Complex sentence: Michael Lawrence Williams (born May 31,1953) is the departing Commissioner of Education, the leader of the Texas Education Agency, first appointed to the position on August 27,2012, by then Governor Rick Perry.
Split into simpler sentences: Michael Lawrence Williams (born May 31,1953) is the Commissioner of Education, the leader of the Texas Education Agency. He was appointed to the position on August 27,2012, by then Governor Rick Perry.