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Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) this week held her second official meeting of the South Texas Water Working Group, in which she announced the appointment of Roy Rodriguez as its chairman. Rodriguez brings decades of experience in public administration and water management across Texas.

“I am honored to name Roy Rodriguez as chairman of our South Texas Water Working Group,” said Rep. De La Cruz. “His legacy across Texas speaks for itself, coupled with his deep knowledge of water infrastructure. This makes him the ideal leader to combine efforts with to find long-term solutions to South Texas’ water needs and reduce our dependence on Mexico.”

“It is an honor and privilege to be Chairman of a group tasked with one of the most important issues in South Texas – availability and sustainability of water. I remain committed to helping our region wherever I can. Congresswoman De La Cruz has brought a new focus to a decades long concern that can easily become a crisis. Thank you, Congresswoman.”

Rodriguez will lead a coalition of local stakeholders, officials, and experts working to ensure sustainable water resources for the region’s growing population and agricultural sector across the 15^th Congressional District of Texas.

Roy Rodriguez’s career includes stints as city engineer, assistant city manager and city manager in Harlingen, city engineer in Weslaco, county engineer in Jefferson County, general manager of the McAllen Public Utility Board, and area engineer in Oklahoma. Chairmanship of the South Texas Water Working Group is a volunteer position.