Recent news items about the positions established in Article IV of the Texas Constitution:
- The Governor has a new Chief of Staff (see the press release here). The ex-chief, Ann Bishop, has returned to direct the Employment Retirement System of Texas. The new chief, Brandy Marty, has previously worked as Deputy Chief of Staff and as the director of the Budget, Planning and Policy Division within the governor's office.
- The Comptroller is hoping the legislature passes legislation that makes the state's pension systems more transparent. The bill is HB 13, which would make pension information public on the internet and require the Pension Review Board to develop conflict of interest policies for public pension systems.
- The viability of the Texas Enterprise Fund and the Emerging Technology Fund are both being questioned by legislators in the House Committee on Economic and Small Business Development. Representatives from the Governor's office have defended both.
- Governor Perry reappoints Rod Bordelon a commissioner of Worker's Compensation.
