Nov. 14—The governor's office has reappointed Steven Hallbauer of Rockwall to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. The appointment will expire on Feb. 1, 2029. The board has licensing, examination and rule-making responsibilities for the field of professional counseling.
Hallbauer is a founding partner of the law firm Lemons & Hallbauer LLC. He practices law in estate administration, small business representation and family law. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation, Texas Bar Foundation and the State Bar of Texas.
He is planning committee chair and volunteer for the Alzheimer's Association's annual Walk to End Alzheimer's and a former youth soccer coach for the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall. Hallbauer received a bachelor's degree in radio, television and film from The University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor from St. Mary's University School of Law.
The governor also reappointed two other current board members and made one additional appointment to a new member. Jennifer Winston of Lufkin was appointed for a term that expires on Feb. 1, 2025 and Roy Smith of Midland and Carolyn "Janie" Stubblefield of Dallas were reappointed to the same term as Hallbauer.