Appointments
Appointments for April 2, 2026
Appointed to be the State Board of Education Chair for a term to expire April 1, 2028, Aaron G. Kinsey of Midland, Texas (Chairman Kinsey is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Brandon R. Cantazaro, M.D. of McAllen, Texas (replacing Brian D. Edwards, M.D. of El Paso whose term expired).
Appointed to the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Robert D. "Bobby" Greenberg, M.D. of Belton, Texas (Dr. Greenberg is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Divyansu Patel, M.D. of Austin, Texas (Dr. Patel is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Robert E. "Bob" Suter, Sr., D.O. of Dallas, Texas (replacing Julia A. Hiner, M.D. of Houston whose term expired).
Appointed to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Claudia P. Cavazos of Rosharon, Texas (Ms. Cavazos is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for a term to expire February 1, 2029, April Estrada, Ed.D. of Wylie, Texas (Dr. Estrada is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Rebecca G. Faulkner of Rochelle, Texas (replacing Adrian Guerra, D.M.A. of Roma whose term expired).
Appointed to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Amy E. Litzinger of Austin, Texas (Ms. Litzinger is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Felicia A. Penn of San Antonio, Texas (replacing Kristie H. Mohajer Motlagh of Leander whose term expired).
Appointed to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Kristen Tuttle Urbanovsky of Elgin, Texas (replacing Diana Nelson of Martindale whose term expired).
Appointments for April 9, 2026
Appointed to the Texas State Technical College System Board of Regents for a term to expire August 31, 2031, Frank S. Denton of Conroe, Texas (replacing Keith R. Honey of Longview whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas State Technical College System Board of Regents for a term to expire August 31, 2031, Kathy A. Powell Stewart, D.N.P. of San Angelo, Texas (Dr. Stewart is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas State Technical College System Board of Regents for a term to expire August 31, 2031, Ronald A. "Ron" Widup of Arlington, Texas (Mr. Widup is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Angelina and Neches River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire September 5, 2029, Joseph L. "Jody" Anderson, II of Lufkin, Texas.
Appointed to the Angelina and Neches River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire September 5, 2029, Kimberly "Kim" McRae Childs, Ph.D of Nacogdoches, Texas.
Appointed to the Angelina and Neches River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire September 5, 2029, Thomas R. "Tom" Murphy of Crockett, Texas.
Appointed as president of the Angelina and Neches River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor, Joseph L. "Jody" Anderson, II of Lufkin, Texas.
Appointments for April 10, 2026
Appointed to the Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Alan Schoolcraft of McQueeney, Texas (replacing Stephanie Klick of Fort Worth whose term expired).
Appointed to the Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Mandy M. Young of Cedar Park, Texas (replacing Terrie Breeden of Wimberley who resigned).
Appointed to the Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee for a term to expire February 1, 2031, Rachel C. Bowden of Austin, Texas (Ms. Bowden is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee for a term to expire February 1, 2031, Rebecca A. Ciesielski of Spring, Texas (replacing Stephanie E. Perry of Denton whose term expired).
Appointed to the Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee for a term to expire February 1, 2031, Susana Perez Kantor of Brownsville, Texas (replacing Hanna H. English of Houston whose term expired).
Appointed to the Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee for a term to expire February 1, 2031, Cynthia D. "Cindy" Lee, Ed.D. of Plano, Texas (Dr. Lee is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee for a term to expire February 1, 2031, Jennifer E. Villarreal, Ed.D. of Roanoke, Texas (replacing Diana A. Ruiz, D.N.P. of Odessa whose term expired).
Appointed to the Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee for a term to expire February 1, 2031, Allison P. Wilson of Austin, Texas (Ms. Wilson is being reappointed).
Appointments for April 13, 2026
Appointed to the Texas Funeral Service Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Ivan A. Andarza of Austin, Texas (replacing Dianne W. Hefley of Amarillo who resigned).
Appointed to the Texas Funeral Service Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Jay P. Carnes of Texas City, Texas (replacing Kristin D. Tips of San Antonio who resigned).
Appointed to the Texas Public Finance Authority for a term to expire February 1, 2031, Lance S. Etcheverry of Athens, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Public Finance Authority for a term to expire February 1, 2031, Shanda G. Perkins of Burleson, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Public Finance Authority for a term to expire February 1, 2031, Benjamin E. "Ben" Streusand of Spring, Texas.
Appointed to the University of North Texas System Board of Regents for a term to expire May 22, 2031, Frankie "Lynn" Gravley of Gunter, Texas (replacing Daniel R. Feehan of Fort Worth whose term expired).
Appointments for April 14, 2026
Appointed to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission for a term to expire March 17, 2029, Douglass W. "Doug" Boyd of Boerne, Texas (Mr. Boyd is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing for a term to expire September 1, 2027, Nathan A. Byman of Austin, Texas.
