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
- 8/24/26 – Tammie Nielsen appointed to the State Board of Education
- 7/30/26 – Brad Drake appointed to the Governor’s University Research Initiative Advisory Board
- 7/24/26 – Rusty Peterson appointed to the Governing Board of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- 7/22/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee
- Sherri O’Daniel
- Dana Dodgen
- Celina Perez
- 7/17/26 – Cassidy Estes and Kathy Ward appointed to the State Board for Educator Certification
- 7/2/26 – Dianne Costa appointed to the Texas Woman’s University Board of Regents
- 7/1/26 – Mike Morath reappointed to the Southern Regional Education Board
- 6/30/26 – Robert Uhl reappointed to the Jobs and Education for Texas Grant Program Advisory Board
- 6/18/26 – Emily Groomer appointed to the Texas Early Learning Council
- 6/15/26 – Pete Pape and Dan West appointed to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees
- 6/11/26 – Brian Haley appointed to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
- 6/4/26 – Abbott appointed 4 to the Texas School Safety Center Board
- Jesus “Roberto” Rodriguez
- Bill Avera (reappointed)
- Edwin Flores (reappointed)
- Rania Mankarious (reappointed)
- 4/20/26 – Aaron Bangor reappointed to the Advisory Council on Postsecondary Education for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- 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
- 9/10/26 – Abbott appointed 10 to the Trinity River Authority Board of Directors
- Rich Lavinski
- Steve Barksdale
- Tyler Jackson
- Martin Black
- Bruce Bynum
- Charles Sartian
- Whit Wolman
- Lewis McMahan (reappointed)
- Jeff Bradley (reappointed)
- Cary “Cole” Camp (reappointed)
- 9/1/26 – Kevin Scott and Dan Syphrett reappointed to the Gulf Coast Authority Board of Directors
- 8/21/26 – Justin Gray appointed to the Lower Neches Valley Authority Board of Directors
- 8/12/26 – Chase Coleman appointed to the Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority
- 8/11/26 – Enrique Mata appointed to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection
- 6/17/26 – Lindsey Bowers appointed to the State Soil and Water Conservation Board
- 6/16/26 – Abbott appointed 9 to the Brazos River Authority
- Lonnie Key
- Stephen Luskey
- Jeff Tallas
- Tom Abraham (reappointed)
- Gary Boren (reappointed)
- Jim Lattimore Jr. (reappointed)
- Wesley Lloyd (reappointed)
- Brad Benham
- Frederick “Fred” Dodd, II
- 5/29/26 – Shane Roethle appointed and Robert “Reeves” Hayter reappointed to the Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of Directors
- 5/27/26 – Amy Belaire appointed to the Commercial Oyster Mariculture Advisory Board
- 5/22/26 – Abbott reappointed 3 to the Upper Colorado River Authority Board of Directors
- Nancy Blackwell
- Fred Hernandez, Jr.
