Governor Greg Abbott’s Legislative Director, Randy Erben, has announced his departure from the governor’s office after serving on behalf of the Governor since his Inauguration earlier this year. Jay Dyer, Governor Abbott’s current Deputy Legislative Director, will assume the role of Legislative Director with Ashley Morgan, the Governor’s current Senior Legislative Advisor, assuming the position of Deputy Legislative Director.
Jay Dyer is Governor Abbott’s current Deputy Legislative Director. Before accepting a position in the Office of the Governor, Dyer served as Deputy Attorney General for Intergovernmental Relations and Special Assistant/Senior Counsel to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott from 2010 to 2014 and 2008 to 2010, respectively. Dyer occupied the position of General Counsel to the Texas Secretary of State from 2006 to 2008, served as the Director of Regulatory Affairs for the Texas Association of Builders from 2003 to 2006 and was an Associate Attorney for Vinson and Elkins from 1998 to 2002. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1995 and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law in 1998.
Ashley Morgan currently serves as Senior Legislative Advisor to Governor Abbott. She served as Division Chief of the Office of the Attorney General’s Public Information and Assistance Division from 2012 to 2014, as Special Counsel to former Texas Railroad Commissioner Buddy Garcia in 2012 and as his Special Counsel at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from 2010 to 2012. She formerly served in Governor Perry's Appointments Office and Lieutenant Governor's Office. She also worked for State Senator Todd Staples. Morgan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in communications and political science from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1998 and obtained a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law in 2007.