Gov. Rick Perry's appointments finally have Texans on their knees...

Texans are hurting...

It is often stated that the weakest political position in Texas is that of the Governor. However, the weak role the Governor plays over the legislative process is more than made up by the appointed positions he makes.

In addition to rewarding wealthy contributors to high salary positions, Rick Perry ensures that his views and policies are met in various state agencies and organizations. These agencies are the heart of Texas government and drive the state's agendas and direction. It is no wonder that so many Texans are now first feeling the economic and social plight that the Perry administration has developed and implemented during the past 11 years.



Appointed Positions

This is a list of all entities to which the Governor makes appointments.


More detailed information on each entity is available via the Texas Records and Information Locator (TRAIL). TRAIL provides links to most agencies' background information, web pages, and the text of statutes.


A&M University System Board of Regents, Texas

Accountancy, Texas State Board of Public

Acupuncture Examiners, Texas State Board of

Adjutant General for Air, Assistant

Adjutant General for Army, Assistant

Adjutant General for Army, Deputy Assistant

Adjutant General of Texas

Administrative Law Judge, Chief

Adoption Review Committee

Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee

Affordable Housing Corporation Board of Directors, Texas State

Aging and Disability Services Council

Aging, Legislative Committee on

Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas

Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders, Texas Council on

Angelina and Neches River Authority Board of Directors

Animal Health Commission, Texas

Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, Texas

Architectural Examiners, Texas Board of

Armed Services Scholarship Program, Texas

Arts, Texas Commission on the

Assistive & Rehabilitative Services Council

Athletic Trainers, Advisory Board of

Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Texas Council on

Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority

Bar of Texas Board of Directors, State

Bexar Metropolitan Water District Oversight Committee

Biobased Alliance, Southern States

Bioenergy Policy Council, Texas

Blind & Visually Impaired, Governing Board of the Texas School for the

Boating Safety, Advisory Panel on Recreational

Branch Pilot, Brazos-Santiago Pass Bar and Tributaries

Branch Pilot, Galveston Bar & Houston Ship Channel

Branch Pilot, Galveston County

Branch Pilot, Matagorda Ship Channel and Bar

Branch Pilot, Port Aransas Bar, Corpus Christi Bay

Branch Pilot, Port Freeport

Branch Pilot, Sabine Bar, Pass & Tributaries

Brazos River Authority Board of Directors

Canadian River Compact Commissioner

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee

Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, Council on

Cemetery Committee, State

Child Abuse and Neglect, Task Force to Reduce

Chiropractic Examiners, Texas Board of

Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force

Clean Coal Technology Council, Governor's

Climatologist, Texas State

Coastal Coordination Council

Coastal States Organization

Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors

College Ready Texas, Commission for

Colorado River Authority, Central

Colorado River Authority, Lower

Colorado River Authority, Upper

Communities in Schools Advisory Committee

Correctional Managed Health Care Committee

Counselors, Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional

Credit Union Commission

Crime Stoppers Council, Texas

Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council

Criminal Justice, Texas Board of

Deaf, Governing Board of the Texas School for the

Demographer, State

Dental Examiners, State Board of

Dental Hygiene Advisory Committee

Designation Criteria Committees

Developmental Disabilities, Executive Committee of the Texas Office for the Prevention of

Developmental Disabilities, Texas Council for

Diabetes Council, Texas

Dietitians, Texas State Board of Examiners of

Disabilities, Governor's Committee on People with

Distinguished Service Awards Committee, Texas

Drought Preparedness Council

Dyslexia, Interim Committee to Study Legislation for Early Detection and Treatment of

