Political People and their Moves

Former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on Tuesday was named president of the Texas Exes, the alumni association of the University of Texas at Austin.

Gov. Rick Perry appointed eight members to the Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council for terms to expire Jan. 31, 2016. They are Blanca Burciaga of Fort Worth, Victoria Camp of Austin, Dottie Carmichael of College Station, Rodman Goode of Cedar Hill, Henry “Stephen” Porretto of Galveston, Richard Reynolds of Austin, Debbie Unruh of Austin and Mary Anne Wiley of Austin.

Nine members were named by the Supreme Court of Texas to the newly created Judicial Branch Certification Commission. They are Chairman Lee Hamilton of Abilene, Garland (Ben) Woodward of San Angelo, Migdalia Lopez of Brownsville, Sid L. Harle of San Antonio, Polly Spencer of San Antonio, Velma Arellano of Corpus Christi, Don D. Ford of Houston, Mark Blenden of Bedford and Ann Murray Moore of Edinburg.

Steve Head on Tuesday was confirmed as chancellor of the Lone Star College System. He had been chosen as lone finalist for the position on June 10. He succeeds Richard Carpenter, who had previously announced his retirement this summer.

Pam Boehm has been selected as the new president of Hill College. The only internal candidate to be named a finalist, Boehm replaces Sheryl Kappus, who retired earlier this year.

Steve Scheibal is leaving state Sen. Kirk Watson's shop to become associate director of communications at the Dell Medical School at UT-Austin.

Deaths: Angel Z. Fraga, who was a founding member of the Mexican American Bar Association of Houston and the first judge of Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 13.

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