Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator Al Armendariz will join the staff of the Sierra Club in mid-July as senior campaign representative for the organization’s Beyond Coal campaign.
Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator Al Armendariz will join the staff of the Sierra Club in mid-July as senior campaign representative for the organization’s Beyond Coal campaign.
Mike Walz, communications director for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, will be leaving at the beginning of July to join InfraREIT Capital Partners, LLC, based in Dallas.
Fred Shannon is hanging out his own lobbying and public affairs shingle after seven years with Hewlett-Packard. He'll keep that company as one of his clients and will work for others, too, in government procurement, legislation and such.
Jason Sabo has left United Ways of Texas after almost nine years to launch his own lobbying and consulting firm, Frontera Strategy.
Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, announced two major changes to her staff: Bill Wilson has been hired as director of the Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee, which Van de Putte chairs, and current staffer Heidi Kluber has been given new duties as the committee's clerk and as a legislative assistant.
Gov. Rick Perry appointed: