Put the “Rep.” title in front of McAllen Democrat Bobby Guerra, at least for now. He’s the only candidate who filed for the remainder of Veronica Gonzales’ term in HD-41 and will serve until a new state representative is sworn in next year. He’ll face Republican Miriam Martinez in the November election for a full term; she didn’t file for the special election, which led to his being declared the winner.

Spanked, by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct: Jim Sharp Jr., justice on the First Court of Appeals in Houston, for trying to use his position to help a friend’s daughter get out of jail after she was arrested for shoplifting. Among other things, Sharp told one of the jail officials that “you guys are a bunch of backwoods hillbillies...” The commission issued a “public reprimand” against Sharp.

Luis Moreno is the new chief of staff to Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen. He’s been working for the senator since 2007. 

Gov. Rick Perry has appointed six members to the Texas Emerging Technology Advisory Committee for terms to expire Sept. 1, 2014:

• Christopher DeCluitt of Waco is president of the Sovereign Corp, a member of the State Bar of Texas and former chairman of the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors.
• Sha-Chelle Manning of Fairview is a co-founder and ideation board member of Malibu IQ, and former managing director of Nanoholdings.
• J. Mark McWatters is director of graduate programs and an adjunct professor at the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and Cox School of Business.
• David L. Miller of Lubbock is chief operating officer of Flat Wireless, owner of Synergy HomeCare and former vice chancellor of research and commercialization for the Texas Tech University System.
  
• Ofer Molad of Bellaire is president and CEO of Persys Medical.
• Jaye Thompson of The Woodlands is senior vice president of clinical development and regulatory affairs for Opexa Therapeutics.

Deaths: Ann Arnold, exectutive director of the Texas Association of Broadcasters and former press secretary to then-Gov. Mark White. She worked in the Capitol press corps before that. Arnold, who succombed to leukemia, was 67.