Tonya R. Miller

Governor Greg Abbott appointed Tonya Miller as a Board member of the Texas Water Development Board on September 16, 2024, for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027.

Miller is a well-known leader with more than 20 years of experience in Texas state government focused on energy and environmental issues. She previously served as the chief executive officer and public utility counsel of the Office of Public Utility Counsel, director of the Office of Air at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, attorney and assistant director for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Radioactive Materials Division, and attorney for the Public Utility Commission. She also served as legislative liaison for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and as a senior revenue analyst and governor’s advisor for the Office of the Governor.

In addition to her State experience, Miller served as vice president of wholesale power strategic projects and optimization at the Lower Colorado River Authority and executive director of the Texas Solar Power Association.

She also completed the senior management and executive management programs at the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Governor's Center for Management Development.

Miller received a bachelor's degree in business administration and law degree from the University of South Dakota. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas.