Gov. Greg Abbott Monday named Army Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris of Austin as the adjutant general of Texas, the first woman to command the Texas Military Department, made up of the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard and the Texas State Guard.

Norris, who was serving as deputy adjutant general for Army, will succeed Maj. Gen. John F. Nichols, who became the 51st adjutant general for Texas in 2011, and is retiring at the end of the year. Read the full story here.