State district Judge W.C. “Bud” Kirkendall of Seguin announced he will run for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2014. He’s a Republican, a former district attorney and before that, was a criminal defense lawyer and served as a briefing attorney on the court he now wants to join. He didn’t say which seat he’s interested in; the terms of Judges Cathy Cochran, Paul Womack, and Tom Price all end next year.

Gov. Rick Perry appointed:

• Jim Lee of Houston and Ralph Duggins III of Fort Worth to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Lee is president of Ascendant Advisors Group and JHL Capital Holdings. Duggins, who is being reappointed, is a partner at the Cantey Hangar law firm.

• Christopher Huckabee, a Fort Worth architect, to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

• Limestone County Sheriff Dennis Wilson of Groesbeck, to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.

• Zebulun Nash of Houston and Douglas Walker of Beach City to the Coastal Water Authority board of directors. Both men are retired, and both worked for ExxonMobil Chemical Co.

• Mike Allen and Claudell Kercheville of Kerrville, and Brian Wright of Center Point to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority. Allen is chairman and CEO of Union State Bank. Kerchevill is retired from Frost Bank in San Antonio. Write is owner of Burn Masters LLC.

Released: Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, arrested and jailed last month for driving while intoxicated. She did 21 days in jail, was ordered pay $4,000 in fines, can’t drive for six months, and faces a hailstorm of calls for her resignation, from the local paper to members of the Legislature. Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford — a former police officer — wants to pull state funding of her public integrity operation unless she quits. He withdrew that effort on one bill but promised to come back around.