Iris Moore of Fort Worth was named to the State Preservation Board by Gov. Greg Abbott for a term to expire on Feb. 1, 2017.

Martha Leigh Whitten, George W. Russell, Joseph M. “Joe” Crane and Charles Barton “Bart” Johnson were named by Abbott to the Lower Colorado River Authority's board of directors. In addition, Lori A. Berger was reappointed to the board. All serve terms to expire Feb. 1, 2021.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry has set aside June 4 for a "special announcement" in Dallas, where he is expected to announce a second presidential run.

State Rep. Allen Fletcher, R-Cypress, has decided not to run for Harris County sheriff. He’ll run for Precinct 4 constable, instead. He originally announced his intent to seek out the sheriff's position earlier this month in the immediate aftermath of Adrian Garcia's resignation to run for Houston mayor. Fletcher has represented House District 130 since 2009.

Former state Rep. Philip Cortez has announced that he will run again for the Bexar County-based House District 117, which he lost in 2014 to Republican Rick Galindo.

Annie's List, which works to elect more Democratic women in Texas, has thrown its support behind former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, who squares off against the incumbent Ivy Taylor in the San Antonio mayoral runoff. Early voting in the June 13 runoff begins June 1.

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