What Happened?
Austin, TX-based The Railroad Commission has Appointed Brandon Harris as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC; also sometimes called the Texas Railroad Commission, TRC) is the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline safety, safety in the liquefied petroleum gas industry, and surface coal and uranium mining. Despite its name, it no longer regulates railroads.
About the Person
Brandon began his career with the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, which regulates Louisiana's oil and gas, energy and coastal management activities, after graduating from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, with a B.S. in biology (wetland ecology). Before joining the Railroad Commission on Dec. 3, 2012, as chief information officer, Brandon had worked at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) since 1999. Career highlights at TCEQ include serving as director of TCEQ's Information Resources Division for the past three years. Before becoming director, he managed strategic planning at TCEQ since 1999 and helped TCEQ with environmental-specific information technology (IT) programs including air quality and water quality.
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