Representative Nevárez Appointed to The Sunset Advisory Commission

(Press Release) Today Speaker Joe Straus appointed Representative Poncho Nevárez (D-Eagle Pass) to the Sunset Advisory Commission. The 12-member Sunset Commission has five members of the Senate and one public member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and five members of the House and one public member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Senate and House members serve four-year terms and public members serve two-year terms. The chairmanship rotates between the Senate and the House every two years and is assigned to a Senate member for the 2018–2019 review cycle, Senator Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury).

The Sunset Advisory Commission reviews state agencies and several other state governmental authorities for efficiency. Each entity is scheduled to be reviewed once every twelve years, unless their sunset legislation fails to pass during the following legislative session.

“I am extremely honored to be appointed to Sunset. Speaker Straus has continually placed me in positions where I can best serve my constituents and the state.” Representative Nevárez added, “I look forward to the work we will do on Sunset and the opportunity to contribute.”

For the 2018-2019 cycle the following agencies are scheduled to be reviewed: Texas State Board of Public  Accountancy, Texas  Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas  Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, Texas Department of  Banking, Office of  Consumer Credit Commissioner, Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional  Counselors, Finance Commission of Texas, Texas Funeral Service Commission,  Texas Board of Professional  Geoscientists, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Texas Historical Commission,  Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying, Texas State  Library and Archives Commission, Lower Colorado River Authority , Texas State Board of Examiners of  Marriage and Family Therapists, Texas Medical Board,  Texas Military Department,  Texas Department of  Motor Vehicles, Nueces River Authority, Texas State Board of  Plumbing Examiners, Texas State Board of Examiners of  Psychologists, Texas Department of  Public Safety, Texas Real Estate Commission,  Red River Authority of Texas, Risk Management Board and State Office of Risk Management, Office of Commissioner and Department of  Savings and Mortgage Lending, School Land Board, State Securities Board,  Texas State Board of  Social Worker Examiners, Texas  Veterans Commission, Veterans’ Land Board  and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Representative Alfonso “Poncho” Nevárez is currently serving his third term as the State Representative for House District 74, which includes the counties of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, and Val Verde.