Gov. Abbott appoints three new Texas Tech regents
Gov. Greg Abbott announced three new appointments to the Texas Tech Board of Regents on Tuesday.
The governor appointed Arcilia Acosta, Cody Campbell, and Pat Gordon to six-year terms set to expire on January 31, 2027. These appointments to the Texas Tech Board of Regents are subject to Senate confirmation.
The three new appointees will fill the vacant seats left by Mickey Long, Ron Hammonds and Christopher Huckabee, who all had terms that expired at the end of January.
“I’d like to congratulate our new regents on their appointments and welcome them to our System family,” Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, chancellor of the TTU System, said Tuesday. “Each new board member brings a passion for our universities, and I look forward to collaborating with them as we continue to make the Texas Tech University System a dynamic university system.
Gov. Abbott appoints regents to Texas Tech University System Arcilia Acosta, Cody Campbell and Patrick Gordon will join the TTU System Board of Regents for a six-year term. (Source: KCBD) By KCBD Staff | April 14, 2021 at 10:33 AM CDT - Updated April 14 at 10:33 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas
(NEWS RELEASE) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed three new members to the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents for terms set to expire on Jan. 31, 2027, his office announced today (April 13).
The new appointees are Arcilia Acosta (Dallas), president and CEO of CARCON Industries and Construction and founder and CEO of Southwestern Testing Laboratories (STL) Engineers; Cody Campbell (Fort Worth), co-founder and co-CEO of Double Eagle Energy Holdings and Double Eagle Development; and Patrick Gordon (El Paso), president of Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane P.C.
According to the City of Dallas, 100% of the funding went towards assistance for immigrant families that were left out of federal economic relief programs.
The cash payments that families received ranged from $500 to $1,500 depending on the family size, the City of Dallas said.
The recipients came from countries around the world, including Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Chad, Sudan, Cameroon, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Iran, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Syria.
Last year, the City of Dallas Office of Welcoming Communities and Immigrant Affairs applied for the Open Societies Fund grant opportunity to provide financial assistance to individuals who were left out of the federal economic relief programs.
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In this file photo, Grecia Gonzales, 22, of Dallas takes a final at Eastfield College’s Pleasant Grove campus, part of the Dallas County Community College system. Dallas College aims to help students of color and those from low-income families with scholarships and a virtual career fair that are part of nationwide efforts to help them enter the workforce
Black and Latino students looking for high-demand jobs can gain needed skills and opportunities through new initiatives from Dallas College.