Appointments for March 27, 2009
Appointed to the rank of Brigadier General in Headquarters, Texas State Guard, Austin, Texas, pursuant to Government Code 431.055, with all rights, privileges and emoluments appertaining to this office, Colonel Luis G. Fernandez of Austin.
Appointed to the rank of Brigadier General in Headquarters, Texas State Guard, Austin, Texas, pursuant to Government Code 431.055, with all rights, privileges and emoluments appertaining to this office, Colonel Robert J. Bodisch, Sr. of Austin.
Appointments for March 30, 2009
Appointed to the Texas Lottery Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2011, J. Winston Krause of Austin (replacing Mary Ann Williamson of Weatherford).
Appointed to the Texas Lottery Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Mary Ann Williamson of Weatherford (replacing James Cox of Austin whose term expired).
Designating Mary Ann Williamson as presiding officer of the Texas Lottery Commission for a term at the pleasure of the Governor. Ms. Williamson is replacing James Cox of Austin as presiding officer.
Appointed to the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire February 1, 2013, G. Dave Scott, III of Richmond (replacing Zachary Brady of Lubbock who resigned).
Appointed to the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire February 1, 2015, James F. Landtroop, Jr. of Plainview (replacing Wade Gear of Fort Worth whose term expired).
Appointed to the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Nancy W. Porter of Sugar Land (Ms. Porter is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire February 1, 2015, John D. Steinmetz of Lubbock (Mr. Steinmetz is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Robert E. Tesch of Georgetown (replacing Scott Smith of Cedar Park whose term expired).
Appointed to the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee for a term to expire January 31, 2015, James Michael Boyd of Houston (Mr. Boyd is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Ronald Charles Wakefield of San Antonio (Mr. Wakefield is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Louis A. Cortes of San Antonio (replacing Catarina Cron of Houston whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas School Safety Center Board for a term to expire February 1, 2011, Carl Montoya of Brownsville (reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas School Safety Center Board for a term to expire February 1, 2011, James Pendell of Fabens (reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas School Safety Center Board for a term to expire February 1, 2011, Ruben Reyes of Lubbock (reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas School Safety Center Board for a term to expire February 1, 2011, Severita Sanchez of Laredo (reappointed).
Appointed to the On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council for a term to expire September 1, 2009, William F. "Dubb" Smith, III of Dripping Springs. Mr. Smith is replacing Kosse Maykus of Southlake whose term expired.
Appointed to the Judicial Compensation Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2015, William Strawn of Austin (Mr. Strawn is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Judicial Compensation Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Paul Bane Phillippi of Cedar Creek (replacing Elizabeth Whitaker of Dallas whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Facilities Commission for a term to expire January 31, 2015, W. Derek Darby of Houston (Mr. Darby is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas Facilities Commission for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Virginia I. Hermosa of Austin (Ms. Hermosa is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas Facilities Commission for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Brant C. Ince of Dallas (replacing Victor Leal of Canyon whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Private Security Board for a term to expire January 31, 2015, John E. Chism of Irving (Mr. Chism is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas Private Security Board for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Patrick A. Patterson of Boerne (replacing Harold Warren of Austin whose term expired).
Appointed to the Upper Colorado River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Ronny Alexander of Paint Rock (replacing Fred Campbell of Paint Rock whose term expired).
Appointed to the Upper Colorado River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Hope Wilson Huffman of San Angelo (Ms. Huffman is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Upper Colorado River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire February 1, 2015, William Ray Hood of Robert Lee (Mr. Hood is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Jody Anne Armstrong of Abilene (Ms. Armstrong is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Stewart Geise of Austin (replacing Matt Shaheen of Plano whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Nary Spears of Houston (Mr. Spears is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees for a term to expire August 31, 2013, Eric Craig McDonald of Lubbock. Mr. McDonald is replacing James H. Lee of Houston who resigned.
Appointed to the Aging and Disability Services Council for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Glyn S. Crane of Longview (replacing Terry Wilkinson of Midland whose term expired).
Appointed to the Aging and Disability Services Council for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Carolyn Harvey of Tyler (replacing Abigail Barrera of San Antonio whose term expired).
Appointed to the Aging and Disability Services Council for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Ann Schneider of Austin (replacing Nancy Lund of Texarkana whose term expired).
Appointed to the Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council for a term to expire January 31, 2011, Senator Kel Seliger of Amarillo (reappointed).
Appointed to the Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council for a term to expire January 31, 2011, Representative Jim McReynolds of Lufkin (reappointed).
