The authority to make governmental appointments is one of the powers given to the Governor of Texas by the state’s Constitution. During a four-year term, the Governor will make about 1,500 appointments. See below for the following recent appointments made by the Governor:
Economic
- 4/2/25 – Aida Coronado and Bobby Smith appointed to the Texas Workforce Investment Council
- 3/6/25 – Patrick “Pat” Frost appointed to the Employee Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees
- 3/3/25 – Aaron Negherbon and Patricia Rigney reappointed to Business Advisory Council to the Texas Division of Emergency Management
- 2/3/25 – Joe Brady and Joe Christian appointed to the Manufactured Housing Board
Education
- 10/7/25 – Stacy Hock named chair and Welcome Wilson, Jr. named vice chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
- 5/15/25 – Sir Professor Mallory Factor appointed to the Governor’s University Research Initiative
- 4/28/25 – Abbott appointed 4 to the State Board for Educator Certification
- Adam Booth
- Tara Turk-Zaafran
- Wanda “Jean” Streepey (reappointed)
- Latisha Andrews
- 4/14/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents
- Ben Proler
- Alithea Z. Sullivan
- Lauren Gore (reappointed)
- 3/28/25 – Abbott reappointed 3 to the University of Texas System Board of Regents
- Christina Melton Crain
- Jodie Lee Jiles
- Kelcy Warren
- 3/21/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents
- Doug McReaken
- Donald R. Sinclair
- Dusty Womble (reappointed)
- 3/13/25 – Abbott reappointed 6 to the Texas School Safety Center Board
- Nidia De La Cerda
- Robert “Rob” McClelland
- James Mosley
- Noe E. Perez
- Michael Slaughter
- Jill Tate
- 2/27/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Governing Board of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Belina Rudinger
- Beth Jones (reappointed)
- Bruce L. “Lee” Sonnenberg (reappointed)
- 2/26/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents
- Kelly Sullivan Georgiades
- Jay Graham (reappointed)
- Mike Hernandez (reappointed)
Energy & Environment
- 10/14/25 – Abbott named chair, appointed 3 to Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists
- Mark Varhaug (chair)
- Eric Anderson
- Rusty Branch
- Jeremy Ransom
- 10/8/25 – Neyma Figueroa appointed to the Texas Energy Reliability Council
- 10/3/25 – Ashley Morgan appointed to the Texas Water Development Board
- 10/3/25 – Tonya Miller appointed to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- 9/30/25 – Amber Batson reappointed and Dan Syphrett appointed to the Gulf Coast Authority Board of Directors
- 9/26/25 – Brady Franks appointed to the Texas Water Development Board
- 9/26/25 – Megan Deen named President of the Trinity River Authority Board of Directors
- 9/24/25 – Abbott reappointed 3 to the Lower Neches Valley Authority Board of Directors
- James M. Scott
- Steven R. “Steve” Lucas
- Charles “Caleb” Spurlock
- 9/23/25 – Danny Campbell appointed to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors
- 6/3/25 – John A. McCall Jr. appointed and Paul Foster named chair of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
- 5/2/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Trinity River Authority Board of Directors
- Richard “Carson” Dennis
- Elizabeth Thomas
- Jerry House (reappointed)
- 4/30/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the San Jacinto River Authority Board of Directors
- Ronnie Anderson (president)
- Charles “Ed” Boulware (reappointed)
- Mark Micheletti (reappointed)
- 4/29/25 – Abbott appointed 6 to the Lower Colorado River Authority
- Stephen F. “Steve” Cooper (chair)
- Curtis Ford
- Aden Lasseter
- Mark Mayo
- Robert “Bobby” Lewis (reappointed)
- Margaret “Meg” Voelter (reappointed)
- 4/23/25 – Abbott appointed 6 to the Nueces River Authority
- Olen “Feller” Hughs
- Daniel “Danny” Kelley
- Daniel Suckley
- Jane Bell (reappointed)
- Lisa Greenberg (reappointed)
- Shannon Freund
- 4/23/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Red River Authority Board of Directors
- Jerry Dan Davis
- Mike Sandefur
- Joe L. Ward
- 4/17/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors
- Antonio Santana
- Hannah Kaplan
- Mark Sjolander (reappointed)
- 4/16/25 – Tim Timmerman appointed and Bobby Patton reappointed to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
- 4/16/25 – Karl Mooney appointed to the Brazos County Regional Mobility Authority
- 4/15/25 – Alan Herrington appointed to the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board of Directors
- 4/4/25 – Abbott appointed 6 to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection
- Michael Glynn, Jr.