- Mason Vaughan
- 4/21/26 – Jon “Mark” Sjolander reappointed to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors
- 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
- 3/19/26 – 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)
- 3/17/26 – 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
- 8/25/26 – Misti Nielsen appointed to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists
- 7/22/26 – Abbott appointed 3 to the Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee
- Sherri O’Daniel
- Dana Dodgen
- Celina Perez
- 7/16/26 – Abbott appointed 7 to the Texas Medical Board District Review Committees
- Manish Rungta
- Elizabeth Cloninger
- Adrian Caraves
- Ivan Rovner (reappointed)
- Steven Westbrook
- Matthew Wallace
- Ruth Villarreal (reappointed)
- 6/14/26 – Yasser Zeid appointed to the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council
- 6/12/26 – Jenée Land appointed to the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
- 6/11/26 – Sharon Carr and Surendra Varma reappointed to the Texas Medical Board District Three Review Committee
- 6/2/26 – Abbott appointed 5 to the Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
- Christine Cox
- Brittany Henson
- Remedios “Remmy” Perez Morris (reappointed)
- Jennifer Scott
- Lauri Speirs
- 5/22/26 – Jay Bueche appointed to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative Governing Board
- 5/21/26 – Abbott appointed 4 to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force
- Christine Burgess
- Ajay Israni
- Matthew T. Smith
- Donald Wesson
- 5/21/26 – Amber Cardenas appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council
- 5/20/26 – Trevor Stokes appointed to the Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services
- 5/19/26 – Kathy Comer named chair of the Texas Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders
- 5/5/26 – Jason Bernal named chair of the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
- 4/24/26 – Gonzalo J. Perez-Garcia appointed to the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee
- 4/22/26 – Abbott appointed 6 to the Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services
- Lauren Hart Day
- Crissie Richardson
- James M. “Mike” DeLoach (reappointed)
- Brian Eastridge (reappointed)
- Della Johnson (reappointed)
- Gerad Troutman (reappointed)
- 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
- 8/28/26 –Abbott appointed 3 to the Specialty Courts Advisory Council
- Carlos Y. Benavides, IV (reappointed)
- Leslie Kay Ritchie (reappointed)
- Laura Figueroa
- 8/28/26 – Jacqueline Franklin appointed as Judge of the 513th Judicial District Court
- 8/27/26 – Donna Hansen appointed as Judge of the 523rd Judicial District Court
- 8/27/26 – Clay Carr appointed as District Attorney for the 84th Judicial District
- 8/26/26 – Cindy Bridges appointed as Judge of the 490th Judicial District Court
- 8/25/26 – Shawn Nicole Thierry appointed as Judge of the 515th Judicial District Court
- 8/25/26 – Michael Landrum appointed as Judge of the 514th Judicial District Court
- 8/24/26 – Leonard Peters appointed as Judge of the 492nd Judicial District Court
- 8/24/26 – Jason Bramow appointed as Judge of the 425th Judicial District Court
- 8/10/26 – Laura Beth Fossett appointed as Judge of the 137th Judicial District Court
- 7/29/26 – Abbott reappointed 10 to the Texas Business Court Divisions
- Andrea Bouressa (1st Division)
- William “Bill” Whitehill (1st Division)
- Melissa Andrews (3rd Division)
- Patrick K. Sweeten (3rd Division)
- Marialyn Barnard (4th Division)
- Stacy Sharp (4th Division)
- Jerry Bullard (8th Division)
- Brian Stagner (8th Division)
- Sofia Adrogue (11th Division)
- Grant Dorfman (11th Division)
- 7/13/26 – Greg Magee appointed as the San Jacinto County Criminal District Attorney
- 7/13/26 – Kristi Skillern appointed as Judge of the 217th Judicial District Court
- 7/13/26 – Vanessa Velasquez appointed as Judge of the 486th Judicial District Court
- 7/13/26 – Brooke Koi appointed as the Tyler County Criminal District Attorney
- 7/1/26 – Martin “Ringo” Deleon Jr. appointed to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct
- 6/29/26 – Robert Trapp reappointed as the Presiding Judge of the Second Administrative Judicial Region
- 6/22/26 – JJ Isbell appointed to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct
- 6/15/26 – Abbott appointed 5 to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct
- April Aguirre
- Derek Cohen
- Andrew “Andy” Kahan
- Tracy Harrison
- Yinon Weiss
- 5/11/26 – Susan Brown reappointed as Presiding Judge of the 11th Administrative Judicial Region
- 5/7/26 – Leslie Timmons appointed as District Attorney of the 31st Judicial District
