Dan Bartlett, who's been at Austin-based Public Strategies since he left the Bush White House in 2007, is now the president and CEO of PSI. He's replacing Jeff Eller, who becomes a vice chairman of the firm (like Mark McKinnon) and who'll focus on its Washington operation.

John Tintera is the new executive director at the Texas Railroad Commission; he's been the interim since the beginning of the year and replaces Rich Varela, who retired. Tintera has been at the agency since 1990 and was a petroleum geologist before that.

Anita Givens is the Texas Education Agency's newest associate commissioner, with a portfolio that includes standards and programs, curriculum, textbooks and such. She's been "acting" in that position for the last several months.

Troy Alexander, the health and human services policy wonk for former House Speaker Tom Craddick, landed as director of the Center for Program Coordination, Policy and Innovation at the Department of State Health Services.

Matt Mackowiak is leaving Kay Bailey Hutchison's Washington office, where he's been a spokesman, to return to Texas. He says more details are forthcoming.

Recovering: Freshman U.S. Rep. Pete Olson, R-Sugar Land, after a fainting spell at the gym resulted in a heart pacemaker installation. He's 46, and reportedly doing fine.