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Votes at a glance: TBCE approves excused absence, minutes, licensing evaluation and executive director compensation
Summary
The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners on Aug. 21 approved an excused absence for a board member, approved prior minutes, authorized a criminal-history evaluation allowing a prospective student to enroll, and raised the executive director’s compensation to the General Appropriations Act maximum.
The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners took the following formal actions on Aug. 21, 2025.
Excused absence for Board member Joshua Holub - Motion: Board President Mark Bronson moved to grant Joshua Holub an excused absence for the May 22, 2025 meeting; Bronson said Holub had been in an accident and requested to be excused. - Outcome: Motion carried. (Board chair announced “All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed, nay. Motion carries.”)
Approval of minutes for May 22, 2025 - Motion: Doctor Nicholas Baucham moved and Doctor Scott Wofford seconded to approve the minutes of the May 22, 2025 meeting. - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote recorded as “Aye” and “Motion carries”).
Criminal-history evaluation: Meredith Sanders (Agenda item 7a) - Description: Staff recommended allowing Meredith Sanders to enroll in chiropractic college after an evaluation of criminal history; approval would permit her to enter Parker University and, upon obtaining a degree, to apply for licensure and sit for the Texas jurisprudence exam at her own expense. Staff noted approval would be contingent on no future arrests, convictions, or probation violations. - Motion: Doctor Michael Henry moved to adopt staff recommendations and Doctor Nicholas Baucham seconded. - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote recorded as “Aye” and “Motion carries”).
Executive director compensation (Agenda item 25) - Description: The board met in closed session to discuss personnel matters including raising the compensation of the board’s executive director. - Motion: Doctor Michael Henry moved and Doctor Nicholas Baucham seconded a motion “to move forward with raising the compensation for the board's executive director to the max allowed by the GAA.” - Outcome: Motion carried. Chair announced “All in favor, say aye. Any opposed, nay. Motion carries.” Board reconvened in open session and announced approval.
Procedural notes: Several motions were made and carried by voice vote with no roll-call vote or numeric tally recorded in the public transcript. The minutes reflect movers and seconders where stated on the record and quote the chair's announcement that motions carried.
Ending: The board adjourned at 11:05 a.m.; no further formal votes were recorded in the public portion of the transcript.
