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About the Authority
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The Sabine River Authority of Texas is governed by a nine-member Board of
Directors. Each board member serves a six-year term. The Governor of Texas
appoints three board members every two years. Directors are required to reside within a county situated wholly or partially within the watershed of the Sabine River. The members of the Sabine River Authority Board of Directors are leaders in their communities. They are dedicated citizens who are active participants in the water issues being addressed by the Sabine River Authority of Texas.
SRA Board Members
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Connie Wade
Longview, TX
Vice President
Appointed:
November, 2003
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Sabine River Authority Board Members - Detail
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| J. D. Jacobs, Jr. is a farmer and rancher and is being reappointed
to the board with a term to expire July 6, 2013. He resides in Rockwall County
where he farms 4,000 acres of cotton, corn, milo and wheat and runs a 100-225
head cow/calf operation. Mr. Jacobs is a current member of the Rockwall
County Extension Service Advisory Board and serves as vice president for the
Rockwall County Farm Bureau Insurance Board. He is a former member of the Farm
Service Agency County Committee. Mr. Jacobs and his wife, Ollie, have three
children and three grandchildren and are members of the Lake Pointe Baptist
Church of Rockwall. |
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| Ms. Wade moved from the Texas panhandle to the
piney woods of East Texas in the summer of 1978 and fell in love
with its natural beauty, history and its people. Since moving to
East Texas, Ms. Wade has volunteered on behalf of local, state-wide
and national candidates and served the Gregg County GOP Party as its
secretary, vice-chairman and as an election judge. At the 1992 State
GOP Convention, she chaired the sub-committee on education for the
platform committee and in 1996, was elected as an alternate to the
GOP National Convention in San Diego. She served on the Governor’s
Commission for Women from 1995-1996. She has also worked at the
Texas Department of Agriculture as a scheduler for Commissioner
Susan Combs. Having won a contested primary race in March 2004 for
Gregg County Clerk, Connie was sworn in to that elected post in
January 2005. Ms. Wade resides in Longview with her
husband, Jerry Gipson. Their son, Shannon, resides in Spring, Texas,
along with his wife and children. |
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| Mr. Linkenauger is president of Link
International, Inc. and involved in private investments. He is
active in his community serving on the Greenville Board of
Development and Economic Development Corporation for over 10 years,
including two terms as Chairman. He is a member of Rotary
International, National Federation of Independent Business, and the
Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce. He enjoys
hunting and fishing. Link and his wife, Carole, have two children,
Jeff and Lindsey, and are active members of the Kavanaugh United
Methodist Church in Greenville. |
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| Stan Mathews owns and operates Mathews Jewelers,
Inc., established in Orange, Texas in 1984 and expanded to
Beaumont in 2002. Born and raised in Orange as the son of J. L. and
Laverne Mathews, he is very active in his community. He has served
as Board Member, Vice President of Economic Development and Life
Ambassador for the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce. He was
named 1997 Small Business Person of the Year. He previously
served as a school board member of Little Cypress Mauriceville ISD
and as an advisory board member for Memorial Hermann Baptist Orange
Hospital. Mr. Mathews is a member of the Texas
Jewelers Association, a member of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce,
a member of the Lamar University Cardinal Club Board of Directors
and a 22 year member of the Orange Rotary Club. In his leisure time,
he enjoys golf, fishing and travel. Stan and his wife, Linda, have
two children and two grandchildren and reside in Pinehurst, Texas. |
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| Ms. Ware currently serves as the President and CEO of
the Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Ware was appointed to
serve as Chairman of the Texas Commission on the Arts by Governor
Bush in 1995. She served as chairman until 2000. Ms. Ware was a
founding board member on the Texans for the Arts advocacy group and
the Marshall Regional Arts Council. She received the 1988
"Outstanding Citizen" award from the City of Marshall.
Ms. Ware has chaired numerous political committees and has
served as a delegate to the Texas Republican Convention since 1990
and as an alternate to the National Republican Convention in 1992
and 2000. She was Harrison County Republican Chairman from
1990-1996. Ms. Ware and her husband, James, reside in Marshall. |
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| Earl Williams is CEO of Tool Tech Machining in Beaumont,
a partner of Cypress Bayou Industrial Painting, and president of Cypress
Bayou, Inc. and is being reappointed to the board with a term to expire
July 6, 2013. He has served on the board since 2001 and also served from
1994 to 1999. He received a bachelor’s degree from Howard Payne University,
a master’s degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and completed
post-graduate work at Texas A&M University. Mr. Williams and his wife,
Suzanne have two children and live in the Orange area. |
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| Don Covington is chairman of Beacon Maritime Inc. and is
being reappointed to the board with a term to expire July 6, 2011.
In his career, he founded Texas Drydock, Inc., which later became
TD-Halter, L.P. He spent 30 years with Levingston Shipbuilding Co.
He is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Propeller
Club-USA. Mr. Covington is also a former member of the Port Arthur
and Orange Chambers of Commerce, and a board member of First Christian
Church. He formerly served in the U.S. Army and attended Lamar University.
Mr. Covington and his wife, Claire, have three sons and reside in Orange. |
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| Cliff Todd is the executive director of the Marshall Economic
Development Corporation. His appointment replaces Claudia Abney of Marshall
with an appointment term to expire July 6, 2011. Mr. Todd is a member of
the Texas Economic Development Council. He retired after nearly 30 years with
the Texas Department of Agriculture, serving in Austin and later with the TDA
Rural Economic division for the entire East Texas region. Mr. Todd is involved
in overseeing the management of their family owned farm and ranch in Panola and
Rusk Counties. He received a bachelor’s degree from Stephen F. Austin State
University. Mr. Todd and his wife, Denise have one daughter and are members
of the Central Baptist Church of Carthage where he serves as a deacon. |
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| David Koonce is vice president of General Shelters of
Texas Ltd. His appointment replaces Sammy Dance of Center with an appointment
term to expire July 6, 2013. Mr. Koonce is president of the Shelby County
Chamber of Commerce, treasurer of the Shelby County Bass Anglers and assistant
district chairman for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s Area Go Texan committee.
He is also a committeeman of Ducks Unlimited and a community representative of
Center ISD Campus Improvement. Mr. Koonce received a bachelor’s degree from
Stephen F. Austin University. He and his wife Angela, are members of the First
Baptist Church of Center. |
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