Governor Abbott Appoints Solis To Board Of Pardons And Paroles
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Colonel Lionel F. "Fred" Solis, U.S. Army Retired, of San Antonio, Texas to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles for a term to expire February 1, 2021. The Board makes parole decisions for Texas prison inmates, determines conditions for parole and mandatory supervision, and makes recommendations on clemency matters to the governor.
COL Solis is a veteran of the U.S. military. His 40 year career of active duty and in the Army Reserves included service in Special Operations Forces Command, Civil Affairs, Military Police, and Infantry with deployments into Afghanistan, Africa, Bosnia, Croatia, Europe, Haiti, and South Korea. Additionally, he was a police officer in the San Antonio Police Department and was the chief of police for the City of Olmos Park. He currently serves in the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office as a criminal investigator and as an adjunct professor at the University of the Incarnate Word. COL Solis received a bachelor’s degree from Wayland Baptist University and a master’s degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
This appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.