaired
Ruben Dan Brown Appointed
03-15-24 for a Eckhardt
Travis County term
to expire 01-31-29
Beth Ann Ashby Jones Appointed
02-27-25 for a Paxton
Collin County term
to expire 01-31-31
Julie Renae Prause Appointed
03-15-24 for a Huffman
Colorado County term
to expire 01-31-29
Hillary Rodriguez Appointed
03-15-24 for a Middleton
Harris County term
to expire 01-31-29
Belinda Jane Rudinger Appointed
02-27-25 for a Hagenbuch
Denton County term
to expire 01-31-31
Bruce Sonnenberg Appointed
02-27-25 for a Perry
Lubbock County term
to expire 01-31-31
Cancer Prevention and Research
Institute of Texas Oversight Committee
Cynthia Barberio Payne Appointed
02-27-25 for a Campbell
Comal County term
to expire 01-31-31
Governing Board of the Texas Civil Commitment
Office
Bruce Wayne Toney Appointed
02-26-25 for a Perry
Haskell County term
to expire 02-01-31
Upper Colorado River Authority
Nathaniel Guy Callicoatte Appointed
12-03-24 for a Sparks
Irion County term
to expire 02-01-29
Wade T. Mahan Appointed
12-03-24 for a Perry
Menard County term
to expire 02-01-29
Kathryn Ann Wright Mews Appointed
12-03-24 for a Perry
Menard County term
to expire 02-01-29
Criminal District Attorney, Austin
County
Brandy Nicole Robinson Appointed
03-20-25 for a Kolkhorst
Austin County term
to expire 12-31-26
Criminal District Court No. 1, Dallas
County
Jennifer Jackson Balido Appointed
01-08-25 for a Johnson
Dallas County term
to expire 12-31-26
Court of Appeals for the Fifteenth
Court of Appeals District
April Lynn Farris Appointed
09-01-24 for a Huffman
Fort Bend County term
to expire 12-31-26
Scott King Field Appointed
09-01-24 for a Flores
Williamson County term
to expire 12-31-26
Court of Appeals for the First Court of
Appeals District
David Michael Gunn Appointed
09-03-24 for a Huffman
Harris County term
to expire 12-31-26
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Court of
Appeals District
Artie Lee Harris Appointed
01-06-25 for a Birdwell
Hill County term
to expire 12-31-26
Criminal District Attorney, Panola
County
Larry Wayne Fields Appointed
01-01-25 for a Hughes
Panola County term
to expire 12-31-26
State Board for Educator Certification
Bobbie Lynn Weir Appointed
03-27-24 for a Johnson
Dallas County term
to expire 02-01-27
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Board of Trustees
Patrick Bridge Frost Appointed
03-06-25 for a Campbell
Bexar County term
to expire 08-31-30
Upper Guadalupe River Authority
Richard G. Eastland Appointed
03-04-25 for a Flores
Kerr County term
to expire 02-01-29
Thomas Weir Labatt Appointed
03-04-25 for a Flores
Kerr County term
to expire 02-01-29
Jonathan Peter Letz Appointed
03-04-25 for a Flores
Kerr County term
to expire 02-01-29
Jeanne Coers Stacy Appointed
03-04-25 for a Flores
Kerr County term
to expire 02-01-29
Texas Health Services Authority Board
of Directors
Victoria Ai Linh Bryant Appointed
11-07-23 for a Huffman
Harris County term
to expire 06-15-25
Shannon Sowder Calhoun Appointed
11-07-23 for a Kolkhorst
Goliad County term
to expire 06-15-25
Salil Vijay Deshpande Appointed
11-07-23 for a Cook
Harris County term
to expire 06-15-25
Lacey Perry Fails Appointed
11-07-23 for a Campbell
Bexar County term
to expire 06-15-25
Jonathan Sandstrom Hill Appointed
11-07-23 for a Campbell
Travis County term
to expire 06-15-25
Kenneth Scott James Appointed
11-07-23 for a Campbell
Travis County term
to expire 06-15-25
Kourtney Renna Kouns Appointed
11-07-23 for a Perry
Baylor County term
to expire 06-15-25
Jerome P. Lisk Appointed
11-07-23 for a Parker
Denton County term
