Water Authority Chair to speak at Old Fashioned BBQ

Juan A. Navejar Jr.

The Lucien Flournoy Old Fashion Barbecue returns this month with another great speaker on Thursday, November 12, 2015.
 
This year’s speaker is Bech Bruun. His professional experience spans positions in the executive and legislative branches of government as well as in the water industry with one of the state’s largest wholesale water providers.
Bruun has served as a Board Member of the Texas Water Development Board Since September 1, 2013. Governor Abbott designated him Chairman in June 2015.
Prior to his service on the Board, Bruun held a variety of positions in Governor Rick Perry’s administration, culminating in his service as Director of Governmental Appointments. Bruun has also served as the government and customer relations manager for the Brazos River Authority (BRA). His legislative experience includes service as chief of staff to State Representative Todd Hunter (District 32) during the 81st Legislative Session and as general counsel to the House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
Bruun serves as the designated TWDB appointee to the Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
A native of Corpus Christi, Bruun resides in Austin with his wife, Glenna, and their children Cilla Kay and Radford.
The Old Fashion Barbecue is an invitation only event organized by the Chamber of Commerce and serves an information gathering for its members and guest. Event sponsorship is $600 and allows each sponsor to invite 16 people to the event.
The Old Fashion Barbecue is set for Thursday, November 12^th at the Jim Wells County Fairgrounds Merchants Building and begins at 6:30 p.m.
 
For more information about being an event sponsor, contact the Chamber at 361-664-3454.