Perry appoints Day to real estate board

CHRIS DAY

Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Chris Day of Jacksonville and Adrian Arriaga of McAllen to the Texas Real Estate Commission for terms to expire Jan. 31, 2013. The commission regulates and licenses real estate brokers and salespersons in the state of Texas. Mr. Day is a partner with the Norman Law Firm in Jacksonville. He is past president of the Cherokee County Bar Association and Jacksonville Lions Club. Additionally, Mr. Day is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Jacksonville Economic Development Advisory Board. He received a bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin University and a law degree from Baylor University.

Mr. Arriaga is owner of AAA Real Estate and Investment and former chairman of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Education Committee. He is a director of the National Association of Realtors, committee chair of the Texas Association of Realtors and a member of the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute Executive Committee. Mr. Arriaga volunteers as vice chair of Tech Prep Rio Grande Valley and past vice chair of the McAllen International Bridge Board.

He received a bachelor's and master's degree from Texas A&M University.