THECB selects Doug Brock as general counsel; chair and commissioner to negotiate salary
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After a closed executive session, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board voted to appoint assistant general counsel Doug Brock as general counsel and delegated authority to the chair and the commissioner to negotiate his salary; the board said no action was taken during the closed session.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Nov. 12 voted to appoint Doug Brock as its next general counsel and delegated to the chair and the commissioner authority to negotiate his salary.
Chair Stacy Hawk had first announced the board would meet in executive session to discuss the search for interim and permanent general counsel under Texas Government Code §§ 551.074 and 551.071. The board entered closed session and later returned to open session with Chair Hawk stating that “no action was taken during executive session.”
After the session, a board member moved to select Doug Brock as general counsel and to delegate to the chair and the commissioner the authority to negotiate salary; Emma Navara seconded. The board voted and the chair announced the motion passed.
Commissioner Rosser used the meeting to publicly thank outgoing General Counsel Nicole Bunkler Henderson, praising her leadership and legal stewardship and wishing her well in “the next chapter” of her career.
The appointment takes effect immediately; salary terms were not announced and will be negotiated by the chair and the commissioner.