- James Mallinger
- John Ortega
- Sue De Villez (reappointed)
- Paul Hamilton (reappointed)
- Brandon Wade (reappointed)
- 4/1/25 – James Clement III appointed and Tina Yturria Buford reappointed to the State Soil and Water Conservation Board
- 3/31/25 – Andrew Polk appointed to the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council
- 3/28/25 – Keith Miears reappointed to the Commercial Oyster Mariculture Advisory Board
- 3/26/25 – Kevin Scott reappointed to the Gulf Coast Authority Board of Directors
- 3/12/25 – Aaron Rolen and Jason E. Spencer appointed to the Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of Directors
- 3/4/25 – Abbott appointed 4 to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority
- Dick Eastland (reappointed)
- Jeanne Stacy (reappointed)
- Jonathan Letz
- Weir Labatt
- 1/10/25 – Clifton “Cliff” Bickerstaff reappointed to the Board for Lease for Texas Parks & Wildlife Lands
- 1/8/25 – Ryan Anwar appointed and John Salsman reappointed to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission
- 1/8/25 – L’Oreal Stepney appointed as Chair of the Texas Water Development Board
- 1/7/25 – Brooke Paup appointed as Chair of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Healthcare
- 10/13/25 – Abbott reappointed 14 to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors
- Victoria Bryant
- Shannon Calhoun
- Salil Deshpande
- Lacey Fails
- Calvin Green
- Jeffrey Hoogheem
- Kenneth James
- Kourtney Kouns
- Jerome Lisk
- Leticia Rodriguez
- Johnathan Sandstrom Hill
- Cynthia Stinson
- Wes Tidwell
- Carlos J. Vital
- 10/7/25 – Abbott appointed 4 to the State Board of Dental Examiners
- Bryan Henderson, II (chair)
- Janessa Bock
- Lisa Masters
- Linda Burke (reappointed)
- 10/2/25 – Abbott appointed 4 to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy
- Stacy Hightower
- Donald “Donnie” Lewis (reappointed)
- Donna Montemayor (reappointed)
- Richard “Rick” Tisch (reappointed)
- 9/25/25 – Randall Wright appointed to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative Governing Board
- 9/17/25 – Audrey O’Neill appointed as Commissioner for the Department of Family and Protective Services
- 9/12/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas Board of Respiratory Care
- Matthew Goldwater
- Samuel Brown (reappointed)
- Hammad Qureshi (reappointed)
- 6/10/25 – Brian Rentsch appointed and Ryan Bridges named chair of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
- 6/5/25 – Nadia Steward appointed to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
- 5/29/25 – Aundrea Young appointed to the Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services
- 4/28/25 – Abbott appointed 7 to the Texas Medical Board
- Mary “Kelly” Green
- Devinder S. Bhatia (reappointed)
- Luisa del Rosal (reappointed)
- James “JD” Distefano (reappointed)
- Tomeka Herod (reappointed)
- Robert David Martinez (reappointed)
- Jason K. Tibbels (reappointed)
- 4/25/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology
- Ken Stout
- Faraz Khan (reappointed)
- Regan Landreth (reappointed)
- 4/9/25 – Abbott appointed 4 to the Texas Diabetes Council
- Renee’ Yarbrough-Yale
- Dirrell Jones (reappointed)
- Michael Kelly (reappointed)
- Jason Ryan (reappointed)
- 4/4/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- Shellie Gardner
- Michael P. Henry
- Scott Wofford
- 4/3/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
- Elisa Chan
- James Brian Eby
- Corey Rose
- 4/2/25 – John Bielamowicz appointed to the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council
- 4/1/25 – Abbott appointed 4 to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force