Appointed to the Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council for a term to expire January 31, 2011, Lori Kennedy of Austin (reappointed).
Appointed to the Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council for a term to expire January 31, 2011, Lana Myers of Coppell (reappointed).
Appointed to the Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council for a term to expire January 31, 2011, Terry Gilmour of Midland (reappointed).
Appointed to the Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council for a term to expire January 31, 2011, Stephanie Pecora of Houston (reappointed).
Appointed to the Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council for a term to expire January 31, 2011, Anthony York of Pearland (reappointed).
Appointed to the Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council for a term to expire January 31, 2011, Michael Valdez of Conroe (reappointed).
Appointments for March 31, 2009
Appointed Judge of the 134th Judicial District Court, Dallas County for a term until the next General Election and until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified, James M. Stanton of Dallas. Mr. Stanton is replacing Judge Anne Ashby who resigned.
Appointed to the One Call Board for a term to expire August 31, 2011, Barbara J. Mathis of Lufkin (replacing Deborah Farris of Dallas whose term expired).
Appointed to the One Call Board for a term to expire August 31, 2011, Rodney J. Unruh of Spring Branch (replacing Steven F. Landon of Colleyville whose term expired).
Appointed to the Risk Management Board for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Ernest C. Garcia of Austin (reappointed).
Appointed to the Risk Management Board for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Kenneth N. Mitchell of El Paso (reappointed).
Rick Perry, Governor
TRD-200901270
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, Hurricane Ike inflicted serious damage in the coastal region of Texas on September 13, 2008; and
WHEREAS, 29 Texas counties, including Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Cherokee, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, and Washington, were declared to be disaster areas as a result of Hurricane Ike; and
WHEREAS, on October 3, 2008, the President of the United States signed into law the Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 (the "Act"), which included changes to the federal tax law designed to provide economic relief to the Hurricane Ike disaster area; and
WHEREAS, the ACT allows for the issuance of certain tax exempt, qualified Hurricane Ike disaster area bonds to provide financing in the Hurricane Ike disaster areas; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Texas must designate such bonds for a private business use on the basis of providing assistance to areas in the order in which such assistance is most needed; and
WHEREAS, the maximum aggregate face amount of such bonds which may be designated shall not exceed the product of $2,000 multiplied by the portion of the population which is in the Texas counties of Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, and Orange.
BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Rick Perry, Governor of the State of Texas, hereby designate that projects located in the following 5 counties: Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, and Orange, shall be the priorities for utilization of Hurricane Ike disaster area bonds; and
BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED, that individual projects shall be approved to utilize the Hurricane Ike disaster area bonds on a case by case basis to ensure that each project is an appropriate use of funds under the Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that I reserve the right, as necessary to benefit the citizens of the affected areas, to redesignate the utilization priorities for the Hurricane Ike disaster area bonds.
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 17th day of March, 2009.
Rick Perry, Governor
Attested by: Esperanza "Hope" Andrade, Secretary of State
TRD-200901271
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, Section 704(a) of the Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 (the "Heartland Act") provides that Section 1400N(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), shall apply, as modified by the Heartland Act (collectively, the "Hurricane Ike Bond Act"), to any Hurricane Ike disaster area (as defined in Section 704(c) of the Heartland Act); and
WHEREAS, the Hurricane Ike Bond Act provides that a qualifying cost for a project involving a private business use requires that (i) either the person using the property suffered a loss in a trade or business attributable to Hurricane Ike or is a person designated by the Governor of the State of Texas (the "State") as a person carrying on a trade or business replacing a trade or business with respect to which another person suffered such a loss, and (ii) for purposes of Section 704(a) of the Heartland Act, the bond is designated "on the basis of providing assistance to areas in the order in which such assistance is most needed" and such designation is made by the Governor; and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Industrial Development Corporation (the "Corporation") is authorized by the Development Corporation Act of 1979, Article 5190.6, Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil Statutes, as it has been or may be amended (the "Act"), to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of a "project," as defined (or to be defined) in the Act, and to sell or lease the project to others or to loan the proceeds of the bonds to others to finance all or part of the cost of the project; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson Refinery, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company, or an affiliate thereof or a related person thereto (the "User"), desires to finance the Project (as hereinafter defined) with the proceeds of revenue bonds of the Corporation which will be loaned to the User by the Corporation and will be used and repaid by the User upon terms and conditions in accordance with the Act and Hurricane Ike Bond Act; and WHEREAS, the Corporation has represented to the State that it reasonably expects to authorize the issuance and sale of its tax-exempt obligations and its taxable obligations, to the extent permitted by law, to provide funds to defray all or part of the costs of acquiring, constructing, rehabilitating, developing, improving and equipping certain capital improvements, infrastructure, land and equipment and pay related financing costs with respect to storage and refinery facilities that constitute industrial or other facilities eligible under the Act and are located at or near 14404 Rollins Road, Winnie, in Jefferson County, Texas, (collectively, the "Project"), and of such facilities to be constructed or owned by or to be leased or sold to the User; and
