SENATE
                         COMMITTEE ACTION REPORT


COMMITTEE: Nominations

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM, Monday, April 7, 1997

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ALL NOMINEES WERE REPORTED FAVORABLY UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE


Texas Commission for the Blind

CONSIDERATION PENDING
James L. Caldwell, Ph.D.      Reappointed 08-09-95 for a    Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 02-01-01

C. Robert Keeney, Jr.         Appointed 08-09-95 for a      Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 02-01-01

W. Frank Mullican, Jr.        Appointed 08-09-95 for a      Duncan
Lubbock County                term to expire 02-01-01

Don W. Oates                  Appointed 02-11-97 for a      Nixon
Nacogdoches County            term to expire 02-01-03

Beverly A. Stiles             Appointed 02-11-97 for a      Zaffirini
Duval County                  term to expire 02-01-03

John M. Turner                Reappointed 02-11-97 for a    Shapiro
Dallas County                 term to expire 02-01-03

Exec. Dir. of the Texas Dept. of Commerce

Brenda F. Arnett              Reappointed 02-10-97 for a    Wentworth
Travis County                 term to expire 02-01-99


Texas Youth Commission

Pete C. Alfaro                Appointed 09-05-95 for a      Whitmire
Harris County                 term to expire 08-31-01

Lisa S. Teschner              Appointed 09-05-95 for a      Carona
Dallas County                 term to expire 08-31-01


TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING WHO WILL NOT APPEAR:

Agriculture Resources Protection Authority

Craig Estes                   Appointed 01-30-96 for a      Haywood
Wichita County                term to expire 02-01-97
                              Reappointed 04-01-97 for a
                              term to expire 02-01-99

L.C. Harrison                 Appointed 01-30-96 for a      Haywood
Clay County                   term to expire 02-01-97
                              Reappointed 04-01-97 for a
                              term to expire 02-01-99

David K. Langford             Appointed 01-30-96 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                  term to expire 02-01-97
                              Reappointed 04-01-97 for a
                              term to expire 02-01-99

David M. Nix                  Appointed 01-30-96 for a      Duncan
Dawson County                 term to expire 02-01-97
                              Reappointed 04-01-97 for a
                              term to expire 02-01-99

Alfonso Posadas               Appointed 02-21-96 for a      Bivins
Bailey County                 term to expire 02-01-97

Julian H. Trevino, Ed.D.      Appointed 01-30-96 for a      Luna
Bexar County                  term to expire 02-01-97
                              Reappointed 04-01-97 for a
                              term to expire 02-01-99

Automobile Theft Prevention Authority

Patricia T. Ayala             Appointed 03-21-97 for a      Shapleigh
El Paso County                term to expire 02-01-03

James P. Donovan              Appointed 10-23-97 for a      Brown
Harris County                 term to expire 02-01-01

Deputy Chief W. Troy McClain  Appointed 06-14-95 for a      Nelson
Denton County                 term to expire 02-01-97

Chief James J. Scheopner      Appointed 06-14-95 for a      Lucio
Cameron County                term to expire 02-01-99

Macario Tristan, Jr.          Appointed 03-21-97 for a      Nelson
Denton County                 term to expire 02-01-03

Patricia J. Williams          Appointed 06-14-95 for a      Harris
Parker County                 term to expire 02-01-01

Charles Wirth                 Reappointed 06-14-95 for a    Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 02-01-99

Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention Services

Claudette W. Bryant           Reappointed 03-25-96 for a    West
Dallas County                 term to expire 02-01-99

Bess A. Graham                Appointed 03-25-96 for a      Wentworth
Travis County                 term to expire 02-01-01

Tammy H. Tiner, Ph.D.         Reappointed 03-25-96 for a    Ogden
Brazos County                 term to expire 02-01-97

Texas Cosmetology Commission

Comer J. Cottrell, Jr.        Appointed 02-21-96 for a      West
Dallas County                 term to expire 12-31-01

Brian P. King                 Appointed 02-21-96 for a      Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 12-31-01

Texas Dept. of Transportation Motor Vehicle Board

Robert C. Barnes              Appointed 08-09-95 for a      Duncan
Ector County                  term to expire 01-31-97
                              Reappointed 02-19-97 for a
                              term to expire 01-31-03

D. Diane Dillard              Appointed 02-19-97 for a      Ellis
Harris County                 term to expire 01-31-03

N. Scott Jones                Appointed 07-18-95 for a      Sibley
Johnson County                term to expire 01-31-01

Manuel Marrufo                Appointed 08-09-95 for a      Shapleigh
El Paso County                term to expire 01-31-01

Texas Turnpike Authority Board of Directors

Donald D. Dillard             Appointed 04-09-96 for a      Shapiro
Dallas County                 term to expire 02-15-01

Donna R. Parker               Appointed 04-09-96 for a      Moncrief
Tarrant County                term to expire 02-15-97

Texas Department of Commerce Policy Board

Patty A. Bryant               Appointed 08-20-96 for a      Bivins
Randall County                term to expire 02-01-97

Vidal G. Martinez             Appointed 08-17-95 for a      Ellis
Harris County                 term to expire 02-01-99

State Depository Board

Renato Ramirez                Appointed 08-09-96 for a      Zaffirini
Zapata County                 term to expire 08-22-97

Texas Energy Coordination Council

Mary Hartman                  Appointed 02-29-96 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                  term to expire 12-31-96

James R. Matz                 Appointed 02-29-96 for a      Lucio
Cameron County                term to expire 12-31-96

Donald W. Niemiec             Appointed 02-29-96 for a      Harris
Tarrant County                term to expire 12-31-97

Michael J. Osborne            Appointed 02-29-96 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 12-31-96

Michael A. Roberts, Jr.       Reappointed 02-29-96 for a    Ellis
Harris County                 term to expire 12-31-97

Robert L. Wright              Appointed 02-29-96 for a      Armbrister
Victoria County               term to expire 12-31-97

Governing Board of the International Trade Commission

Jose E. Martinez              Appointed 08-09-95 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                  term to expire 02-01-99

San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board

Jeffrey D. Dunn               Appointed 04-04-96 for a      Brown
Harris County                 term to expire 09-01-01

Nell M. Hoover                Appointed 04-04-96 for a      Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 09-01-97

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