to expire 06-15-25
Leticia C. Rodriguez Appointed
11-07-23 for a Sparks
Ward County term
to expire 06-15-25
Cynthia Ann Stinson Appointed
11-07-23 for a Nichols
Hardin County term
to expire 06-15-25
Wesley Jordo Tidwell Appointed
11-07-23 for a Schwertner
Williamson County term
to expire 06-15-25
Carlos James Vital Appointed
11-07-23 for a Middleton
Harris County term
to expire 06-15-25
Texas Department of Housing and
Community Affairs
Cynthia Torres Conroy Appointed
03-27-24 for a Blanco
El Paso County term
to expire 01-31-27
Leopoldo R. Vasquez Appointed
03-27-24 for a Cook
Harris County term
to expire 01-31-29
Texas State Affordable Housing
Corporation Board of Directors
David Alan Rassin Appointed
09-07-23 for a Cook
Harris County term
to expire 02-01-29
Ernest Richards Appointed
09-18-24 for a Parker
Dallas County term
to expire 02-01-27
Department of Information Resources
Keith Russell Halman Appointed
02-07-25 for a Perry
Lubbock County term
to expire 02-01-31
Catherine Bellah Keller Appointed
09-12-24 for a West
Dallas County term
to expire 02-01-29
Office of Inspector General, Health and
Human Services Commission
Raymond Charles Winter Appointed
03-06-25 for a Eckhardt
Travis County term
to expire 02-01-26
120th Judicial District Court, El Paso
County
Ben Lee Ivey Appointed
02-25-25 for a Blanco
El Paso County term
to expire 12-31-26
226th Judicial District Court, Bexar
County
Benjamin Garrett Robertson Appointed
01-01-25 for a Campbell
Bexar County term
to expire 12-31-26
228th Judicial District Court, Harris
County
Caroline Stephanie Dozier Appointed
12-20-24 for a Huffman
Harris County term
to expire 12-31-26
250th Judicial District Court, Travis
County
Cory Ren Liu Appointed
03-05-25 for a Eckhardt
Travis County term
to expire 12-31-26
278th Judicial District Court, Grimes,
Leon, Madison, and Walker Counties
Tracy Michelle Sorensen Appointed
01-01-25 for a Schwertner
Walker County term
to expire 12-31-26
306th Judicial District Court,
Galveston County
Emily Ann Estrada Fisher Appointed
01-04-25 for a Middleton
Galveston County term
to expire 12-31-26
458th Judicial District Court, Fort
Bend County
Maggie Perez Jaramillo Appointed
01-01-25 for a Kolkhorst
Fort Bend County term
to expire 12-31-26
471st Judicial District Court, Collin
County
Robert Bryan Gantt Appointed
01-01-25 for a Paxton
Collin County term
to expire 12-31-26
477th Judicial District Court, Denton
County
Michael Garrett Dickens Appointed
01-06-25 for a Hagenbuch
Denton County term
to expire 12-31-26
480th Judicial District Court,
Williamson County
Terence Michael Davis Appointed
12-19-24 for a Flores
Williamson County term
to expire 12-31-26
494th Judicial District Court, Collin
County
Kathryn Lanigan Pruitt Appointed
09-12-24 for a Hagenbuch
Collin County term
to expire 12-31-26
495th Judicial District Court, Harris
County
Lori Ann DeAngelo Appointed
01-01-25 for a Creighton
Harris County term
to expire 12-31-26
496th Judicial District Court, Harris
County
Daniel Wayne Simons Appointed
01-07-25 for a Creighton
Harris County term
to expire 12-31-26
497th Judicial District Court, Harris
County
Peyton Zimmerman Peebles Appointed
01-07-25 for a Creighton
Harris County term
to expire 12-31-26
62nd Judicial District Court of Delta,
Franklin, Hopkins, and Lamar
Counties
William Howard Harris Appointed
03-13-25 for a Hughes
Lamar County term
to expire 12-31-26
Texas Juvenile Justice Board
Edeska Barnes Appointed
12-19-23 for a Nichols
Jasper County term
to expire 02-01-29
Cloyce Joe Barton Appointed
02-27-25 for a Sparks
Randall County term
