Governor Greg Abbott has appointed nine people to the Texas Forensic Science Commission.
Mark Daniel, Dennis "Pat" Johnson, Sarah Kerrigan, Jarvis Parsons, Jeffery Barnard, Bruce Budowle, Nancy Downing, Jasmine Drake, and Sheree Hughes-Stamm were all appointed by Abbott to the Commission. Abbott also named Barnard as the presiding officer of the Commission.
The Forensic Science Commission's duties include providing oversight to crime laboratories and other forensic analysis entities.