Appointments for June 16, 2008
Appointed to the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Board of Directors, effective June 18, 2008, for a term to expire August 31, 2008, Randy Jarrell of Crystal Beach (replacing Louis S. Dell’Olio of Galveston whose term expired).
Appointed to the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Board of Directors, effective June 18, 2008, for a term to expire August 31, 2009, Zoe M. Barinaga of Houston (Ms. Barinaga is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Manufactured Housing Board for a term to expire January 31, 2011, Devora Mitchell of Kermit (replacing Valeri Stiers Malone of Holliday who has resigned).
Appointed to the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities for a term to expire January 31, 2009, Victor Kilman of Lubbock (replacing Floyd Glen Self, Jr. of Austin who resigned).
Appointed to the Texas Public Finance Authority for a term to expire February 1, 2009, Gary Eugene Wood of Austin (replacing Carin Marcy Barth of Houston who resigned).
Appointed to the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners for a term to expire February 1, 2009, Nary Spears of Houston.
Appointed to the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners for a term to expire February 1, 2013, Timothy Brown of Bryan (replacing Julia Ann Dunaway of Fort Worth who resigned).
Appointments for June 18, 2008
Appointed to the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers for a term to expire September 26, 2013, Elvira Reyna of Little Elm (replacing Elsie Allen of Fort Worth whose term expired).
Appointed to the State Securities Board for a term to expire January 20, 2009, Derrick Mitchell of Houston (replacing William R. Smith of Pflugerville who resigned).
Appointed to the State Securities Board for a term to expire January 20, 2013, E. Wally Kinney of Dripping Springs (replacing Jack Ladd of Midland whose term expired).
Appointed to the State Securities Board for a term to expire January 20, 2013, Beth Ann Blackwood of Dallas (Ms. Blackwood is being reappointed).
Appointed as Chief Administrative Law Judge, effective July 1, 2008, for a term to expire May 15, 2010, Lyn Cathleen Parsley of Austin (replacing Shelia Taylor of Austin who resigned).
Appointed to the Nueces River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire February 1, 2011, Gary Jones of Beeville (replacing J. R. Schneider of San Antonio whose term expired).
Appointed to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire April 1, 2009, Alan Russell Senac of Beach City (replacing Gary Nelson of Baytown whose term expired).
Appointed to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire April 1, 2010, Ray Stoesser of Dayton (replacing Buster French of Dayton whose term expired).
Appointed to the Gulf of Mexico Program Citizens Advisory Committee for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor, Wayne D. Marty of San Antonio.
Appointed to the Gulf of Mexico Program Citizens Advisory Committee for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor, Mayor Vic Pierson of Jamaica Beach (replacing David Alex of Harlingen).
Appointed to the Gulf of Mexico Program Citizens Advisory Committee for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor, Ravi Singhania of Houston (replacing James Kachtick of Houston).
Appointed to the Gulf of Mexico Program Citizens Advisory Committee for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor, John Sullivan of Galveston (replacing Ned Meister of Lorena).
Appointed to the Gulf of Mexico Program Citizens Advisory Committee for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor, Mary Ellen Whitworth of Houston (Ms. Whitworth is being reappointed to the board).
Appointed to the OneStar National Service Commission for a term to expire March 15, 2011, Barry Anderson of Grand Prairie (Mr. Anderson is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Gulf of Mexico Program Policy Review Board for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor, Hector Steven "Buddy" Garcia of Austin (replacing Kathleen White of Rosanky who no longer qualifies.
Appointments for June 20, 2008
Appointed to the Texas Growth Fund Board of Trustees for a term to expire February 1, 2011, James Michael Bell of Fredericksburg (Mr. Bell is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas Growth Fund Board of Trustees for a term to expire February 1, 2011, Patsy Waller Nichols of Austin (Ms. Nichols is being reappointed. She is filling Alan W. Steelman’s expired position on the board).
Appointed to the Board for Lease of Texas Department of Criminal Justice Lands, for a term to expire September 1, 2009, Wesley Lloyd of Waco (replacing Spencer Hayes of Austin whose term expired).
Appointed to the State Pension Review Board for a term to expire January 31, 2011, Jerry Massengale of Lubbock (replacing Rafael Cantu of Mission whose term expired).
Appointed to the Health and Human Services Council for a term to expire February 1, 2013, Leon Leach of Houston (Mr. Leach is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Health and Human Services Council for a term to expire February 1, 2013, Sharon Barnes of Port Lavaca (Ms. Barnes is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Health and Human Services Council for a term to expire February 1, 2013, Ronald T. Luke of Austin (Dr. Luke is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Development Disorders for a term to expire February 1, 2009, Mirella Garcia of El Paso (replacing Donna Geiger of Austin who resigned).
