NEWSTALK 860 » Texas Education Agency http://ksfa860.com Tue, 21 May 2013 21:00:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Perry Names First African-American Education Commissioner http://ksfa860.com/perry-names-first-african-american-education-commissioner/ http://ksfa860.com/perry-names-first-african-american-education-commissioner/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:10:04 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=87325 Governor Rick Perry has appointed former Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Michael Williams to the position of Texas Education Commissioner. Williams also happens to be the first African-American ever appointed to manage the Texas Education Agency.

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