{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.303","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 418.303","heading":"MEMBERSHIP.","body":"(a) The council is composed of:\n(1) the chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas;\n(2) the presiding officer of the Public Utility Commission of Texas;\n(3) the chief executive of the Office of Public Utility Counsel;\n(4) the presiding officer of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;\n(5) the chair of the Texas Transportation Commission;\n(6) a person to represent the independent organization certified under Section 39.151, Utilities Code, for the ERCOT power region, appointed by the governor;\n(7) the chief;\n(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;\n(9) five persons to represent the electric industry, appointed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, including:\n(A) one person to represent entities that provide dispatchable electric energy to the power grid in this state;\n(B) one person to represent transmission and distribution utilities, as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;\n(C) one person to represent retail electric providers, as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;\n(D) one person to represent municipally owned utilities, as defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code; and\n(E) one person to represent electric cooperatives;\n(10) three persons to represent energy sectors not otherwise represented on the council, appointed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas; and\n(11) five persons to represent industrial concerns, appointed by the governor, including:\n(A) one person to represent motor fuel producers; and\n(B) one person to represent chemical manufacturers.\n(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.\n(c) The council may request that a person collaborate with the council to achieve the purposes described by Section 418.302.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 418. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER J. TEXAS ENERGY RELIABILITY COUNCIL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.418.htm#418.303","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"1b860772a8cf37e8d119c32c53e24e012e0b9885a2f6bf84caaa4d16d16838d5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.302","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}