East Texan Appointed to State Panel
Posted/updated on: April 1, 2011 at 2:29 am
AUSTIN — An East Texas man is one of three persons appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Optometry Board for terms to expire January 31, 2017. The board oversees licensing and regulation of optometrists in Texas.
Being reappointed to the board is Larry Fields of Carthage. He is an attorney and real estate broker in private practice, and a municipal court judge for the City of Tatum. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Panola County Bar Association, Texas Municipal Court Association, Texas Association of Realtors, and Longview Area Board of Realtors. He is also a member of the Carthage Lions Club and Panola County Cattlemen’s Association, and a past board member of the Panola County Chamber of Commerce. Fields received a bachelor’s degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and a law degree from South Texas College of Law.
Also being appointed to the panel is Mario Gutierrez of San Antonio and John Coble of Rockwall. All of the appointments are subject to Senate confirmation.
