Texas Border and Mexican Affairs

Interagency Work Group Contacts

State Agencies
1. Agriculture, Department of Cary Dupuy
Federal and Trade Specialist
512-936-0761
cary.dupuy@agr.state.tx.us
2. Attorney General Erin Sanders 512-936-0594
erin.sanders@oag.state.tx.us 
3.

Education Agency, Texas

Dr. Nora Hancock
Associate Commissioner for Planning, Grants and Evaluation
512-463-8992
nhancock@tea.state.tx.us
4. Environmental Quality, Texas Commission on Diana Borja
Dir., Office of Border Affairs
512-239-3603
dborja@tceq.state.tx.us
5. Soll Sussman
Coordinator/Border Affairs
512-463-5039
soll.sussman@glo.state.tx.us
6. Amanda Arriaga
Governor's Advisor
512-463-5157
amanda.arriaga@governor.state.tx.us
7. David Luna
Director of Border Affairs
956-444-3256
david.luna@hhsc.state.tx.us
    Edli Colberg
Director of Research
512-424-6637
edli.colberg@hhsc.state.tx.us
8. Dominic Chavez 512-427-6117
dominic.chavez@thecb.state.tx.us
9. Homero Cabello
Director, Office of Colonia Initiatives
512-475-2118
hcabello@tdhca.state.tx.us
    Raul Gonzalez
Manager/Office of Colonia Initiatives
512-475-1473
raul.gonzalez@tdhca.state.tx.us
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11. Aaron Kocian
Policy Analyst
512-463-0001
aaron.kocian@ltgov.state.tx.us
12. Dr. Michael E. Berger
Wildlife Division Director
512-389-4971
mike.berger@tpwd.state.tx.us
    Maria Araujo
Director of International Affairs
512-389-4901
maria.araujo@tpwd.state.tx.us
13. Chief Kent W. Mawyer
Criminal Law Enforcement Division
512-424-2130
kent.mawyer@txdps.state.tx.us
14. Katie Rich
Sr. Policy Analyst, Infrastructure Reliability Division
512-936-7392
katie.rich@puc.state.tx.us
15. Stacie Fowler
Director of International Affairs
512-463-7086
stacie.fowler@rrc.state.tx.us
    Stephen L. Pitner
Director of Gas Services Division
512-463-7938
steve.pitner@rrc.state.tx.us
16. Gabe Valenzuela
Committee Director
512-463-1211
gabe.valenzuela_hc@house.state.tx.us
17. Charles S. (Charlie) Stone
Executive Director
512-936-6704
cstone@orca.state.tx.us
    Steve Mendoza 512-936-7894
smendoza@orca.state.tx.us
18. Kate Huddleston 512-463-1100 kate.huddleston@speaker.state.tx.us
19. Ronald J. Dutton, Ph.D. 512-458-7675
rj.dutton@dshs.state.tx.us
    Kathie Martinez
Office of Border Health

512-458-7675
kathie.martinez@dshs.state.tx.us

20. Augustin "Gus" de la Rosa
Dir. Int'l Relations
512-374-5327
gdelarosa@dot.state.tx.us
    Esther Hitzfelder
Office of International Relations
512-374-5330
ehitzfe@dot.state.tx.us
21. Kevin Ward
Executive Administrator
512-463-7848
kevin.ward@twdb.state.tx.us
    Amanda Lavin
Deputy Executive Administrator Designate
512-475-2070
amanda.lavin@twdb.state.tx.us
22. Mimi Purnell
Deputy Director Workforce Service Delivery
512-305-9621
mimi.purnell@twc.state.tx.us

 

Office of the Texas Border and Mexican Affairs Staff
Secretary of State
Helena Escalante
Director of Texas Border and Mexican Affairs Division
512-475-2808
hescalante@sos.state.tx.us
  Yvette Gonzalez
Dir. of Colonia Initiatives
512-463-8948
ygonzalez@sos.state.tx.us
  Alfonso I. Casso
Border Affairs Coordinator
512-463-5617
acasso@sos.state.tx.us