The U.S. Senate confirmed Gregg Costa and David Guaderrama to fill the federal judicial vacancies for the Southern District of Texas in Galveston and Western District of Texas in El Paso, respectively.

Rep. Linda Harper-Brown, R-Irving, was elected president of the Board of Directors of the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute. She replaces retiring state Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, who has served as president of TCCRI since the organization's inception.

U.S. Rep. Gene Green was inaugurated as president of the Texas State Society at the Texas State Society’s Annual Meeting & San Jacinto Day Celebration in D.C.

Diann Bayes will join the Texas Travel Industry Association in the newly formed position of senior vice president of member services. Currently, Bayes holds the position of executive director of the McKinney Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Gary D. Compton has joined Thompson & Knight LLP's Austin office as a member of the firm’s Oil and Gas Practice Group.

The Daughters of the Republic of Texas announced the selection of Melinda Tomerlin Navarro as interim executive administrator for the Alamo. Navarro has served as chairwoman of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Alamo Committee since last year.

Gov. Rick Perry appointed Nelson Balido of San Antonio and Anne Keene of Austin to the Texas Historical Records Advisory Board. Balido is president of the Border Trade Alliance. Keene is president and founder of the Crossnore Group LLC.