On November 12, the Texas Railroad Commission named Rich Parsons the new Communications Director of the agency.
Parsons comes to the Railroad Commission from Gov. Rick Perry’s office, where he has served as Deputy Director of Communications since March 2013. Before joining the Governor’s Office, Parsons served as Director of Communications for the Texas Secretary of State; Vice President for Public Affairs for Hahn Public Communications; and Press Secretary and Senior Advisor for the Lt. Governor. Previous to his state government employment, Parsons worked as a broadcast journalist for Austin’s KXAN NBC affiliate from May 1998 to September 2006.
