MINUTES 
          
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS 
                          Wednesday, February 10, 1999 
                                    1:00 p.m. 
                          Capitol Building, Room 2E.20 
          
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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 Wednesday, February 10, 1999, in the Capitol  
         Building, Room 2E.20, Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Jeff Wentworth                  None 
         Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr. 
         Senator Gonzalo Barrientos 
         Senator David Bernsen 
         Senator J.E. Brown 
         Senator Tom Haywood 
         Senator Mike Jackson 
          
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m.  There  
         being a quorum present, the following business was transacted.   
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called:  
         Senator Gonzalo Barrientos 
         Senator David Bernsen 
          
         Senator Brown moved that the minutes from the previous meeting  
         be approved.  There being no objection, the Minutes were  
         adopted. 
          
         The Chair laid out the name of the nominee for Secretary of  
         State. 
          
         Chairman Wentworth introduced the nominee, Elton Bomer. 
          
         Senator Brown moved to recommend to the full Senate that Elton  
         Bomer be confirmed as Secretary of State. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes and 0 nays. 
          
         The Chair laid out the name of the nominee for Commissioner of  
         the Railroad Commission of Texas. 
          
         Senator Harris introduced the nominee, Michael L. Williams. 
         Senator Brown moved to recommend to the full Senate that  
  
         Michael L. Williams be confirmed as Commissioner of the  
         Railroad Commission of Texas. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays. 
          
         The Chair laid out the name of the nominee for Member of the  
         Texas Lottery Commission. 
          
         Senator Sibley introduced the nominee, C. Thomas Clowe, Jr. 
          
         Senator Jackson moved to recommend to the full Senate that C.  
         Thomas Clowe, Jr. be confirmed as a Member of the Texas  
         Lottery Commission. 
          
         Senator Gallegos seconded the motion. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays. 
          
         The Chair laid out the name of the nominee for Judge of the  
         19th Judicial District Court, McLennan County. 
          
         Senator Sibley introduced the nominee, Ralph T. Strother. 
          
         Senator Brown moved to recommend to the full Senate that Ralph  
         T. Strother be confirmed as Judge of the 19th Judicial  
         District Court, McLennan County. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays. 
          
         The Chair laid out the name of the nominee for Commissioner of  
         Insurance. 
          
         Senator Barrientos introduced the nominee, Jose O. Montemayor. 
          
         Senator Brown moved to recommend to the full Senate that Jose  
         O. Montemayor be confirmed as Commissioner of Insurance 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays. 
          
         The Chair laid out the name of the nominee for Justice of the  
         Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. 
          
         Senator Ellis introduced the nominee, Kem Thompson Frost. 
          
         Senator Brown moved to recommend to the full Senate that Kem  
         Thompson Frost be confirmed as Justice of the Fourteenth  
         District Court of Appeals. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays. 
          
         There being no further business, at 2:35 p.m. Chairman  
         Wentworth stated that the Committee would stand recessed  
         subject to the call of the Chair.  Without objection, it was  
         so ordered. 
          
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         Senator Jeff Wentworth, Chair 
          
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         Jennifer Ahrens, Committee Clerk