AUSTIN (AP) – Gov. Rick Perry has appointed James Herring of Amarillo and reappointed Jack Hunt to the Texas Water Development Board.
The state agency oversees statewide water planning and administration of financial programs for water supply, wastewater treatment, flood control and conservation projects.
Herring, a graduate of the University of Texas and Harvard Business School, is president and CEO of Friona Industries, L.P., a cattle feeding and livestock feed manufacturing company.
Hunt was appointed to the board in 1998. He is president and CEO of King Ranch, Inc, a land-based multi-business resource company.