Gov. Rick Perry tapped Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter as the state's official representative to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.
Perry also appointed Martin Broussard of Beaumont and Ray Callas of Beaumont to the Jefferson and Orange County Board of Pilot Commissioners.
The governor appointed Nathan "Jim" Bell IV of Paris, Monty Johnson III of Amarillo, and Billy "Mayfield" McCraw II of Telephone to the Red River Authority of Texas Board of Directors. Bell is owner or Nathan Bell Realtors. Johnson is a rancher. McCraw is owner of Hope Plantation Turf and McCraw Materials.
The governor tapped Glenn Martin of Edna, president of M.O.R., Inc., for a spot on the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority Board of Directors.