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Gov. Greg Abbott has announced multiple new appointments and reappointments to river authority boards of directors along the Guadalupe River. The Upper Guadalupe River Authority (UGRA) oversees the control, storing, preservation, distribution and management of water in the Upper Guadalupe River and its tributaries. Similarly, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) is responsible for managing water resources in its 10-county district. All new terms will expire Feb. 1, 2029. |
Dick Eastland has been reappointed to the UGRA. Eastland currently serves as the authority’s treasurer. He is a former member of the Hunt Independent School District (ISD) Board and coach for baseball and basketball teams. Eastland earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from The University of Texas (UT) at Austin. |
Jeanne Stacy is the second reappointment to the UGRA. Stacy is the current director of a camp in Hunt, a member of the America Camp Association, the Society for Human Resource Management and the Camping Association for Mutual Progress. She received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University. |
Jonathan Letz is the first of two new appointments to the UGRA. He is the current president of Texas Wildlife Association, director of Grace Christian Academy and vice president of Kerr Economic Development Corporation. Letz has bachelor’s degrees in business administration andpetroleum land management from UT Austin. |
Weir Labatt— the final appointment to the UGRA—previously served on the Texas Water Development Board, originally appointed in 2002 and reappointed in 2006. He also served as chairman of the Western States Water Council and was a member of the Schreiner University Board of Trustees. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from UT Austin. |
Steve Ehrig was reappointed to the GBRA Board of Directors. He is a founder of an animal feeds store and a ranch and currently serves as director of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He is also a member of several organizations representing farmers, agricultural leaders and cattle raisers. Ehrig is the former vice president of the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, president of the Gonzales County Farm Bureau and president of the Gonzales County Appraisal District Agriculture Advisory Board. |
Jennifer Storm is the only new appointment to the GBRA Board of Directors. She currently serves as CEO of the Buda Economic Development Corporation, as well as board member of the Hays Caldwell Economic Development Partnership and the Greater Buda Chamber of Commerce. Storm is also a sitting member of the Texas Economic Development Council and the International Development Council. In years past, she was assistant director for external affairs at UT San Antonio and interim marketing director for the Corpus Christi Islander Athletic Department at Texas A&M. |
