TRWD Board of Directors Timeline

October 7, 1924

First Board of Directors elected after the establishment of Tarrant County Water Improvement District Number One.

April 14, 1925

W.E. Austin resigns from the Board. A.L. Baker is appointed in his place.

May 16, 1925

W.G. Turner resigns as President for health reasons. A new Board of Directors emerges:

January 12, 1926

Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District Number One is officially established. Elections are held. The Board of Directors remains the same.

February 15, 1926

W.C. Weeks passes away. A.L. Baker becomes the new Board President.

September 16, 1926

W.H. Slay is appointed to fill the remaining Board vacancy.

December 1927

H.M. Hightower resigns from the board. W.R. Bennett serves out the remainder of the term.

January 10, 1928

New election is held adding four new members to the Board:

September 18, 1929

W.S. Cooke resigns from the Board. Mr. Joe B. Hogsett is appointed to fill the vacancy. The new lineup remains intact until early 1935.

January 15, 1935

Board President W.R. Bennett passes away.

February 11, 1935

New Board takes shape. This lineup of Board members remains intact until 1942:

February 13, 1942

President Hickman resigns from Board of Directors. Dan H. Priest is appointed to fill the remainder of the unexpired term.

February 13, 1945

Board Secretary W.K. Stripling resigns from Board of Directors. Gaylord J. Stone is appointed to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term.

October 17, 1945

Director W.S. Cooke resigns from the Board of Directors after serving more than 17 years. Houston Hill is appointed to fill the remainder of the unexpired term.

April 11, 1947

Vice President E.E. Bewley, who served on the Board since January 1928, passes away. W.L. Pier is appointed to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

January 22, 1952

Board Director Gaylord J. Stone passes away. A.T. Seymour is appointed to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term.

June 11, 1954

Secretary Dan H. Priest resigns from the Board of Directors after 12 years of service. Lacy Boggess is appointed to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term. This new lineup remains in place until 1960:

January 19, 1960

Director A.T. Seymour passes away. Wayne E. Newton is elected to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term.

August 1, 1964

Director W.L. Pier passes away. Clyde A. Penry is appointed to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

October 22, 1965

Vice President Houston Hill passes away. Edward R. Hudson is appointed to fill the remainder of the unexpired term.

January 19, 1971

President Hogsett resigns from Board of Directors. Oliver Shannon is appointed to fill the remainder of the unexpired term.

January 20, 1972

President Boggess passes away. Paul Mason is appointed to fulfill remainder of unexpired term.

December 12, 1972

Board Secretary Edward R. Hudson passes away. C. Victor Thornton is appointed to fill the remainder of the term.

March 29, 1976

Director Paul Mason resigns from the Board of Directors. Murry Kyger is appointed to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term.

November 23, 1977

Secretary Pro-Tem Murray Kyger resigns from the Board of Directors. Preston M. Geren is appointed to fulfill the remainder of the expired term.

May 30, 1979

After nearly 15 years of serving on the Board of Directors, Vice President Clyde A. Penry passes away. Robert Alexander is appointed to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term.

January 27, 1981

Vice President Oliver Shannon opts not to run for re-election. Burford I. King is elected to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term.

January 30, 1984

The makeup of the Board of Directors remains the same, but the officer lineup changes:

November 14, 1984

Secretary Preston M. Geren resigns from the Board of Directors. George W. Shannon is appointed to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term.

January 29, 1985

New officers for the Board of Directors:

October 11, 1985

Secretary Pro-Tem Robert Alexander passes away. Victor W. Henderson is appointed to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term.

January 19, 1988

Director Wayne E. Newton and Board President C. Victor Thornton opt not to run for re-election. Newton and Thornton served on the Water Board for 28 years and 15 years, respectively. Hal S. Sparks III and Charles B. Campbell are elected to the Board:

January 25, 1990

President Burford I. King opts not to run for re-election. Charles L. Geren is elected to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term:

October 25, 1994

Director Charles L. Geren resigns from Board of Directors. Brian C. Newby is appointed to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term:

January 17, 1998

George W. Shannon and Brian C. Newby are re-elected to the Board of Directors:

February 5, 2002

TRWD Board of Directors declares the final results in the at-large general election resulted in no changes to the makeup of the Board:

February 2003

Board Secretary Charles B. Campbell retires. Gina Puente-Brancato is appointed to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term:

February 2004

Board elections are held. Jack R. Stevens is elected to the Board of Directors:

December 20, 2004

Brian C. Newby resigns from the Board of Directors to accept an appointment as General Counsel to the Governor of Texas.

December 30, 2004

On a motion made by Director Jack R. Stevens and seconded by Director Hal S. Sparks III, the Board of Directors unanimously vote to re-appoint Gina Puente-Brancato to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Brian C. Newby:

November 10, 2005

Long-time member of the Water Board, George W. Shannon, passes away. He served on the Board for more than 20 years.

December 20, 2005

Acting President Victor W. Henderson calls for elections of officers:

May 23, 2006

Marty Leonard and Jim Lane were confirmed as duly-elected to the Board of Directors after receiving the most votes in the election held on May 13, 2006:

May 20, 2008

No change in board members following the May 2008 election. Jack R. Stevens, Hal S. Sparks III, and Victor W. Henderson received the most votes.

May 18, 2010

No change in board members following the May 2010 election. Marty Leonard and Jim Lane were the top two vote-getters.

June 18, 2013

After the at-large election for TRWD Board members, Victor W. Henderson and Jack R. Stevens were re-elected to the Board. Mary Kelleher replaces Hal S. Sparks III on the District Board:

May 19, 2015

After the at-large election on May 9, Marty Leonard and Jim Lane were certified as duly-elected members of the Board. No change in the Board’s composition.

May 16, 2017

Leah King and James Hill were sworn in as the Water District’s newest Board members. Elections were held on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Incumbent Jack R. Stevens was re-elected as well. After serving more than 31 years on the Board of Directors, Victor W. Henderson relinquishes his position on the Board:

May 4, 2019

Marty Leonard and Jim Lane were re-elected to the TRWD Board of Directors.

May 11, 2021

Leah M. King and James Hill were re-elected to the Water Board after the May 1 election. Mary Kelleher was also certified as a duly-elected member of the Board:

June 15, 2021

After winning re-election in May 2021, Leah M. King is selected as new Board President, making her the first woman and African-American to lead the five-member Board. James Hill was selected to serve as Vice President:

November 27, 2022

Long-time TRWD Board Member Jim Lane, who served on the Board since 2006, passes away.

January 17, 2023

Charles “C.B.” Team is appointed to fulfill the remainder of Jim Lane’s unexpired term:

May 16, 2023

Paxton Motheral and Charles “C.B.” Team were certified as duly-elected members of the TRWD Board of Directors: