LCRA appoints Rudy D. Garza as General Manager following nationwide search by Preng & Associates. AUSTIN, Texas - The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Board of Directors has selected Rudy D. Garza as LCRA's 12th General Manager, effective July 20, 2026, following a nationwide executive search conducted by Preng & Associates. A Texas native with 30 years of utility leadership experience, Garza joins LCRA from CPS Energy in San Antonio, where he currently serves as president and CEO. "LCRA is one of the most consequential public utilities in Texas, and what it does now and in the future matters," said Stephen F. Cooper, Chairman of the LCRA Board. "Rudy Garza has led through challenges and growth. He knows what it takes to build trust with communities, manage complex operations and keep people at the center of the work. Rudy is a proven leader who can help LCRA develop new water resources and further build its power portfolio to help Texas address the demand for these critical resources as our state continues to grow." In 2012, Garza joined CPS Energy, the nation's largest municipally owned electric and natural gas utility. He advanced through operational and customer service leadership roles before being named president and CEO in August 2022. Under his leadership, CPS Energy implemented Vision 2027, a five-year strategic plan that strengthened operations and added more than 3,300 megawatts of generation capacity through a series of natural gas plant acquisitions in South and Southeast Texas. Before joining CPS Energy, Garza served as assistant city manager of business support services and director of intergovernmental relations for the City of Corpus Christi, directing advocacy before the Texas Legislature and U.S. Congress. "LCRA has a proud history and tremendous people with deep experience," Garza said. "It's a team that knows its mission and takes it seriously. Managing the lower Colorado River, delivering reliable power and water, and serving communities across Central Texas. This is not abstract work. The stakes are real, and the people here understand that." Garza holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, where he continues to serve on the Cockrell School of Engineering Advisory Board, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Texas. He is a member of the national boards of the Large Public Power Council, the Keystone Policy Center and the American Gas Association, and he has been elected to the Electric Power Research Institute Board of Directors, where he begins his term in August. "Texas continues to grow, and the demands on LCRA increase with it. I am ready to get to work, and I could not ask for a better team to do it with." said Rudy Garza. Garza succeeds Jim Travis, LCRA's acting general manager and chief financial officer, who has held the role since March 2026, following the resignation of former general manager Phil Wilson. Travis will resume his responsibilities as chief financial officer after the transition. About The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) LCRA was created by the Texas state legislature in 1934 to manage the Colorado River. The Highland Lakes, created by a series of dams in the heart of the Hill Country, has hundreds of communities and millions of residents along the waterway which rely on water for domestic use. LCRA, which oversees and operates the dams, is governed by a 15-member board of directors appointed by the governor and managed by a General Manager. LCRA is a nonprofit political subdivision of the state. For additional information, please visit www.LCRA.com. About Preng & Associates Preng & Associates is a global, retained executive search firm specializing in the energy sectors, including Oil & Gas, Oilfield Equipment and Services, Power & Utilities, Renewables, Engineering & Construction, and Industrials. Founded in 1980, the firm partners with boards and executive teams worldwide to recruit senior leadership across the full energy value chain. For additional information, please visit www.Preng.com.

Lower Colorado River Authority awards grant to expand Kerr County fire station. * May 20, 2026 Updated May 20, 2026 A rural volunteer fire department that devoted more than a month to responding to last year's catastrophic flooding in Kerr County soon will have a bigger, newly renovated fire station, thanks in part to a $100,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The grant will help the Divide Volunteer Fire Department more than double the size of its current station to provide a safe indoor space for training and to securely store vehicles and equipment. The department, which has been working toward the expansion for years, raised an additional $703,000 to make the project a reality. This is the second of two $100,000 grants LCRA has awarded since July 2025 to commemorate the grant program's 30th anniversary. Responding to July flooding Though the area hardest hit by devastating flooding along the Guadalupe River last July was not in Divide VFD's traditional service territory, the department sent crews to assist in search and recovery efforts for 32 straight days. The VFD generally covers more than 900 square miles split among Kerr, Edwards and Real counties. "It was brutal," said James Dreiss, Divide VFD fire chief. He said firefighters voluntarily braved dangerous conditions, including driving through deep water that sometimes covered the lights on the firetruck, to try and assist people who needed help. Fire station expansion is long Dreiss, who has been the Divide VFD fire chief for more than 25 years, said a larger station has been needed for years. "We need more brush trucks and another tanker, but we can't get them because we have nowhere to put them," Dreiss said. "We keep a tanker outside now. It'll freeze and break in the winter, and the sun and heat take a toll on hoses and tires." The renovation also will provide a new training/community meeting room for use by Divide firefighters, other fire departments and members of the community, and a new separate decontamination room and gear-cleaning area. "This is going to make a huge difference in getting this project done," Dreiss said. "We've been saving for years, but things kept coming up that took money, like when our newest tanker went down. We're trying to do as much as we can ourselves to save money, but this will make our money go further and help us get it done faster. This is a volunteer department, and it's tough when we're trying to work on the station after our regular jobs or we've been out working cattle or whatever all day." The expansion also means more space for training and community meetings, and firefighters will have their own lockers for storage instead of hanging their equipment on a hook on a wall. The new room upstairs will double as a bunk room and an obstacle course training room. "That all works together to help us get out the door quicker," Dreiss said. "Our goal is to be on the road ASAP when someone needs help, and this is a huge step in that direction." This is one of 41 grants recently awarded through LCRA Community Grants. These grants are awarded twice a year as part of LCRA's effort to give back to communities in its wholesale electric, water, and transmission service areas. Applications for the next round of grants will be available in July. More information is available at lcra.org/grants.

LCRA board names acting general manager following phil wilson's departure.