LRGA Organizational Structure

The LRGA was composed of a Conference of irrigation districts from Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy counties. Conference members selected a Board of Directors, composed of four members residing and owning taxable property in Cameron County, four from Hidalgo County, and one from Willacy County. Directors served staggered two-year terms.

Although full membership was limited to irrigation districts, the LRGA elected to extend nonvoting membership to municipalities and other interested parties.

The LRGA had five standing committees: Legal; Treaty; Regional Water Planning; Bylaws; and Local, Federal, State Representative Committees.

LRGA made the session law that created the Authority as well as the LRGA by-laws (PDF, 207 KB) available on this website.

Board of Directors

Bobby Sparks, President
Valley Acres Irrigation District
Tito Nieto, Vice-President
United Irrigation District
Paul Heller
HCID #16
Joe Pennington
Delta Lake Irrigation District
Frank Ruiz
Cameron County Irrigation District #6
Harold Seiver, Jr.
Donna Lake Irrigation District
Rick Smith
La Feria IDCC #3
Santa Maria WCIDCC #4
Frank "JoJo" White
H&CCID #9

Nonvoting Members

Charles W. "Chuck" Browning, Jr.
Manager, North Alamo Water Supply Corp.
Honorable Ricardo Morales
Mayor, City of Donna
Honorable Norberto "Beto" Salinas
Mayor, City of Mission
Honorable Sally Arroyo
Commissioner, City of Brownsville

Consultants to LRGA

Conference Members

Adams Garden Irrigation District #19
Bayview Irrigation District
Brownsville Irrigation District
Cameron County Irrigation District #2
Cameron County Irrigation District #6
Delta Lake Irrigation District
Donna Irrigation District
Engleman Irrigation District
Harlingen Irrigation District Cameron County #1
Hidalgo & Cameron County Irrigation District #9
Hidalgo County Irrigation District #1
Hidalgo County Irrigation District #2
Hidalgo County Irrigation District #6
Hidalgo County Irrigation District #13
Hidalgo County Irrigation District #16
Hidalgo County Water Improvement District #5
La Feria Irrigation District Cameron County #3
Santa Cruz Irrigation District
Santa Maria Irrigation District Cameron County #4
United Irrigation District
Valley Acres Irrigation District

Legal Counsel

Forrest L. Jones
Jones, Galligan, Key & Lozano, L.L.P.
Town Center Tower, Suite 300
2300 West Pike Boulevard
Post Office Drawer 1247
Weslaco, Texas 78699-1247
Tel.: (956) 968-5402
Fax: (956) 968-6089
firm@jgkl.com

LRGA Committees

Legal Committee

Gordon Hill
Wayne Halbert
Bobby Sparks
JoJo White
Jesse Barba, Attorney (ex-officio)

Treaty Committee

JoJo White, Chair
Gordon Hill
Wayne Halbert
Sonny Hinojosa

Federal, State and Local Representative Committee

Wayne Halbert, Chair

Bylaws Committee

Frank Ruiz
Charles Browning
Gordon Hill
Rick Smith
JoJo White

Budget Committee

Frank Ruiz
Rick Smith
Tito Nieto

Regional Water Planning Committee

Honorable Norberto "Beto" Salinas, Chairman
Mayor, City of Mission
Frank Ruiz, General Manager
Cameron County Irrigation District #6
Charles W. Browning, Jr., General Manager
North Alamo Water Supply Corp.
James Darling, City Attorney
City of McAllen
Honorable Sally Arroyo
Commissioner, City of Brownsville
Gordon Hill, General Manager
Bayview Irrigation District
Honorable Ricardo L. Morales
Mayor, City of Donna
Ray Prewett, President
Texas Citrus Mutual

Audit Committee

Rick Smith
Charles Browning
Paul Heller
Gordon Hill
Joe Pennington

Administrative Agent

Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council, Kenneth N. Jones, Jr., Executive Director
311 N. 15th Street, McAllen TX 78501-4705; tel: 956.682.3481; fax: 956.631.4670

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