Gov. Rick Perry appointed:
* Milton Lee III of San Antonio to the University of North Texas board of regents. Lee is an engineer and retired CEO of CPS Energy and a graduate of the University of Texas.
• Michael Landrum of Houston as judge of the 113th Judicial District Court. He’s an attorney in private practice.
• James “Richard” Barajas of Fort Worth, Leon Leach of Houston, and Thomas Wheat of Dallas to the Health and Human Services Council. Barajas is an executive at Southwest Bank. Leach is executive vice president of UT’s MD Anderson Cancer Center. Wheat is owner of Pediatric Home Healthcare LLC.
• Raleigh White IV of Temple, a retired plastic surgeon, to the board of the Brazos River Authority. Perry also reappointed six others to that board, including Richard Ball of Mineral Wells, F. LeRoy Bell of Tuscola, Peter Bennis of Fort Worth, Bill Masterson of Guthrie, George “Dave” Scott III of Richmond, and Salvatore Zaccagnino of Caldwell.