to expire 02-01-31
William Werner Durham Appointed
12-19-23 for a Schwertner
Walker County term
to expire 02-01-27
Stephanie MarilynDean Appointed
02-27-25 for a Schwertner
House term
to expire 02-01-31
Williamson County
Luis Leija Appointed
12-19-23 for a Kolkhorst
Calhoun County term
to expire 02-01-27
Matthew Clayton Marick Appointed
02-27-25 for a Hagenbuch
Denton County term
to expire 02-01-31
Manuel Robert Ramirez Appointed
12-19-23 for a Hancock
Tarrant County term
to expire 02-01-27
Cynthia McCrann Wheless Appointed
12-19-23 for a Paxton
Collin County term
to expire 02-01-29
Board for Lease of Texas Department of
Criminal Justice Lands
Erin Elizabeth Lunceford Appointed
02-06-25 for a Cook
Harris County term
to expire 09-01-25
Texas Commission of Licensing and
Regulation
Gary Franklin Wesson Appointed
08-31-23 for a Kolkhorst
Fort Bend County term
to expire 02-01-29
Board of the Texas Department of Motor
Vehicles
Brett Hillman Graham Appointed
08-22-23 for a Hagenbuch
Grayson County term
to expire 02-01-29
Mark Gregory Jones Appointed
09-17-24 for a Birdwell
Tarrant County term
to expire 02-01-29
John Marshall Prewitt Appointed
08-22-23 for a Bettencourt
Harris County term
to expire 02-01-29
Darren Andrew Schlosser Appointed
08-22-23 for a Middleton
Brazoria County term
to expire 02-01-27
Texas Board of Nursing
Elizabeth Cantu Adamson Appointed
02-03-25 for a Hinojosa
Hidalgo County term
to expire 01-31-31
Katherine Ann Boswell Appointed
08-10-23 for a King
Palo Pinto County term
to expire 01-31-29
Carol Kay Hawkins-Garcia Appointed
02-03-25 for a Campbell
Bexar County term
to expire 01-31-31
Mazie Mathews Jamison Appointed
08-10-23 for a Parker
Dallas County term
to expire 01-31-29
Mary Grace Landrum Appointed
05-30-24 for a Bettencourt
Harris County term
to expire 01-31-27
Nancy A. Lewis Appointed
05-30-24 for a Flores
Llano County term
to expire 01-31-29
Jonathan Dru Riddle Appointed
09-01-23 for a Hagenbuch
Parker County term
to expire 01-31-29
Melissa D. Schat Appointed
02-03-25 for a Birdwell
Hood County term
to expire 01-31-31
Verna Kathleen Shipp Appointed
08-10-23 for a Sparks
Randall County term
to expire 01-31-29
Rickey Kendell Williams Appointed
02-03-25 for a Flores
Bell County term
to expire 01-31-31
Texas Optometry Board
Judith Ann Chambers Appointed
03-10-25 for a Campbell
Hays County term
to expire 01-31-31
Tory W. Moore Appointed
03-10-25 for a Sparks
Moore County term
to expire 01-31-31
Steven Ngocthang Nguyen Appointed
12-12-23 for a Parker
Dallas County term
to expire 01-31-29
James A. Oevermann Appointed
03-10-25 for a Creighton
Montgomery County term
to expire 01-31-31
Mala Sharma Appointed
12-12-23 for a Cook
Harris County term
to expire 01-31-29
Billy Craig Thompson Appointed
12-12-23 for a Hall
Collin County term
to expire 01-31-29
State Pension Review Board
Daniel Harper Appointed
09-26-24 for a Campbell
Hays County term
to expire 01-31-29
Roel Rodriguez Appointed
10-30-24 for a Hinojosa
Hidalgo County term
to expire 01-31-29
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Ricardo Fernandez Appointed
01-04-24 for a Parker
Denton County term
to expire 08-31-29
Heisha Kathryn Freeman Appointed
02-26-25 for a Hall
Rockwall County term
to expire 08-31-29
Randall Denham Martin Appointed
01-04-24 for a Hancock
Tarrant County term
to expire 08-31-29
Juliann Ruppel Spier Appointed
01-04-24 for a Huffman
Harris County term
to expire 08-31-29
Texas Public Finance Authority
Billy Morris Atkinson Appointed
12-20-24 for a Flores
Kerr County term
to expire 02-01-29
Jay Alan Riskind Appointed
