On March 26, Gov. Rick Perry appointed Arlington businessman Victor Vandergriff to the Texas Transportation Commission. If confirmed by the Senate, Vandergriff will serve a six-year term that ends in 2019. He will be this region's voice on the five-member board.

Vandergriff will replace Bill Meadows, a former Fort Worth councilman who has served on the commission since 2008. Meadows'term expired in February, yet he has remained on the board until a replacement could be named.

Vandergriff, who recently stepped down from the North Texas Tollway Authority board, still serves as the chairman of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. He plans to resign if confirmed for the Transportation Commission. State law does not allow a person to serve on two state agency boards.

He is the son of the late Tom Vandergriff, who served as Arlington's mayor from 1951-1977.