Early Childhood Education and Care, State Advisory Council on

Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee

Economic Development Corporation, Texas

Economic Development Stakeholders, Advisory Board of

Education Commission of the States

Education Coordinating Board, Texas Higher

Education, State Commissioner of

Education, Texas State Board of, Chair

Educator Certification, State Board for

Emergency Communications, Commission on State

Emergency Medical First Responders' Star of Texas Award Advisory Committee

Emergency Medical Services, Advisory Council on

Emergency Services Retirement System, Texas

Emerging Technology Advisory Committee, Texas

Emissions Reduction Plan Advisory Board, Texas

Employees Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees

Energy Board, Southern States

Engineers, Texas Board of Professional

Environmental Flows Advisory Group

Environmental Quality, Texas Commission on

Ethics Commission, Texas

Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District

Facilities Commission, Texas

Faith and Community-Based Liaisons

Family and Protective Services Council

Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee

Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council, Texas

Finance Commission of Texas

Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner

Fire Protection, Texas Commission on

Firefighters' Star of Texas Award Advisory Committee

First Responders Advisory Council

Forensic Science Commission, Texas

Funeral Service Commission, Texas

Galveston County Ports, Board of Pilot Commissioners for

Genetic Services, Interagency Council for

Geoscientists, Texas Board of Professional

Guadalupe River Authority, Upper

Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Board of Directors

Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, Texas

Guardianship Certification Board

Gulf Coast and Atlantic States Regional Task Force

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Board of Directors

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

Gulf of Mexico Program Citizens Advisory Committee

Gulf of Mexico Program Policy Review Board

Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

Health and Human Services Council

Health and Human Services, Executive Commissioner of

Health Care Policy Council, Governor's

Health Coordinating Council, Statewide

Health Disparities Task Force

Health Professions Council

Health Services Authority Corporation, Texas

Health Services Council, State

Hearing Instruments, Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of

Historian, Texas State

Historic Preservation Officer

Historical Commission, Texas

Historical Records Advisory Board, Texas

Holocaust and Genocide Commission, Texas

Homeland Security Council

Homeless, Texas Interagency Council for the

Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of

Housing and Health Services Coordination Council

Human Rights, Commission on

Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force

Humanities Texas

Incentive Program Advisory Committee, Texas State

Independent Living Council, State

Indigent Defense, Task Force on

Industrialized Building Code Council, Texas

Information Resources, Department of

Injured Employee Public Counsel

Inspector General for Health & Human Services, Office of

Insurance Counsel, Office of Public

Insurance, Commissioner of

International Business Education & Research, Center for

Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, Texas State Council for

Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision

Interstate Compact Administrator for Adult Offender Supervision

Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission

Jail Standards, Commission on

Jefferson & Orange County Board of Pilot Commissioners

Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program Advisory Board

Judicial Commission for Children, Youth, and Families, The Permanent

Judicial Compensation Commission

Judicial Conduct, State Commission on

Judicial Council, Texas

Judicial Districts Board

Juneteenth Cultural and Historical Commission, Texas Emancipation

Justice Commission, Texas Access to

Juvenile Justice Advisory Board

Juvenile Probation Commission, Texas

Juveniles, Interstate Compact for

Land & Water Conservation Fund Program

Land Surveying, Texas Board of Professional

Lavaca-Navidad River Authority

Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, Commission on

Lease of Texas Department of Criminal Justice Lands, Board for

Lease of Texas Parks and Wildlife Lands, Board for

Library and Archives Commission, Texas State

Licensing and Regulation, Texas Commission of

Licensing Standards, Committee on

Lottery Commission, Texas

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission

Manufactured Housing Board

Marriage and Family Therapists, Texas State Board Examiners of

Mathematics and Science Advisory Board, Texas Academy of

Medical & Mental Impairments, TDCJ Advisory Committee on Offenders with

Medical Board District Four Review Committee, Texas

Medical Board District One Review Committee, Texas

Medical Board District Three Review Committee, Texas

Medical Board District Two Review Committee, Texas

Medical Board, Texas

Medical Physicists, Texas Board of Licensure for Professional

Midwestern State University Board of Regents

Military Children, Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for

Military Preparedness Commission, Texas

Motor Vehicles Board, Texas Department of

Municipal Retirement System, Texas

Mutual Insurance Company Board of Directors, Texas

Neches River Municipal Water Auth. Bd. of Directors, Upper

Neches Valley Authority Board of Directors, Lower

North Texas Tollway Authority Board of Directors

Nueces River Authority Board of Directors

Nursing Educational Programs, Committee to Select an Independent Researcher to Study

Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee

Nursing, Texas Board of

Occupational Therapy Examiners, Texas Board of

Oil-Field Cleanup Fund Advisory Committee

One Call Board

OneStar Foundation

OneStar National Service Commission

On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council

Optometry Board, Texas

Orthotics & Prosthetics, Texas Board of

Outer Continental Shelf Policy Advisory Committee

Pardons & Paroles, Board of

Parental Advisory Committee

Parks & Wildlife Commission

Peace Officers' Star of Texas Award Advisory Committee

Pecos River Compact Commissioner

Pension Review Board, State

Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee

Pharmacy, Texas State Board of

Physical Fitness, Governor's Advisory Council on

Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Examiners, Executive Council of

