The TCEQ Commissioners voted unanimously today to appoint Richard A. Hyde, P.E., executive director for the agency effective immediately. He succeeds Zak Covar, who was appointed as a commissioner of the TCEQ Friday, January 10.
Hyde has served as deputy executive director since 2012. He also served as deputy director of the Office of Compliance and Enforcement, the Office of Permitting and Registration, and was director of the Air Permits Division for five years. Hyde joined the TCEQ in 1992 and worked as a permit engineer, team leader, and manager in the Air Permits Division.