SENATE

                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

   COMMITTEE:   Nominations

   TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM

                Thursday, April 06, 2017

   PLACE:       2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.)

   CHAIR:       Senator Brian Birdwell

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   To consider the following:

   The following nominees will appear:

   University of Houston System Board of Regents

   Tilman J. Fertitta         Appointed 09-17-15 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 08-31-21

   Executive Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission

   Charles Ray Smith          Appointed 02-01-17 for a      Campbell

   Hays County                term to expire 02-01-19

   Texas Transportation Commission

   Laura Ryan Heizer          Appointed 03-02-17 for a      Bettencourt

   Harris County              term to expire 02-01-23

   The following nominees will not appear:

   Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology

   Nicholas Marc Beckmann     Appointed 07-05-16 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 02-01-21

   Jennifer Colleen Flanagan  Appointed 07-05-16 for a      Nelson

   Tarrant County             term to expire 02-01-17

   Anthony Jaso               Appointed 07-05-16 for a      Campbell

   Bexar County               term to expire 02-01-21

   Faraz Adil Khan            Appointed 07-05-16 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 02-01-19


   Regan Leigh Robinson       Appointed 07-05-16 for a      Schwertner

   Landreth                   term to expire 02-01-19

   Williamson County

   Melanie Lutz               Appointed 07-05-16 for a      Bettencourt

   Harris County              term to expire 02-01-17

   Scott Alan Morren          Appointed 07-05-16 for a      Perry

   Hockley County             term to expire 02-01-21

   Carol Waddell              Appointed 07-05-16 for a      Birdwell

   McLennan County            term to expire 02-01-19

   Texas Board of Nursing

   Laura A. Disque            Appointed 07-09-15 for a      Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County             term to expire 01-31-19

   Allison Porter Edwards     Appointed 07-09-15 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 01-31-21

   Diana Rodriguez Flores     Appointed 07-09-15 for a      Uresti

   Bexar County               term to expire 01-31-21

   Doris Jean Jackson         Appointed 07-09-15 for a      Taylor, L.

   Fort Bend County           term to expire 01-31-17

   Kathy Lynette Leader-Horn  Appointed 07-09-15 for a      Birdwell

   Hood County                term to expire 01-31-21

   David Edward Saucedo       Appointed 07-09-15 for a      Rodríguez

   El Paso County             term to expire 01-31-21

   Francis D. Stokes          Appointed 07-09-15 for a      Kolkhorst

   Nueces County              term to expire 01-31-21

   Texas Economic Development Corporation

   Marcus Ray Griffin         Appointed 11-13-15 for a      Perry

   Lubbock County             term to expire

   Stephen Chalmus Head       Appointed 11-13-15 for a      Creighton

   Montgomery County          term to expire


   Alejandro G. Meade         Appointed 11-13-15 for a      Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County             term to expire

   Michael Wagner Rollins     Appointed 11-13-15 for a      Watson

   Travis County              term to expire

   Nancy Carol Windham        Appointed 11-13-15 for a      Nichols

   Nacogdoches County         term to expire

   Sanjiv Yajnik              Appointed 11-13-15 for a      Huffines

   Dallas County              term to expire

   University of Houston System Board of Regents

   Lorinda Madison            Appointed 09-17-15 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 08-31-21

   Gerald Wayne McElvy        Appointed 09-17-15 for a      Burton

   Tarrant County             term to expire 08-31-21

   Pending business:

   Angelina and Neches River Authority Board of Directors

   Dale Glenn Morton          Appointed 11-10-16 for a      Nichols

   Nacogdoches County         term to expire 09-05-21

   John M. Ogle               Appointed 11-10-16 for a      Hughes

   Smith County               term to expire 09-05-21

   Francis Green Spruiell     Appointed 11-10-16 for a      Nichols

   Shelby County              term to expire 09-05-21

   Nueces River Authority Board of Directors

   Will Beinhorn              Appointed 03-22-16 for a      Uresti

   Dimmit County              term to expire 02-01-17

   Allan Penny Bloxsom        Appointed 12-08-16 for a      Campbell

   Kendall County             term to expire 02-01-21

   Eric Lee Burnett           Appointed 12-08-16 for a      Zaffirini

   San Patricio County        term to expire 02-01-21


   Jesse Byron Burton         Appointed 03-22-16 for a      Campbell

   Bexar County               term to expire 02-01-19

   Amy Marie Clark            Appointed 12-08-16 for a      Zaffirini

   Live Oak County            term to expire 02-01-21

   Mary Elizabeth Delano      Appointed 03-22-16 for a      Hinojosa

   Nueces County              term to expire 02-01-17

   Dan Stuart Leyendecker     Appointed 03-22-16 for a      Hinojosa

   Nueces County              term to expire 02-01-19

   Gary W. Moore              Appointed 12-08-16 for a      Zaffirini

   San Patricio County        term to expire 02-01-21

   Travis Wayne Pruski        Appointed 12-08-16 for a      Zaffirini

   Wilson County              term to expire 02-01-21

   Tomas Ramirez              Appointed 12-08-16 for a      Uresti

   Medina County              term to expire 02-01-21

   State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

   Keith Alan Pardue          Appointed 03-04-16 for a      Buckingham

   Travis County              term to expire 08-26-21

   Statewide Health Coordinating Council

   Carol Ann Miller Boswell   Appointed 03-29-16 for a      Seliger

   Andrews County             term to expire 08-01-21

   Salil Vijay Deshpande      Appointed 03-29-16 for a      Whitmire

   Harris County              term to expire 08-01-19

   Melinda A. Rodriguez       Appointed 03-29-16 for a      Campbell

   Bexar County               term to expire 08-01-21

   Larry Edward Safir         Appointed 03-29-16 for a      Lucio

   Hidalgo County             term to expire 08-01-17

   Courtney Puff Sherman      Appointed 03-29-16 for a      Hancock

   Tarrant County             term to expire 08-01-21


   Shaukat Ali Zakaria        Appointed 03-29-16 for a      Miles

   Harris County              term to expire 08-01-21

   Yasser Fahmy Zeid          Appointed 03-29-16 for a      Hughes

   Gregg County               term to expire 08-01-21

   Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of Directors

   Bret Alan McCoy            Appointed 03-23-16 for a      Hughes

   Morris County              term to expire 02-01-21

   Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

   Arcilia Carrasco Acosta    Appointed 03-09-16 for a      West

   Dallas County              term to expire 08-31-19

   Syed Anwar                 Appointed 03-09-16 for a      Seliger

   Midland County             term to expire 08-31-21

   Ricky Anthony Raven        Appointed 03-09-16 for a      Huffman

   Fort Bend County           term to expire 08-31-21

   Stuart West Stedman        Appointed 03-09-16 for a      Huffman

   Harris County              term to expire 08-31-21

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