Texas Gov. Greg Abbott reappointed Steve Ehrig and appointed Jennifer Storm to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority’s (GBRA) board of directors Wednesday, March 5.
New Braunfels-based GBRA oversees water resources in its 10-county district.
Steve Ehrig
Gonzalez resident Ehrig is a founding member of Ehrig Brothers Ag, E-BARR Feeds, and E Brothers Ranches. He is a director of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, serves on the Area Go Texan Committee, and is a longtime active supporter of the Gonzales Livestock Show Association.
Ehrig is a member of the Gonzales County Young Farmers of Texas, Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Program, Gonzales County Agents’ Advisory Board, Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, Texas & Southwest Cattle Raisers Association, and the Texas Farm Bureau.
Jennifer Storm
Jennifer Storm of Buda is CEO of Buda Economic Development Corporation. She is a board member of the Hays Caldwell Economic Development Partnership and the Greater Buda Chamber of Commerce. She also is a member of the Texas Economic Development Council and the International Economic Development Council. Storm received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Marketing from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
These appointments are subject to Senate confirmation.
GBRA works with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which owns and operates Canyon Lake, to allocate water resources for public and private utilities.
The authority’s 10-county statutory district includes some of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. GBRA was previously headquartered in Seguin.
Its 10-county statutory district, which begins near the headwaters of the Guadalupe and Blanco Rivers, ends at San Antonio Bay, and includes Kendall, Comal, Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales, DeWitt, Victoria, Calhoun and Refugio counties.
