Tonya Miller has been appointed to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by Governor Abbott. Her term will expire on August 31, 2031.
Tonya Miller of Austin is a director at the Texas Water Development Board. She previously worked as vice president of wholesale power strategic projects and optimization for the Lower Colorado River Authority. Additionally, she served as the executive director of the Texas Solar Power Association, director of the Office of Air at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), public counsel and chief executive officer for the Office of Public Utility Counsel, assistant director and special counsel for the Radioactive Materials Division at TCEQ, and as a legislative liaison for TCEQ. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, former member of the Financial Research Institute Advisory Board, and former ex-officio board member of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the Texas Reliability Entity. Miller received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota.
The Governor’s full press release can be found here.