- 5/6/26 – Boyd Bauer appointed as Judge of the 156th Judicial District Court
- 5/4/26 – Michael Ferry appointed to the 213th Judicial District Court
- 4/27/26 – Gina Long appointed as Judge of the 170th Judicial District Court
- 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
- 6/8/26 – Shelly deZevallos reappointed to the Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee
- 5/19/26 – Joyce Wilson reappointed to the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority
- 4/30/26 – Gary Halbrooks reappointed as the Presiding Officer of the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority
- 4/29/26 – Robert L. Lozano reappointed as the Presiding Officer of the Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority
- 4/28/26 – Bruce Oakley reappointed to the Board of Pilot Commissioners for Harris County Ports
- 4/23/26 – Abbott reappointed 3 to the Jefferson and Orange Counties Board of Pilot Commissioners
- Brandy Bergeron
- Shawn M. Sparrow
- Amy Townsend
- 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
- 9/2/26 – Jessica Devaney appointed to the Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force
- 8/21/26 – Manny Salazar reappointed to the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund Advisory Board
- 8/26/26 – Jay Bodnar appointed to the Private Sector Advisory Council
- 8/20/26 – Julia Hayes appointed and Dave Ylovich reappointed to the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
- 8/19/26 – Dot Cunningham appointed to the State Cemetery Committee
- 8/17/26 – Matthew Erickson appointed as Director of the Regulatory Compliance Division
- 8/5/26 – Abbott appointed 5 to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System Board of Trustees
- Matt Glaves (reappointed)
- Jerry Romero (reappointed)
- Chris Anderson
- Lindsay Price
- Matt Hohon
- 8/4/26 – Chance Peeler appointed to the Credit Union Commission
- 8/3/26 – Chris Cantu appointed to the Texas Veterans Commission
- 7/27/26 – Katie Pizzolato appointed to the Texas Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
- 7/17/26 – Jana Hall appointed to the Texas Commission on Licensing and Regulation
- 7/17/26 – Andrea Tirey appointed to the State Cemetery Committee
- 7/17/26 – Hasan Mack and Deborah Gray Marino reappointed to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
- 7/17/26 – Robert Howden appointed as Texas Secretary of State
- 7/15/26 – Imelda Garcia appointed, named chair of the Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response
- 7/2/26 – Don Huffines appointed as Comptroller of Public Accounts of Texas
- 6/29/26 – Sean Mason appointed as Director of the Office of State-Federal Relations
- 6/24/26 – John Mason appointed to the One-Call Board of Texas
- 6/23/26 – Abbott reappointed 7 to the Crime Victims’ Institute Advisory Council
- Heather Ayala
- Melissa Carter
- Hillary England
- Matthew L. Ferrara
- Forrest Mitchell
- Jeffery “JD” Robertson
- David Schwartz
- 6/10/26 – Abbott appointed 4 to the OneStar National Service Commission
- Casey Jimenez
- Karin Morris (reappointed)
- James Senegal (reappointed)
- Grace Yocum (reappointed)
- 6/9/26 – Abbott appointed 4 to the Finance Commission of Texas
- William “Chip” Jenkins
- Bradford “Luke” Ledbetter
- Sharon McCormick (reappointed)
- Lauren Nassri Warren (reappointed)
- 6/5/26 – Abbott appointed 14 to the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing
- Nathan Byman
- Ian Weiswurm
- Allan Couch
- Thomas McNutt
- Ryan Gustafson
- Glenn Isbell
- Jason Shawhan
- Malena Gonzalez
- Joe Esparza
- Lacy Wolf
- Nahum Pacheco Salazar
- Jamie Moreno
- Monica Martinez
- Larry McManus
- 6/3/26 – Abbott reappointed 7 to the Texas Industrialized Building Council
- Suzanne Arnold (reappointed)
- Edwin “Scooter” Lofton (reappointed)
- Alex Morales (reappointed)
- Jorge Olivares (reappointed)
- John “Johnny” School (reappointed)
- W.F. “Dubb” Smith (reappointed)
- Lee Ramsey
- 6/1/26 – Abbott appointed 5 to the Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
- Victor Fishman
- Lin Zhou
- Richard “Ross” Coffman
- John Josephakis
- Jeff Prevost
- 5/28/26 – Janine Turner appointed to the Texas Commission on the Arts
- 5/26/26 – Alison Baimbridge and Russell Mayne appointed to the Texas Violent Gang Task Force
- 5/26/26 – Andrew Friedrichs and Shari Nightingale appointed to the Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force
- 5/18/26 – T. “Justin” MacDonald reappointed, named chair of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
- 5/18/26 – Baishali Roy appointed to the TexNet Technical Advisory Committee
- 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
- 3/13/26 – 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
