MINUTES 
          
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS 
                               Monday, May 5, 1997 
                                     2:00 pm 
                         Capitol Extension, Room E1.016 
          
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Nominations  
         was held on Monday, May 5, 1997 in the Capitol Extension, Room  
         E1.016, at Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Frank Madla                     Senator Florence  
         Shapiro 
         Senator Gonzalo Barrientos              Senator Drew Nixon 
         Senator J.E. Brown 
         Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr. 
         Senator Tom Haywood 
          
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:05 pm.     
          
         The Chair laid out the name of the nominee for the Texas  
         Alcoholic Beverage Commission. 
          
         Senator Barrientos introduced nominee, Allan Shivers, Jr. 
          
         The Chair laid out the names of the Texas Commission on  
         Alcohol and Drug Abuse. 
          
         Senator Patterson introduced nominee, Norwood  
         Knight-Richardson. 
          
         Senator Shapleigh introduced nominee, Hector Delgado. 
          
         Senators Madla and Truan introduced nominee, Rolland C. Allen. 
          
         The Chair introduced nominee, Beverly Barron. 
          
         The Chair introduced nominee, Dorothy Grasty. 
          
         The Chair introduced nominee, James C. Oberwetter. 
         At 2:55 pm, Senator Gallegos moved to consider and report to  
         the Senate with the recommendation that the nominees for the  
         Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug abuse be confirmed. 
          
         Senator Haywood seconded the motion. 
  
         The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present  
         not voting, and 2 absent.   
          
          At 2:56 pm, Senator Haywood moved to consider and report to  
         the Senate with the recommendation that the nominee for the  
         Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission be confirmed. 
          
         Senator Gallegos seconded the motion. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present  
         not voting, and 2 absent.   
          
          The Chair laid out the name of the nominee for the Texas  
         Cosmetology Commission. 
          
         Senator Lindsay introduced nominee, Brian P. King. 
          
         There not being a quorum present, the Chair left the nominee  
         for the Texas Cosmetology Commission, as well as those  
         nominees not appearing, pending until May 12, 1997 at 2:00 pm.  
         Without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         There being no further business, at 3:55 pm Senator Madla  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the Chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Frank Madla, Chair 
          
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         Hillery Hawkins, Clerk