Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Texas Space Commission

9 Members

General Information

125 E. 11th St. (78701)P.O. Box 12482Austin, TX 78711

(512) 463-8575
https://space.texas.gov/

Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Chair	Gwen Griffin	Kemah, 01-31-2031
Vice Chair	Kathy Lueders	Brownsville, 01-31-2027
Secretary	Kirk Shireman	Pearland, 01-31-2027
Director(s)	Nancy Currie-Gregg, Ph.D.	College Station, 01-31-2027
	Sarah Ann "Sassie" Duggleby	Friendswood, 01-31-2025
	Evan Loomis	Austin, 01-31-2029
	Brad Morrison	Boerne, 01-31-2029
	John Shannon	Houston, 01-31-2029
	Heather Wilson, Ph.D.	College Station, 01-31-2025

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Norman "Roy" Garza Jr.
Deputy Executive Director	Position Open
General Counsel	Erin Chancellor
Communications Director	Andres Ramos

Notes

HB 3447 creates two entities: The Texas Space Commission and the Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium. Each of these entities has its own board of directors or executive committee and will serve different functions.

The Texas Space Commission, governed by a nine-member board, has the authority for the following activities:

Providing financial services to facilitate aerospace development and infrastructure activities in the state of Texas.
Managing and executing intergovernmental agreements with local and federal entities as well as nonprofit and higher education organizations.
Working with the Aerospace and Space Economy Consortium to plan and implement educational opportunities in the state of Texas.
Strategic planning that includes developing a list of projects in the state that furthers the commission�s goal of promoting space-related economic development.
Making grants to eligible institutions from the Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund