The Texas Board of Architectural Examiners oversees the examination, registration, education, and professional regulation of architects, registered interior designers, and landscape architects. The nine-member Board is appointed by the Governor of Texas and confirmed by the Senate. It is composed of four architect members, one registered interior designer member, one landscape architect member, and three members who represent the public, at least one of whom is a person with a physical disability.

Read about the Board’s committees, their membership, and their responsibilities.  

The Board

Current Members

Darren L. James, FAIA

Chair

Architect Board Member
Term: 08.12.2020 – 01.31.2025
Hometown: Lewisville

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Rosa G. Salazar

Vice-Chair

Registered Interior Designer Board Member
Term: 07.26.2018 – 01.31.2029
Hometown: Lubbock

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Joyce J. Smith, CPA, CGMA

Secretary/Treasurer

Public Board Member
Term: 07.26.2018 – 01.31.2029
Hometown: Burnet

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Jennifer Walker, AIA & LEED® AP

Architect Board Member
Term: 01.15.2016 – 01.31.2027
Hometown: Lampasas

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Fernando Trevino

Public Member
Term: 07.26.2018 – 01.31.2025
Hometown: San Antonio

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Tim A. Bargainer, PLA, ASLA, CLARB

Landscape Architect Board Member
Term: 08.12.2020 – 01.31.2025
Hometown: Georgetown

Michael A. Ebbeler, Jr.

Public Board Member
Term: 1.31.2023 – 1.31.2027
Hometown: Houston

Justin S. Hiles, AIA

Architect Board Member
Term: 01.15.2023 – 01.31.2029
Hometown: Dallas

Eva M. Read-Warden, AIA

Architect Board Member
Term: 1.31.2023 – 1.31.2027
Hometown: Bryan