Appointed to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing for a term to expire September 1, 2027, Allan T. Couch of McKinney, Texas.
Appointed to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing for a term to expire September 1, 2027, Jose A. "Joe" Esparza of Oatmeal, Texas.
Appointed to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing for a term to expire September 1, 2027, Maria E. "Malena" Gonzalez Dabdoub of Cedar Park, Texas.
Appointed to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing for a term to expire September 1, 2027, Ryan C. Gustafson of New Braunfels, Texas.
Appointed to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing for a term to expire September 1, 2027, Glenn E. Isbell, Jr. of Aledo, Texas.
Appointed to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing for a term to expire September 1, 2027, Lawrence J. "Larry" McManus, III of Round Rock, Texas.
Appointed to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing for a term to expire September 1, 2027, Thomas McNutt of Corsicana, Texas.
Appointed to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing for a term to expire September 1, 2027, Nahum Pacheco Salazar of Austin, Texas.
Appointed to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing for a term to expire September 1, 2027, Jason J. Shawhan, Ph.D. of Bastrop, Texas.
Appointed to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing for a term to expire September 1, 2027, Ian N. Weiswurm of New Braunfels, Texas.
Appointed to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing for a term to expire September 1, 2027, Lacy H. Wolf, Jr. of Houston, Texas.
Appointed to the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities for a term to expire February 1, 2027, Alfred W. "Al" Henderson of Fort Worth, Texas (replacing Chelsea L. Elliot of Austin who resigned).
Appointed to the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities for a term to expire February 1, 2028, Kori A. Allen of McKinney, Texas (Ms. Allen is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities for a term to expire February 1, 2028, William R. "Billy" Blanchard, Jr. of Victoria, Texas (Mr. Blanchard being reappointed).
Appointed to the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities for a term to expire February 1, 2028, Evelyn Cano of Pharr, Texas (Ms. Cano is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities for a term to expire February 1, 2028, Shelbi A. Davenport of College Station, Texas (replacing Emma Faye Rudkin of San Antonio whose term expired).
Appointed to the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities for a term to expire February 1, 2028, Juan Carlos Lopez of Edinburg, Texas (Mr. Lopez is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities for a term to expire February 1, 2028, Benjamin J. "Ben" Willis of Lumberton, Texas (Mr. Willis is being reappointed).
Greg Abbott, Governor
TRD-202601636
Proclamation 41-4274
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation related to fire weather conditions that began on August 10, 2025, as amended and renewed in subsequent proclamations, certifying that increased fire weather conditions pose an imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property in several counties; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Division of Emergency Management has confirmed that those same increased fire weather conditions persist in certain counties in Texas;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby amend and renew the aforementioned proclamation and declare a disaster in Andrews, Aransas, Armstrong, Atascosa, Bailey, Baylor, Bee, Borden, Brazoria, Brewster, Briscoe, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Coke, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, DeWitt, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Ector, El Paso, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Fort Bend, Frio, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Goliad, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hardin, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Hidalgo, Hockley, Howard, Hudspeth, Hutchinson, Irion, Jackson, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Jones, Karnes, Kenedy, Kent, King, Kinney, Kleberg, Knox, La Salle, Lamb, Lavaca, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Matagorda, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Midland, Mitchell, Moore, Motley, Nolan, Nueces, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Pecos, Potter, Presidio, Randall, Reagan, Reeves, Refugio, Roberts, San Patricio, Scurry, Sherman, Starr, Sterling, Stonewall, Swisher, Terrell, Terry, Tyler, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Ward, Webb, Wharton, Wheeler, Wilbarger, Willacy, Wilson, Winkler, Yoakum, Zapata, and Zavala Counties.
Pursuant to Section 418.017 of the Texas Government Code, I authorize the use of all available resources of state government and of political subdivisions that are reasonably necessary to cope with this disaster.
Pursuant to Section 418.016 of the Texas Government Code, any regulatory statute prescribing the procedures for conduct of state business or any order or rule of a state agency that would in any way prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with this disaster shall be suspended upon written approval of the Office of the Governor. However, to the extent that the enforcement of any state statute or administrative rule regarding contracting or procurement would impede any state agency's emergency response that is necessary to protect life or property threatened by this declared disaster, I hereby authorize the suspension of such statutes and rules for the duration of this declared disaster.
In accordance with the statutory requirements, copies of this proclamation shall be filed with the applicable authorities.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and have officially caused the Seal of State to be affixed at my office in the City of Austin, Texas, this the 8th day of April, 2026.
Greg Abbott, Governor
TRD-202601598