Governor Abbott Reappoints Gilmore and Hernandez to Texas Crime Stoppers Council
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Perry Gilmore, Ph.D. and Carlo Hernandez to the Texas Crime Stoppers Council for terms set to expire September 1, 2025. The council advises the Governor on crime stoppers programs in Texas and certifies local crime stoppers programs in order for them to receive payments of rewards or payments of probation fees established by the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Perry Gilmore, Ph.D. of Amarillo is the Executive Director of the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Foundation and is a reserve deputy sheriff with the Randall County Sheriff’s Department with 43 years of law enforcement experience. He is secretary of Amarillo South Rotary and a member of the Texas Association for Investigative Hypnosis Board of Directors and Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance. Gilmore received a Bachelor of Science in Law Enforcement from Sam Houston State University, a Master of Arts and a Masters of Business Administration from West Texas State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology from Northcentral University.
Carlo Hernandez of Brownsville is the Founder and Owner of AC-I Service A/C & Heating and CGH Property Investment. He is chair and founding member of the Cameron County Crime Stoppers, founding member of La Cultura Vive en Brownsville, and former advisory member at Brightwood College.