Gov. Perry Names Two to Residential Construction Commission

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today announced the appointments of two individuals to the Texas Residential Construction Commission. The commission, created by the 78th Texas Legislature, will register homebuilders and develop building performance standards.

Kenneth L. Davis of Weatherford is vice president of Pate Engineers and has more than 15 years of experience as a consulting engineer. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas and New Mexico and a member of the Texas Association of Builders, the Parker County Builders Association and the Greater Fort Worth Home Builders Association. Davis graduated at the top of his class at Texas Tech University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, and he was named outstanding engineering student by the Texas Tech Parents’ Association in 1981. His term expires Feb. 1, 2009.

Thomas Killebrew of Fort Worth is president of Metro Code Analysis, a plan review and inspection company. He is a certified building inspector, residential electrical inspector, plumbing inspector, mechanical inspector and energy code inspector. Killebrew is on the board of the Greater Fort Worth Home Builders Association and a member of the Government Affairs Committee of the Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas. He earned associates degrees from Tarrant County Junior College and Texas State Technical Institute. His term expires Feb. 1, 2005.