Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Paul Foster to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas Board Selection Committee for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. Paul Foster is founder and CEO of Franklin Mountain Investments and Franklin Mountain Energy and former executive chairman of Western Refining, Inc. He is a member of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees, Borderplex Alliance Executive Committee, and the World Presidents Organization, and is a director of WestStar Bank in El Paso. Additionally, he is former chairman of the ERCOT Board of Directors.