Appointed to the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Development Disorders for a term to expire February 1, 2010, Pam Rollins of Dallas (replacing Richard Garnett of Fort Worth whose term expired.
Appointed to the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Development Disorders for a term to expire February 1, 2010, Michael Bernoski of Cedar Park (replacing Margaret Cowen of San Antonio whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Development Disorders for a term to expire February 1, 2010, Stephanie Sokolosky of Lubbock (replacing Opal Irvin of Dime Box whose term expired).
Rick Perry, Governor
TRD-200803311
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, RICK PERRY, Governor of Texas do hereby certify that 229 counties in Texas are threatened by extreme fire hazard. Dry frontal passages pose significant fire danger because of the large amount of cured grass across the state. This threat exists in the following counties in Texas:
Anderson, Andrews, Aransas, Archer, Armstrong, Atascosa, Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Bowie, Brazos, Brewster, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Carson, Castro, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Collingsworth, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Delta, Denton, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Gaines, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock, Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman, Hardin, Harrison, Hartley, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kaufman, Kenedy, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kinney, Kleberg, Knox, LaSalle, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Madison, Martin, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Motley, Navarro, Newton, Nolan, Nueces, Ochiltree, Oldham, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Parmer, Pecos, Potter, Presidio, Rains, Randall, Reagan, Real, Red River, Reeves, Refugio, Roberts, Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Rusk, Sabine, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Smith, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Tyler, Upshur, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Walker, Waller, Ward, Washington, Webb, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, Wood, Yoakum, Young, Zapata and Zavala.
THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby renew my January 29, 2008, proclamation and declare a state of disaster in the counties listed above based on the existence of such threat and direct that all necessary measures both public and private as authorized under Section 418.017 of the code be implemented to meet that threat.
As provided in Section 418.016, all rules and regulations that may inhibit or 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 1st day of May, 2008.
Rick Perry, Governor
Attested by: Phil Wilson, Secretary of State
TRD-200803314
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, the resignation of the Honorable Kyle Janek has caused a vacancy to exist in the Texas State Senate District No. 17 which consists of parts of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Jefferson Counties; and
WHEREAS, Article III, Section 13 of the Texas Constitution and Section 203.002 of the Texas Election Code require that a special election be ordered upon such vacancy; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.003 of the Texas Election Code, requires the election to be ordered by proclamation of the Governor;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICK PERRY, Governor of Texas, under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, do hereby order a special election to be held in District No. 17 on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, for the purpose of electing a State Senator for Senate District No. 17 to serve out the unexpired term of the Honorable Kyle Janek.
Candidates who wish to have their names placed on the special election ballot must file their applications with the Secretary of State no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 29, 2008.
Early voting by personal appearance shall begin on October 20, 2008, in accordance with Section 85.001 of the Texas Election Code.
A copy of this order shall be mailed immediately to the County Judges of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Jefferson Counties; and all appropriate writs will be issued and all proper proceedings will be followed for the purpose that said election may be held to fill the vacancy in District No. 17 and its result proclaimed in accordance with law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereto 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 2nd day of June, 2008.
Rick Perry, Governor
Attested by: Phil Wilson, Secretary of State
TRD-200803315
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, RICK PERRY, Governor of Texas, do hereby certify that 156 counties in Texas are threatened by extreme fire hazard. Dry frontal passages pose significant fire danger because of the large amount of cured grass across the state. This threat exists in the following counties in Texas:
Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Aransas, Armstrong, Atascosa, Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bexar, Brazos, Brazoria, Brewster, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cameron, Carson, Chambers, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coleman, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Erath, Fayette, Frio, Ft. Bend, Gaines, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hansford, Hardin, Harris, Haskell, Hays, Hidalgo, Houston, Howard, Hudspeth, Irion, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kendall, Kerr, King, Kinney, Kimble, Kleberg, Knox, LaSalle, Lamb, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Loving, Lynn, Madison, Martin, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Midland, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Nueces, Oldham, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parmer, Pecos, Polk, Potter, Presidio, Randall, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Refugio, Robertson, Sabine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Schleicher, Shelby, Sherman, San Augustine, Starr, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Ward, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wichita, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Yoakum, Zapata and Zavala.
THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby renew my May 1, 2008 proclamation and declare a state of disaster in the counties listed above based on the existence of such threat and direct that all necessary measures both public and private as authorized under Section 418.017 of the code be implemented to meet that threat.
As provided in section 418.016, all rules and regulations that may inhibit or prevent prompt response to this threat are suspended for the duration of the state of 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 6th day of June, 2008.
Rick Perry, Governor
Attested by: Phil Wilson, Secretary of State
TRD-200803316