Physical Therapy Examiners, Texas Board of

Physician Assistant Board, Texas

Plumbing Examiners, Texas State Board of

Podiatric Medical Examiners, Texas State Board of

Poet Laureate, State Musician & State Artists Committee, Texas

Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board

Preservation Board, State

Presiding Judge, Eighth Administrative Judicial Region

Presiding Judge, Fifth Administrative Judicial Region

Presiding Judge, First Administrative Judicial Region

Presiding Judge, Fourth Administrative Judicial Region

Presiding Judge, Ninth Administrative Judicial Region

Presiding Judge, Second Administrative Judicial Region

Presiding Judge, Seventh Administrative Judicial Region

Presiding Judge, Sixth Administrative Judicial Region

Presiding Judge, Third Administrative Judicial Region

Primary Care Residency Advisory Committee

Private Security Board, Texas

Procurement Advisory Council, Statewide

Product Development & Small Business Incubator Board

Psychologists, Texas State Board of Examiners of

Public Finance Authority, Texas

Public Safety Commission

Public School Finance Weights, Allotments and Adjustments, Select Committee on

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Public Utility Counsel, Office of

Purchasing from People with Disabilities, Texas Council on

Racing Commission, Texas

Radiation Advisory Board

Real Estate Broker Lawyer Committee, Texas

Real Estate Commission, Texas

Real Estate Research Advisory Committee

Red River Authority of Texas Board of Directors

Red River Compact Commission

Regional Mobility Authority, Alamo

Regional Mobility Authority, Cameron County

Regional Mobility Authority, Camino Real

Regional Mobility Authority, Central Texas

Regional Mobility Authority, Grayson County

Regional Mobility Authority, Hidalgo County

Regional Mobility Authority, Northeast Texas

Regional Mobility Authority, Sulphur River

Regional Review, Alamo Area

Regional Review, ARK-TEX

Regional Review, Brazos Valley

Regional Review, Capital Area

Regional Review, Central Texas

Regional Review, Coastal Bend

Regional Review, Concho Valley

Regional Review, Deep East Texas

Regional Review, East Texas

Regional Review, Golden Crescent

Regional Review, Heart of Texas

Regional Review, Houston-Galveston

Regional Review, Lower Rio Grande

Regional Review, Middle Rio Grande

Regional Review, Nortex

Regional Review, North Central Texas

Regional Review, Panhandle

Regional Review, Permian Basin

Regional Review, Rio Grande

Regional Review, South East Texas

Regional Review, South Plains

Regional Review, South Texas

Regional Review, Texoma

Regional Review, West Central Texas

Rehabilitation Council of Texas

Retirement System, Texas County and District

Rio Grande Compact Commission

Rio Grande Regional Water Authority

Risk Management Board

Rural Affairs, Texas Department of

Rural Issues, Interagency Work Group on

Sabine River Authority Board of Directors

Sabine River Compact Administration

San Antonio River Authority Board of Directors

San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board

San Jacinto River Authority Board of Directors

School Land Board

School Safety Center Board, Texas

Search Group National for Justice Information and Statistics

Secretary of State

Securities Board, State

Sex Offender Treatment, Council on

Skill Standards Board, Texas

Small Business Compliance Assistance Advisory Panel

Small Business Industrial Development Corporation, Texas

Social Worker Examiners, Texas State Board of

Soil and Water Conservation Board, State

Southern High-Speed Rail Compact

Southern Regional Education Board

Southern Regional Education Board Work Conference

Southern Regional Education Board's Legislative Advisory Council

Special Education, Continuing Advisory Committee for

Special Needs, Task Force for Children with

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Texas State Board of Examiners for

State Employee Charitable Campaign Advisory Committee

State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee

State Supported Living Centers, Independent Ombudsman for

State-Federal Relations, Director of the Office of

Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents

Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of Directors

Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees

Texas Southern University Board of Regents

Texas State Technical College System Board of Regents

Texas State University System Board of Regents

Texas Tech University System Board of Regents

Texas Woman's University Board of Regents

Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions

Transportation Advisory Committee, Public

Transportation Commission, Texas

Trinity River Authority Board of Directors

Uniform State Laws, Commission on

University of Houston System Board of Regents

University of North Texas System Board of Regents

University of Texas System Board of Regents

Veterans Commission, Texas

Veterans' Land Board

Veterinary Medical Examiners, State Board of

Violent Gang Task Force, Texas

Water Development Board, Texas

Western States Water Council

Women, Governor's Commission for

Workers' Compensation, Commissioner of

Workforce Commission, Texas

Workforce Investment Council, Texas

Youth Commission Advisory Board, Texas

Youth Commission Executive Commissioner, Texas

Youth Commission Independent Ombudsman, Texas

Youth Commission, Texas