Governor Greg Abbott is announcing the appointment of the new interim chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Abbott named Kathleen Jackson of Beaumont as the interim chair on Wednesday. Jackson replaces Peter Lake, who announced his resignation last Friday. Abbott appointed Jackson as a PUC commissioner last August. He had previously appointed her to the Texas Water Development Board and the Environmental Flows Advisory Group. Abbott says she'll serve as the interim PUC chair until a permanent chairman is decided.
“Kathleen and her fellow PUC commissioners are doing a terrific job implementing the 14 bipartisan reforms that were passed and signed into law in 2021 and working with the legislature in the regular session this year on the PCM design," said Governor Abbott. "She is appointed on an interim basis to serve as chairman until such time as a permanent chairman is announced."