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H.S Buddy Garcia was in the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality as a Commissioner since January 2007 until August of last year (2011). He graduated from Southwest Texas State University, now called Texas State University. There he obtained A Bachelors Degree in Political Science.

Biography
Buddy Garcia has contributed time to Texas, he has served in these the Border Security Council, the Texas Coastal Land Advisory Board, and the Gulf of Mexico Alliance. Garcia is also an ex officio advisory member for the Texas Water Foundation and serves as co-chair for the Blue Ribbon Resilient Communities effort created by America's Energy Coast, an initiative of the America's WETLAND Foundation.

Mr. Garcia was appointed By Rick Perry in order to replace Elizabeth Ames Jones who resigned her seat in February to run for state Senate. He will join Republican commissioners David Porter and Barry Smitherman. Garcia’s term will last until the general election this November, when voters will elect two commissioners.

If he wins for the Texas Railroad Commission there are some requirements to be nominated such as a citizen of the city of Austin.He will also be with two other commissioners in charge of the Texas Railroad Commission and each is elected to six-year terms with one seeking election every two years. The chairman is elected between the 3 of them.

Buddy Garcia's job will involve the regulation of gas and oil in Texas. With his achievements, it can't be hard for him to be involved in gas utilities and pipeline industries. The Texas railroad commission helps develop economic vitality that benefits every Texan.