04-02-24 for a Eckhardt
Travis County term
to expire 02-01-29
Real Estate Research Advisory Committee
Troy C. Alley Appointed
03-07-24 for a West
Dallas County term
to expire 01-31-29
Kristi Lea Davis Appointed
03-07-24 for a Parker
Denton County term
to expire 01-31-29
Vicki Lynn Lucas Fullerton Appointed
02-04-25 for a Creighton
Montgomery County term
to expire 01-31-31
Patrick Geddes Appointed
03-07-24 for a Paxton
Collin County term
to expire 01-31-29
Harry Felton Gibbs Appointed
02-04-25 for a Schwertner
Williamson County term
to expire 01-31-31
Rebecca W. Vajdak Appointed
02-04-25 for a Flores
Bell County term
to expire 01-31-31
Texas School Safety Center Board of
Directors
Isaac William Avera Appointed
12-17-24 for a Nichols
Cherokee County term
to expire 02-01-26
Craig Robert Bessent Appointed
12-17-24 for a Perry
Taylor County term
to expire 02-01-26
Kerri Washam Brady Appointed
12-17-24 for a Bettencourt
Harris County term
to expire 02-01-26
Nidia De La Cerda Appointed
03-13-25 for a Hinojosa
Nueces County term
to expire 02-01-27
Edwin Stuart Flores Appointed
12-17-24 for a Parker
Dallas County term
to expire 02-01-26
Rania Makar Mankarious Appointed
12-17-24 for a Bettencourt
Harris County term
to expire 02-01-26
Robert Paul McClelland Appointed
03-13-25 for a Campbell
Hays County term
to expire 02-01-27
James Michael Mosley Appointed
03-13-25 for a Sparks
Hutchinson County term
to expire 02-01-27
Noe Eduardo Perez Appointed
03-13-25 for a Hinojosa
Cameron County term
to expire 02-01-27
Michael Lee Slaughter Appointed
03-13-25 for a Paxton
Collin County term
to expire 02-01-27
Adebola Serah-Jobe Appointed
12-17-24 for a Parker
Sulaiman term
to expire 02-01-26
Dallas County
Jill Michelle Tate Appointed
03-13-25 for a Parker
Tarrant County term
to expire 02-01-27
Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of
Directors
Kelly Douglas Mitchell Appointed
02-23-24 for a Hughes
Bowie County term
to expire 02-01-29
Aaron James Rolen Appointed
03-12-25 for a Hughes
Red River County term
to expire 02-01-29
Jason Eric Spencer Appointed
03-12-25 for a Hughes
Cass County term
to expire 02-01-29
Texas A&M University System Board
of Regents
Jay Carlton Graham Appointed
02-26-25 for a Schwertner
Brazos County term
to expire 02-01-31
Michael Albert Hernandez Appointed
02-26-25 for a King
Tarrant County term
to expire 02-01-31
Texas Space Commission Board of
Directors
Gwendolyn Diane Griffin Appointed
03-26-24 for a Middleton
Galveston County term
to expire
Kathryn Lynn Lueders Appointed
03-26-24 for a Hinojosa
Cameron County term
to expire
Texas State Technical College System
Board of Regents
Eric John Beckman Appointed
11-07-23 for a Hagenbuch
Denton County term
to expire 08-31-29
Ronald Dean Rohrbacher Appointed
09-06-23 for a Middleton
Galveston County term
to expire 08-31-27
Tiffany Mary Tremont Appointed
09-06-23 for a Campbell
Comal County term
to expire 08-31-29
TexNet Technical Advisory Committee
Lawrence Nelson French Appointed
12-13-23 for a Eckhardt
Travis County term
to expire
University of Houston System Board of
Regents
Gregory Charles King Appointed
10-09-23 for a Campbell
Bexar County term
to expire 08-31-29
Tammy Denton Murphy Appointed
10-09-23 for a Kolkhorst
Victoria County term
to expire 08-31-29
University of North Texas System Board
of Regents
Cathy Elaine Bryce Appointed
12-11-23 for a Parker
Denton County term
to expire 05-22-29
Carlos Munguia Appointed
11-07-23 for a Parker
Dallas County term
to expire 05-22-29
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