TWDB Board Members
L'Oreal Stepney
L'Oreal Stepney, P.E., of Pflugerville, was named Chairwoman of the Texas Water Development Board by Governor Greg Abbott on January 8, 2025. She is the first engineer to serve as Chair since the Board became a full-time three-member Board. She was appointed to the Board by Governor Abbott in December 2022 for a term beginning January 1, 2023. Her term will expire February 1, 2029.
Brady Franks
W. Brady Franks of Austin was appointed to the Texas Water Development Board by Governor Greg Abbott on September 25, 2025. Prior to his appointment, he served as the State Budget Director in the Office of the Governor.
Ashley Morgan
Ashley Morgan of Georgetown joined the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) on October 6, 2025. Prior to her service at the TWDB, Morgan served as an attorney at Erben & Yarbrough, an Austin-based legal and governmental affairs firm, the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Attorney General, the Railroad Commission of Texas, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.