Straus appoints 4 to Sunset Advisory Commission
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – More than 20 State Agencies will come under Sunset Review during the 2014-2015 Biennium. And, three members of the Texas House have been named by House Speaker Joe Straus to the Sunset Advisory Commission. The new members include Reps. Cindy Burkett, Larry Gonzales & Richard Raymond. Straus also named Dallas attorney-business consultant Tom Luce to serve as a public member of the Commission.
Their terms will expire on Sept. 1, 2017.
Rep. Four Price (right,) a Commission member since 2011, has been named vice chair for the 2014-2015 biennium.
Included in the 20 State Agencies up for Sunset Review during the 2014-2015 Biennium are:
- The Health & Human Services Commission
- 4 other Human Service-related Agencies
- the Texas Workforce Commission
- Texas Education Agency, and
- the Texas Facilities Commission