- Tiffany Jones-Smith (chair)
- Jose Almeda
- Lauren Ramsey
- Leila Williams
- 3/11/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Family and Protective Services Council
- Tymothy Belseth
- Julie Krawczyk (reappointed)
- Enrique Mata (reappointed)
- 3/10/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas Optometry Board
- Tory Moore
- James Oevermann
- Judith Chambers (reappointed)
- 3/6/25 – Raymond Charles “Ray” Winter reappointed as Inspector General for Health and Human Services
- 3/3/25 – Abbott appointed 7 to the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
- Juan Carlos Lopez
- Chelsea Elliott
- Ronald Browning
- Lisa Treleaven
- Ellen M. Bauman (chair) (reappointed)
- Neva Fairchild (reappointed)
- Kristie Orr (reappointed)
- 3/3/25 – Abbott appointed 6 to the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
- Edward Baffoe
- Abigail Maddux
- Wendy Maurer
- Ashley Sattler
- Andrew Crim
- Eric Shahid
- 2/27/25 – Cindy Barberio Payne reappointed to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee
- 2/26/25 – Freeman appointed to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy
- 2/3/25 – Abbott appointed 5 to the Texas Board of Nursing
- Elizabeth Adamson
- Manny Cavazos IV
- Carol Hawkins-Garcia
- Melissa Schat
- Rickey “Rick” Williams
- 1/16/25 – Abbott appointed3 to the Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee
- Felicia Penn
- Lori Gabbert Charney
- Kathryn Shields
- 1/13/25 – Billie Bell and Lauren Day appointed to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council
Judicial
- 10/6/25 – Kenneth Cusick appointed as the Galveston County Criminal District Attorney
- 10/6/25 – Tami Pierce appointed to the 180th Judicial District Court
- 10/6/25 – Katherine McDaniel appointed to the 498th Judicial District Court
- 9/22/25 – Peter Rusek appointed to the 74th Judicial District Court
- 9/19/25 – Sid Harle reappointed as presiding judge of the 4th Administrative Judicial Region
- 8/15/25 – Brent Morgan appointed to the 318th Judicial District Court
- 8/15/25 – Amy Wren appointed as District Attorney of the 159th Judicial District
- 8/15/25 – Michelle Mangum-Merendino appointed to the 75th Judicial District Court
- 6/23/25 – Gary Young appointed to the 62nd Judicial District Court
- 3/20/25 – Brandy Robinson appointed as the Austin County Criminal District Attorney
- 3/13/25 – William “Bill” Harris appointed to the 62nd Judicial District Court
- 3/12/25 – Benjamin Barkley reappointed as Chief Executive and Public Counsel of the Office of Public Utility Counsel
- 3/5/25 – Cory Liu appointed to the 250th Judicial District Court
- 2/27/25 – Matthew Marick appointed, and Joe Barton and Stephanie House reappointed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Board
- 2/25/25 – Justin Lewis appointed to the 66th Judicial District Court, Hill County
- 2/25/25 – Ben Ivey appointed to the 120th Judicial District Court, El Paso
- 2/25/25 – Amy Allin appointed to the 297th Judicial District Court, Tarrant County
- 1/6/25 – Jimmy Blacklock appointed as Chief Justice, and James P. Sullivan appointed as Justice, Place 2, of the Supreme Court of Texas
Transportation
- 9/24/25 – Amy Blanchett appointed to the Board of the Calhoun Port Authority
- 5/29/25 – Chris Broom appointed to the Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee
- 4/8/25 – Abbott appointed 5 to Jefferson and Orange Counties Board of Pilot Commissioners
- Brandy Bergeron
- Amy Townsend
- Shawn Sparrow (reappointed)
- Craig Sherlock
- Charles “Charlie” Holder (reappointed)
- 3/27/25 – Alejandro G. “Alex” Meade, III and Robert C. “Robie” Vaughn reappointed to the Texas Transportation Commission
