El Paso corporate law attorney Pat Gordon has been appointed to the Texas Transportation Commission, the powerful five-member state commission that oversees billions of dollars in state transportation funds.
“I’m honored and excited,” Gordon told El Paso Matters in a phone interview. “Being from West Texas and El Paso, I am hopeful my appointment will have an impact on the West Texas region.”
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Gordon’s appointment Thursday for an unexpired term to run through Feb. 1, 2027. He fills a seat left vacant by San Antonio banker James Bruce Buggs Jr., who died in August at the age of 70.
The five-member commission governs the Texas Department of Transportation and is responsible for policymaking regarding the state’s highway system, developing a statewide transportation plan, assisting the development of public transportation, and adopting rules for TxDOT’s operation…