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.