- 3/18/25 – Jon Keeney reappointed to the Board of Pilot Commissioners for Harris County Ports
- 2/11/25 – Charla Brotherton and Katherine “Kit” Whitehill reappointed to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority
- 2/11/25 – Robert “Bobby” Jenkins reappointed as Presiding Officer of Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Other
- 10/1/25 – Brett Flagg reappointed to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company Board of Directors
- 9/29/25 – Robert Eckels appointed to and named Chair of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
- 9/26/25 – Brent Connett appointed and Joe Esparza named Chair of the Texas Workforce Commission
- 9/25/25 – Jessie Ramirez appointed the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee
- 9/22/25 – Marco Trevino appointed to the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
- 9/18/25 – Jarred Shaffer named Director of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Office
- 9/17/25 – Jerome Greener named Director of the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office
- 9/17/25 – Scott Olguin appointed to the Texas Real Estate Commission
- 9/16/25 – Timothy James “TJ” White appointed as Chief of the Texas Cyber Command
- 9/15/25 – Kirk Peterson appointed to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission
- 6/23/25 – Stefan Hussenoeder appointed to the TexNet Technical Advisory Committee
- 6/19/25 – Abbott appointed 8 to the Crime Victims’ Institute Advisory Council
- John Smithee
- Alexis Nungaray
- Joan Huffman (reappointed)
- Lee Ann Breading (reappointed)
- Libby Hamilton (reappointed)
- Emmitt Jackson, Jr. (reappointed)
- Brandi Reed (reappointed)
- Erleigh Wiley (reappointed)
- 6/19/25 – Abbott appointed 5 to the Texas Historical Commission
- Mike Hagee
- Kay Hindes
- Dick Tips
- John W. Crain (reappointed)
- Gilbert E. “Pete” Peterson, III (reappointed)
- 6/10/25 – Keith Wall appointed to the One-Call Board of Texas
- 5/19/25 – Ray “Chance” Bolton appointed as Chair of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
- 5/9/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
- Tony “Mark” Luna, Jr.
- Clayton Ripley
- Stephanie L. Robinson (reappointed)
- 5/8/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Credit Union Commission
- Sara Oates
- David Shurtz (reappointed)
- Kay Rankin-Swan (reappointed)
- 5/6/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas Real Estate Commission
- Kristi Davis
- James B. Goodwin
- Mark Woodroof (chair)
- 4/25/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
- Jason Bernal
- David Marsden
- Jennifer Swords (reappointed)
- 4/7/25 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Risk Management Board
- Jason Boatright
- Jason Hartgraves
- Jeffrey Houston (reappointed)
- 4/7/25 – Daniel Bivens and Vanessa Cortez Tanner reappointed to the State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee
- 3/28/25 – Abbott reappointed 3 to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission
- Michael “Mike” Boyd
- Garry Bradford
- Todd Fox
- 3/27/25 – Ernest Aliseda appointed to the OneStar National Service Commission
- 3/17/25 – Abbott appointed 5 to the OneStar National Service Commission
- Grace Yocum
- Ashleigh Feuerbacher (reappointed)
- Annette Juba (reappointed)
- Mike Morath (reappointed)
- Corina Sadler (reappointed)
- 3/3/25 – Aaron Negherbon and Patricia Rigney reappointed to the Business Advisory Council to the Texas Division of Emergency Management
- 2/7/25 – Walter “Frank” Coppersmith III and Keith Halman reappointed to the Department of Information Resources
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