Texas § 418.303 MEMBERSHIP.

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§ 418.303 — MEMBERSHIP.

Texas § 418.303

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 418.303 (2026).

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Sec. 418.303. MEMBERSHIP.

(a)The council is composed of:

(1)the chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas;

(2)the presiding officer of the Public Utility Commission of Texas;

(3)the chief executive of the Office of Public Utility Counsel;

(4)the presiding officer of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

(5)the chair of the Texas Transportation Commission;

(6)a person to represent the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 , Utilities Code, for the ERCOT power region, appointed by the governor;

(7)the chief;

(8)five persons to represent participants in the natural gas supply chain in this state, appointed by the Railroad Commission of Texas to represent as many types of participants as possible;

(9)five persons to represent the electric industry, appoi

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Sec. 418.303. MEMBERSHIP. (a) The council is composed of:
(1) the chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas;
(2) the presiding officer of the Public Utility Commission of Texas;
(3) the chief executive of the Office of Public Utility Counsel;
(4) the presiding officer of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
(5) the chair of the Texas Transportation Commission;
(6) a person to represent the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 , Utilities Code, for the ERCOT power region, appointed by the governor;
(7) the chief;
(8) five persons to represent participants in the natural gas supply chain in this state, appointed by the Railroad Commission of Texas to represent as many types of participants as possible;
(9) five persons to represent the electric industry, appointed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, including:
(A) one person to represent entities that provide dispatchable electric energy to the power grid in this state;
(B) one person to represent transmission and distribution utilities, as defined by Section 31.002 , Utilities Code;
(C) one person to represent retail electric providers, as defined by Section 31.002 , Utilities Code;
(D) one person to represent municipally owned utilities, as defined by Section 11.003 , Utilities Code; and
(E) one person to represent electric cooperatives;
(10) three persons to represent energy sectors not otherwise represented on the council, appointed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas; and
(11) five persons to represent industrial concerns, appointed by the governor, including:
(A) one person to represent motor fuel producers; and
(B) one person to represent chemical manufacturers.
(b) A member of the council described by Subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) may designate a person from the member's agency to represent the member in any meeting.
(c) The council may request that a person collaborate with the council to achieve the purposes described by Section 418.302 .