Appointments for May 6, 2009
Appointed to the Governing Board of the Texas School for the Deaf for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Angela Wolf of Austin. Ms. Wolf is being reappointed.
Appointed to the Texas Physician Assistant Board for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Ronald W. Bryce of Red Oak (Dr. Bryce is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas Physician Assistant Board for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Edward W. Zwanziger of Eustace (replacing Pamela Welch of Mount Vernon whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners for a term to expire February 1, 2013, Todd M. Novosad of Austin (replacing Clarissa Meyers of McAllen whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Catherine Benavidez of Carrollton (replacing Cecilia Fierro of El Paso whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Angela Sieffert of Dallas (replacing Michael Carreon of El Paso whose term expired).
Appointments for May 7, 2009
Appointed to the State Board for Educator Certification for a term to expire February 1, 2011, Grant W. Simpson, Jr. of Gainsville (replacing Jeanne Gerlach of Southlake who resigned).
Appointed to be Justice of the Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District for a term until the next General Election and until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified, Robert M. Fillmore of Plano. Mr. Fillmore is replacing Amos Mazzant who resigned.
Appointed to be the Criminal District Attorney of Tarrant County for a term until the next General Election and until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified, Joe Shannon, Jr. of Fort Worth. Mr. Shannon is replacing Tim Curry who is deceased.
Appointed to the State Board for Educator Certification for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Bradley W. Allard of Burleson (replacing Michael Acuff of Fort Worth whose term expired).
Appointed to the State Board for Educator Certification for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Bonny L. Cain of Pearland (Dr. Cain is being reappointed).
Appointed to the State Board for Educator Certification for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Benny W. Morris of Cleburne (replacing John Shirley of Richardson whose term expired).
Appointed to the State Board for Educator Certification for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Judith Robison of El Paso (replacing Patti Johnson of Canyon Lake whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Board of Licensure for Professional Medical Physicists for a term to expire February 1, 2013, John R. Leahy of Austin (replacing Lamk Lamki of Houston whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Board of Licensure for Professional Medical Physicists for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Valerie Foreman of Frisco (replacing Walter Grant of Bellaire whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Board of Licensure for Professional Medical Physicists for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Pamela M. Otto of San Antonio (replacing Isabel Menendez of Portland whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Residential Construction Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Ross A. Benline of New Braunfels (replacing John Krugh of Houston whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Residential Construction Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Donald Illingworth of Arlington (replacing Ken Davis of Weatherford whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Residential Construction Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Steven R. Leipsner of Austin (Mr. Leipsner is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas Emancipation Juneteenth Cultural and Historical Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2013, Clarence E. Glover, Jr. of Dallas. Mr. Glover is replacing Willard Stimpson of Dallas whose term expired).
Appointed to the Commission on Human Rights for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Travis A. Morris of Austin. Mr. Morris is replacing Anwar Khalifa of Tyler whose term expired.
Appointed to the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority for a term to expire February 1, 2011, Ray A. Wilkerson of Austin. Mr. Wilkerson is replacing Robert Tesch of Georgetown who resigned.
Appointed to the Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Kirby Hollingsworth of Mount Vernon (new position due to SB 287).
Appointed to the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Trent McKnight of Throckmorton. Mr. McKnight is replacing Billy Wayne Moore of Willis whose term expired.
Appointed to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Dora G. Alcala of Del Rio (Ms. Alcala is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Ralph C. Gauer, Sr. of Harker Heights (Mr. Gauer is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Alvin W. Jones of College Station (Mr. Jones is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Paul F. Paine of Fort Worth (Mr. Paine is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Department of Information Resources for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Ramon F. Baez of Southlake (replacing William Wachel of Dallas whose term expired).
Appointed to the Department of Information Resources for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Robert E. Pickering, Jr. of Houston (Mr. Pickering is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council for a term to expire February 1, 2010, Jesse E. Rider of Tyler. Mr. Rider is replacing Charles Wilson of Lubbock who resigned.
Appointed to the Texas Real Estate Commission for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Jaime Blevins Hensley of Lufkin (replacing Mary Frances Burleson of Sachse whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Real Estate Commission for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Joanne Justice of Arlington (replacing Elizabeth Leal of El Paso whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Real Estate Commission for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Dona Scurry of El Paso (replacing William Flores of Sugar Land whose term expired).
Appointed to the State Pension Review Board for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Paul A. Braden of Dallas (Mr. Braden is being reappointed).
Appointed to the State Pension Review Board for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Wayne R. Roberts of Austin (replacing Shari Shivers of Austin whose term expired).
Appointed to the State Pension Review Board for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Scott D. Smith of Cedar Park (replacing Frederick Rowe of Dallas whose term expired).
Appointed to the Health and Human Services Council for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Jerry Kane of Corpus Christi (Mr. Kane is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Health and Human Services Council for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Manson B. Johnson, II of Houston (Reverend Johnson is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Health and Human Services Council for a term to expire February 1, 2015, Teresa Wilkinson of Midland (replacing Adan Trevino of Bellaire whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners for a term to expire January 31, 2015, Reynaldo Ximenes of Austin. Dr. Ximenes is replacing Donald Counts of Austin who resigned.
Rick Perry, Governor
TRD-200901755
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, RICK PERRY, Governor of the State of Texas, did issue an Emergency Disaster Proclamation on September 8, 2008, as Hurricane Ike posed a threat of imminent disaster along the Texas Coast and in specified counties in Texas. The disaster proclamation was subsequently renewed through May 5, 2009, in the wake of Hurricane Ike; and
WHEREAS, Hurricane Ike struck the State of Texas on September 13, 2008, causing substantial destruction in South and East Texas; and
WHEREAS, Hurricane Ike continues to create a state of disaster for the people in the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the state of disaster includes the counties of Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Austin, Bell, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Calhoun, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Collin, Colorado, Comal, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, El Paso, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, Lavaca, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Lubbock, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, McLennan, Milam, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nueces, Orange, Panola, Parker, Polk, Potter, Randall, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Shelby, Smith, Tarrant, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Waller, Walker, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Williamson, Wise and Wood;
THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby renew the 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 disaster.
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 incident.
The renewal of the disaster proclamation becomes effective on May 6, 2009, and shall remain in effect until June 4, 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 5th day of May, 2009.
Rick Perry, Governor
Attested by: Esperanza "Hope" Andrade, Secretary of State
TRD-200901756