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:
Education
- 4/13/26 – Lynn Gravley appointed to the University of North Texas System Board of Regents
- 4/9/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas State Technical College System Board of Regents
- Frank Denton
- Kathy A. Powell Stewart (reappointed)
- Ron Widup (reappointed)
- 4/8/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas State University System Board of Regents
- John “Johnny” Weisman
- Charlie Amato (reappointed)
- Bill Scott (reappointed)
- 4/8/26 – Abbott reappointed 4 to the School Land Board
- Gilbert “Gil” Burciaga
- Marcella Burke
- Brad Curlee
- David Eyler
- 4/6/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas 1836 Project Advisory Committee
- Don Frazier (reappointed)
- Greg Sindelar (reappointed)
- Ernesto Rodriguez, III
- 4/2/26 – Abbott appointed 6 to the Special Education Continuing Advisory Committee
- Rebecca Faulkner
- Felicia Penn
- Kristen Tuttle Urbanovsky
- Claudia Cavazos (reappointed)
- April Estrada (reappointed)
- Amy Litzinger (reappointed)
- 4/2/26 – Aaron Kinsey reappointed as Chair of the Texas State Board of Education
- 2/3/26 – JoMeka Gray appointed to the State Board for Educator Certification
- 2/2/26 – Paloma Ahmadi appointed to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents
- 1/14/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to Humanities Texas
- Julie Ruehle
- Stacey Neal Combest (reappointed)
- Ellen K. Ramsey (reappointed)
- 1/5/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Darryl Heath
- Colt McCoy
- Ashlie Thomas (reappointed)
Energy & Environment
- 4/15/26 – Joe Lynn Bonnot and Dianne Juroske appointed to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority
- 4/14/26 – Douglass “Doug” Boyd reappointed to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
- 4/9/26 – Abbott named a chair, reappointed 3 to the Angelina and Neches River Authority Board of Directors
- Jody Anderson (named chair)
- Kimberly “Kim” McRae Childs
- Thomas Murphy
- 3/31/26 – Philip George appointed to the Upper Neches River Authority Board of Directors
- 3/30/26 – Abbott appointed 4 to the Nueces River Authority Board of Directors
- Gray Krause
- Eliza Santos McElhaney
- Mark Moczygemba
- Chasey Sanchez
- 3/26/26 – Abbott appointed 4 to the Red River Authority Board of Directors
- Tonya Detten (reappointed)
- Ron Mullins
- Troy Weber
- Ruben Arias
- 3/17/26 – Bradley “Brad” Lomax named chair, Eric Davis reappointed to Commercial Oyster Mariculture Advisory Board
- 3/17/26 – Tycom Wright appointed to the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists
- 3/12/26 – Patrick Rhode appointed to the Public Utility Commission of Texas
- 2/26/26 – Abbott reappointed 3 to the San Jacinto River Authority Board of Directors
- Wil Faubel
- Stephanie Johnson
- Rick Mora
- 1/28/26 – Abbott named a chair, reappointed 5 to the Gulf Coast Protection District Board of Directors
- Roger Guenther (named chair)
- Sally Bakko
- Michel Bechtel
- Sharon Hulgan
- Lori Traweek
- 1/21/26 – Lindsey Gohlke appointed and Romey Swanson reappointed to the Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council
- 1/9/26 – Abbott appointed 6 to the Texas Agriculture Finance Authority
- Nelda Barrera
- Colby McClendon
- Scott Frazier
- Zachary Davis
- Justin Tucker
- Tommy Henderson
Healthcare
- 4/15/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
- Tiffany Barrett
- Mourad Hasbaoui
- Heather Jackson
- 4/14/26 – Abbott appointed 7 to the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
- Shelbi Davenport
- Kori Allen (reappointed)
- Billy Blanchard (reappointed)
- Evelyn Cano (reappointed)
- Juan Lopez (reappointed)
- Ben Willis (reappointed)
- Al Henderson
- 4/10/26 – Abbott appointed 8 to the Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee
- Rachel C. Bowden (reappointed)
- Cynthia D. Lee (reappointed)
- Allison P. Wilson (reappointed)
- Rebeca Ciesielski
- Susana Perez
- Jennifer Villarreal
- Mandy Young
- Alan Schoolcraft
- 4/2/26 – Abbott appointed 4 to the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee
- Brandon Cantazaro
- Robert Suter
- Robert “Bobby” Greenberg (reappointed)
- Divyansu Patel (reappointed)
- 3/26/26 – Manoranjan “Mano” Mahadeva reappointed to the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners
- 3/20/26 – Dakota Marks appointed to the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
- 3/18/26 –Shane Bailey and Jennifer Wegenhoft appointed to the Texas Physician Assistant Board
