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 |