SENATE
                         COMMITTEE ACTION REPORT


COMMITTEE: Nominations

TIME & DATE:  1:00PM, Wednesday, February 17, 1999

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ALL NOMINEES WERE REPORTED FAVORABLY UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED:

Justice, Supreme Court of Texas

Alberto R. Gonzales         Appointed 01-04-99 until      Barrientos
Travis County               the next general election
LEFT PENDING

Member, State Board of Education, District 6 (Chair)

Chase Untermeyer            Appointed 01-04-99 until      Ellis
Harris County               the next general election

Commissioner of Education

Dr. Michael A. Moses        Appointed 01-29-99 for a      Wentworth
Travis County               term to expire 08-31-03

Commissioner, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Robert Huston               Appointed 01-07-99 for a      Barrientos
Travis County               term to expire 08-31-03

Commissioner, Public Safety Commission

M. Colleen McHugh           Appointed 01-08-98 for a      Truan
Nueces County               term to expire 12-31-03

Executive Director, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Daisy A. Stiner             Appointed 01-11-99 for a      Wentworth
Williamson County           term to expire at the
                            pleasure of the Governor

Justice, Court of Appeals, Third District of Texas

Earl L. Yeakel, III         Appointed 12/19/99 until      Barrientos
Travis County               the next general election

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