Appointments
Appointments for October 13, 2025
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Victoria Ai Linh Bryant of Houston, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Shannon S. Calhoun of Goliad, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Salil Deshpande, M.D. of Houston, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Lacey P. Fails of Hollywood Park, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Kenneth S. James of Volente, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Kourtney R. Kouns of Seymour, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Jerome P. Lisk, M.D. of Lantana, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Leticia C. Rodriguez of Monahans, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Jonathan J. Sandstrom Hill of Austin, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Cynthia A. "Cindy" Stinson, Ph.D. of Lumberton, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Wesley J. "Wes" Tidwell of Melissa, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Carlos J. Vital, M.D. of Friendswood, Texas.
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Calvin J. Green of Austin, Texas (Ex-Officio Member).
Appointed to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term to expire June 15, 2027, Jeffrey W. "Jeff" Hoogheem of San Marcos, Texas (Ex-Officio Member).
Appointments for October 14, 2025
Appointed to the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists for a term to expire February 1, 2031, Eric S. Anderson, Ph.D. of Hallsville, Texas (replacing William "David" Prescott, II of Amarillo whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists for a term to expire February 1, 2031, James R. "Rusty" Branch of Hallsville, Texas (replacing Edward F. "Ed" Janak, Jr. of Fredericksburg whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists for a term to expire February 1, 2031, Jeremy C. Ransom of Georgetown, Texas (replacing Margon K. Dillard of Richmond whose term expired).
Appointed to the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor, as Presiding Officer Mark N. Varhaug of Dallas, Texas (replacing William "David" Prescott of Amarillo).
Greg Abbott, Governor
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Proclamation 41-4233
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on August 10, 2025, as amended and renewed in a subsequent proclamation, certifying that increased fire weather conditions pose an imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property in several counties; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Division of Emergency Management has confirmed that those same increased fire weather conditions persist in certain counties in Texas;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby amend and renew the aforementioned proclamation and declare a disaster in Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Briscoe, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crosby, Dallas, Delta, Denton, DeWitt, Dickens, Dimmit, Duval, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Galveston, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hall, Hamilton, Hardeman, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Haskell, Hays, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kleberg, Knox, La Salle, Lamar, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Live Oak, Llano, Madison, Marion, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick, McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Morris, Motley, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nolan, Nueces, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Polk, Rains, Red River, Refugio, Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, San Saba, Scurry, Shackelford, Shelby, Smith, Somervell, Stephens, Stonewall, Tarrant, Taylor, Throckmorton, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson, Wilson, Wise, Wood, Young, and Zavala Counties.
Pursuant to Section 418.017 of the Texas Government Code, I authorize the use of all available resources of state government and of political subdivisions that are reasonably necessary to cope with this disaster.
Pursuant to Section 418.016 of the Texas Government Code, any regulatory statute prescribing the procedures for conduct of state business or any order or rule of a state agency that would in any way prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with this disaster shall be suspended upon written approval of the Office of the Governor. However, to the extent that the enforcement of any state statute or administrative rule regarding contracting or procurement would impede any state agency's emergency response that is necessary to protect life or property threatened by this declared disaster, I hereby authorize the suspension of such statutes and rules for the duration of this declared disaster.
In accordance with the statutory requirements, copies of this proclamation shall be filed with the applicable authorities.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and have officially caused the Seal of State to be affixed at my office in the City of Austin, Texas, this the 10th day of October,
Greg Abbott, Governor
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