MINUTES 
          
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS 
                             Wednesday, May 5, 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, May 5, 1999, in the Capitol Building,  
         Room 2E.20, Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Jeff Wentworth, Chairman        None 
         Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr., Vice Chairman 
         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 1:35 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 J. E. Brown 
         Senator Mike Jackson 
          
         Senator Gallegos moved that the Minutes from the previous  
         meeting be approved.  There being no objection, the Minutes  
         were adopted. 
          
         The Chairman laid out the names of the nominees to the Texas  
         State Board of Public Accountancy. 
          
         Senator Armbrister introduced Billy M. Atkinson, Jr. 
          
         Senator Ogden introduced April L. Eyeington. 
          
         Senator Nelson introduced Edwardo B. Franco. 
          
         Senator Moncrief introduced Robert C. Mann. 
          
         Chairman Wentworth introduced Kimberly Dryden. 
          
         Nominees made opening statements and then responded to  
  
         questions by members of the Committee.  
          
         At 2:01 p.m., Senator Haywood moved to recommend to the full  
         Senate that Billy M. Atkinson, Jr., Kimberly Dryden, April L.  
         Eyeington, Edwardo B. Franco and Robert C. Mann be confirmed  
         as  Members of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 4 ayes and 0 nays. 
          
         The Chairman laid out the names of the nominees to the State  
         Board of Dental Examiners. 
          
         Senator Lindsay introduced Nathaniel Tippit, Jr., D.D.S. 
          
         Chairman Wentworth recognized Senator Whitmire to say a few  
         words about Dr. Tippit. 
          
         Senator Armbrister introduced Martha Manley Malik, D.D.S. 
          
         Senator Sibley introduced Kent D. Starr, D.D.S. 
          
         Chairman Wentworth introduced J. Kevin Irons, D.M.D. and Amy  
         Landess Juba. 
          
         Nominees made opening statements and then responded to  
         questions by members of the Committee.  
          
         At 2:40 p.m., Senator Gallegos moved to recommend to the full  
         Senate that Dr. J. Kevin Irons, Amy Landess Juba, Dr. Martha  
         Manley Malik, Dr. Kent D. Starr and Dr. Nathaniel Tippit, Jr.  
         be confirmed as Members of the State Board of Dental  
         Examiners. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays. 
          
         Chairman Wentworth laid out the names of the nominees to the  
         Texas Funeral Commission. 
          
         Senator Barrientos introduced John Q. Taylor King. 
          
         Chairman Wentworth introduced Roy H. Kiser. 
          
         Senator Gallegos introduced Martha J. Rhymes. 
          
         Senator Haywood introduced Jim C. Wright. 
          
         Nominees made opening statements and then responded to  
         questions by members of the Committee.  
          
         At 3:10 p.m., Senator Gallegos moved to recommend to the full  
         Senate that John Q. Taylor King, Roy H. Kiser, Martha J.  
         Rhymes and Jim C. Wright be confirmed as Members of the Texas  
         Funeral Commission. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays. 
  
         Chairman Wentworth announced that consideration of the  
         nomination of Beth Miller Weakley will be left pending due to  
         her failure to appear. 
          
         The Chairman laid out the names of the nominees to the Texas  
         Turnpike Authority. 
          
         Senator Lucio introduced Glenn Jarvis. 
          
         Senator Barrientos introduced Manuel Zuniga. 
          
         The nominees made opening statements and then responded to  
         questions by members of the Committee. 
          
         At 3:43 p.m., Senator Barrientos moved to recommend to the  
         full Senate that Glenn Jarvis and Manuel Zuniga be confirmed  
         as Members of the Texas Turnpike Authority. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays. 
          
         At 3:45 p.m., Senator Gallegos moved to recommend to the full  
         Senate that the nominees to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries  
         Commission:  L. Don Perkins; the Coastal Water Authority Board  
         of Directors: Buster E. French, Darryl L. King and Gary R.  
         Nelson; the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors:  Andrew  
         Jackson, Joe B. Hinton, Celeste L. Kotter, Robert B. Lane,  
         Steve D. Pena, M. Lance Phillips, Janet Kay Sparks; the Motor  
         Vehicle Board of the Texas Department of Transportation:   
         Patricia Fincher Harless, Robena E. Jackson, Joe W. Park,  
         Kevin D. Pagan, Jimmy C. Payton; and, the Air Conditioning and  
         Refrigeration Contractors Advisory Board:  Cassie L. Hughes,  
         David D. Munoz, Guy F. Ellyson and Lee Jaye Rosenberg be  
         confirmed. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays. 
          
         There being no further business, at 3:50 p.m. Senator  
         Barrientos moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to  
         the call of the Chairman.  Without objection it was so  
         ordered. 
          
         Senator Jeff Wentworth, Chairman 
          
         Jennifer Ahrens, Clerk