Beaumont Woman Tapped as Interim Chair of Public Utility Commission

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott named Kathleen Jackson as the interim Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas Wednesday. The PUC regulates the state's electric, telecommunication, and water and sewer utilities, implements respective legislation, and offers customer assistance in resolving consumer complaints.

“Kathleen and her fellow PUC commissioners are doing a terrific job implementing the 14 bipartisan reforms that were passed and signed into law in 2021 and working with the legislature in the regular session this year on the PCM design," said Governor Abbott. "She is appointed on an interim basis to serve as chairman until such time as a permanent chairman is announced."