WHEREAS, the User and the Corporation request that the revenue bonds to be issued by the Corporation for the Project be designated by the Governor as "qualified Hurricane Ike disaster area bonds" pursuant to the Code as amended by Hurricane Ike Bond Act; and
WHEREAS, based on facts represented by the User, the Corporation reasonably expects that (i) the maximum principal amount of any such tax-exempt Hurricane Ike disaster area revenue bonds issued to reimburse the User for the Costs of the Project will not exceed $300,000,000; and (ii) the Project will contribute to the economic growth or stability of Jefferson County, Texas, is required or suitable for the development, retention or expansion of industrial facilities and will create or retain "Primary Jobs" (as currently defined in the Act); and
WHEREAS, Jefferson and Orange Counties have been designated by the Governor by a Proclamation, dated March 17, 2009, as priorities for utilization of Hurricane Ike disaster area bonds; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson and Orange Counties are highly reliant upon the petrochemical industry, and such counties face high unemployment; and
WHEREAS, there has been significant damage to the petrochemical industry in Texas as a result of Hurricane Ike; and
WHEREAS, one or more refineries will not be repaired and will remain closed with resulting loss of jobs; and
WHEREAS, other trades or businesses in the region have been damaged by Ike and many of such trades or businesses will not be repaired and will remain closed with a resulting loss of jobs; and
WHEREAS, the Project is a trade or business which will replace such refineries and/or other trades or businesses and will replace jobs lost.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Rick Perry, Governor of the State of Texas, based in part upon the above findings hereby: (A) designate Jefferson Refinery, L.L.C. as carrying on a trade or business replacing a trade or business which suffered a loss attributable to Hurricane Ike; (B) designate the Jefferson County Industrial Development Corporation Tax-Exempt Hurricane Ike Disaster Area Revenue Bonds (Jefferson Refinery, L.L.C. Project) Series 2009, in an aggregate principal amount of up to $300,000,000 (the "Bonds"), for purposes of Section 704(a) of the Heartland Act, on the basis of providing assistance to areas in the order in which such assistance is most needed; and (C) approve the issuance of the Bonds. The amount of Bonds so designated does not exceed $2,000 times the population of the counties of Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, and Orange, in the State of Texas.
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 17th day of March, 2009.
Rick Perry, Governor
Attested by: Esperanza "Hope" Andrade, Secretary of State
TRD-200901283
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, RICK PERRY, Governor of the State of Texas, did issue an Emergency Disaster Proclamation on January 30, 2009, certifying that an extreme fire hazard posed a threat of imminent disaster in specified counties in Texas, beginning January 16, 2009 and continuing.
WHEREAS, the extreme fire hazard continues to create a threat of disaster for the people in the State of Texas.
WHEREAS, the state of disaster includes the counties of Andrews, Archer, Armstrong, Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Brazoria, Brewster, Briscoe, Brown, Burnet, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collingsworth, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Delta, DeWitt, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Floyd, Foard, Freestone, Frio, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Guadalupe, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Harris, Hartley, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley, Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson, Irion, Jackson, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Jones, Karnes, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kleberg, Knox, La Salle, Lamb, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Liberty, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Moore, Morris, Motley, Nolan, Nueces, Ochiltree, Oldham, Palo Pinto, Parker, Parmer, Pecos, Potter, Presidio, Rains, Randall, Reagan, Reeves, Refugio, Roberts, Rockwall, Runnels, San Jacinto, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Starr, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Travis, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Ward, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wheeler, Wilbarger, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, 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 the Emergency Disaster Proclamation 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 of the code, all rules and regulations that may inhibit or prevent prompt response to this threat are suspended for the duration of the state of disaster.
The renewal of the Emergency Disaster Proclamation becomes effective on March 31, 2009, and shall remain in effect until April 29, 2009, unless renewed or terminated.
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 30th day of March, 2009.
Rick Perry, Governor
Attested by: Esperanza "Hope" Andrade, Secretary of State
TRD-200901284