Political People and their Moves

Guy Bailey has been named sole finalist for the position of president of the newly formed University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Bailey is a former president at Texas Tech University and the University of Alabama.

Elizabeth “Christy” Jack of Fort Worth was named chairwoman of the Office of Violent Sex Offender Management Governing Board for a term to expire at the pleasure of the governor. Jack has been a board member since Sept. 1, 2011. In addition, Katie McClure of Kingwood was named to the board for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2015.

House Speaker Joe Straus appointed 11 members to a joint interim committee that will study the effect of recent changes to the Texas Open Beaches Act. Rep. Joe Deshotel, D-Beaumont, will co-chair the panel. Members of the House Land and Resource Management Committee will also sit on the committee, as will Reps. Greg Bonnen, R-Friendswood, and Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria.

Susie Strzelec, general counsel for state Sen. Royce West, is leaving for state Sen. Jane Nelson's office, where she will serve as general counsel and finance staffer.

Martin Golando is stepping down as chief of staff for state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer to serve as general counsel for the Mexican American Legislative Caucus and to start his own legal practice focused on legislative procedure and election law. He has been chief of staff for the San Antonio Democrat since 2008.

Travis Considine, formerly of the David Dewhurst campaign shop, has hired on as deputy press secretary for Gov. Rick Perry.

Matt Glazer has been hired as the new executive director for the Austin Young Chamber of Commerce. Glazer is a former editor of the Burnt Orange Report and former executive director of Progress Texas.

Deaths: Robert Heard, who was one of the people shot in the 1966 UT tower shooting while covering the event for The Associated Press. He also covered Texas state government and sports for the AP and later was a Capitol correspondent for the San Antonio Express-News. He was 84.

Pete Snelson, who represented Midland in the Texas House in the 57th Legislature and the Texas Senate in the 59th and 61st through 67th Legislature. He was 91.