- 3/18/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Podiatric Medical Examiners Advisory Board
- Joe Ayala
- Rahul Patel
- Joe E. Martin, Jr. (reappointed)
- 2/11/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
- Erin Smith
- Lynn Wilde
- Eddie Jessie (reappointed)
- 1/13/26 – Abbott reappointed 3 to the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
- Sue Allen
- Lawrence “Larry” Moczygemba
- Victoria Whitehead
- 1/12/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
- Chris Moose
- Jamie Becker (reappointed)
- Sangeeta Singg (reappointed)
- 1/5/26 – Jason LaFond appointed to the Texas Pharmaceutical Governing Board
Judicial
- 3/31/26 – Alfonso Charles reappointed as Presiding Judge of the Tenth Administrative Judicial Region
- 3/19/26 – David Broom appointed as District Attorney of the 2nd Judicial District
- 3/13/26 – Laura Pratt appointed to the Seventh Court of Appeals, Place 2
- 3/13/26 – Sarah Moore appointed as Judge of the 512th Judicial District Court
- 1/30/26 – Ashley Wysocki appointed as Judge of the 301st Judicial District Court
- 1/15/26 – H. Dustin “Dusty” Fillmore, III appointed as Judge of the 236th Judicial District Court
- 1/15/26 – Judy Parker appointed as the Chief Justice of the Seventh Court of Appeals
- 1/15/26 – Clint Gunnels appointed and Marsha Moberley reappointed to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
- 1/14/26 – John E. Burt appointed as the Jasper County Criminal District Attorney
Transportation
- 4/17/26 – John Asel reappointed as the Presiding Officer of the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority
- 4/17/26 – William “Bill” Douglass reappointed as the Presiding Officer of the Grayson County Regional Mobility Authority
- 3/19/26 – Nelda Luce Blair reappointed to the Public Safety Commission
- 2/12/26 – Pat Gordon appointed to the Texas Transportation Commission
- 1/7/26 – Col. Omar Perea appointed to the Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee
Other
- 4/16/26 – Robert “Bobby” Lee appointed to the Texas Historical Commission
- 4/13/26 – Abbott reappointed 3 to the Texas Public Finance Authority
- Lance Etcheverry
- Shanda Perkins
- Ben Streusand
- 4/1/26 – Abbott appointed 5 to the Advisory Committee to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments
- Blake Harris
- Stacey Mathews
- Trent Marshall (reappointed)
- Casey O’Neal (reappointed)
- Nelda Cacciotti
- 3/30/26 – Monte Monroe and Leslie Recine appointed to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- 3/27/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
- David Criner
- Jason Griffin
- Rita Watkins
- 3/20/26 – Terry Zrubek appointed to the State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee
- 3/19/26 – Abbott appointed 5 to the Texas Animal Health Commission
- Ben Scholz
- Jimmie Ruth Evans (reappointed)
- Barret J. Klein (reappointed)
- Joe Leathers (reappointed)
- Thomas “Tommy” Oates (reappointed)
- 3/13/26 – Keri Pearlson appointed to the Texas Department of Information Resources
- 3/2/26 – James M. Bass and Holly Williamson reappointed to the Texas County and District Retirement System Board of Trustees
- 2/27/26 – Marsha Moberley appointed to the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision
- 2/17/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice
- Martin Garza
- Faith Johnson (reappointed)
- Sichan Siv (reappointed)
- 2/11/26 – Andrew Friedrichs appointed as the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division Director
- 2/10/26 – Abbott appointed 5 to the One-Call Board of Texas
- Tina Polin
- Joe Canales (reappointed)
- Roberto De Leon (reappointed)
- Derek Dalgado (reappointed)
- Andrew Elijah Keefer
- 1/30/26 – Robert Rucker appointed to the Injured Employee Public Counsel
- 1/20/26 – Scott Charbonneau appointed to the Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless
- 1/14/26 – Ryan D. Larson named chair, appointed and Terence Davis appointed to the Child Protective Investigations Advisory Committee
- 1/9/26 – Abbott named a chair, appointed 2 to the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation Board of Directors
- Lemuel Williams, Jr. (named chair)
- David Lewis
- Valerie Vargas Cardenas (reappointed)
- 1/8/26 – Amanda Crawford appointed as the Commissioner of Insurance
- 1/8/26 – Abbott reappointed 3 to the Small Business Assistance Advisory Task Force
- Eduardo Contreras
- Lisa Fullerton
- Omar Veliz
- 1/6/26 – Kenny Marchant and Ajay Thomas reappointed to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
