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LCRA highlights safety focus, Veterans Recognition Day and Creekside conservation award
Summary
At a board meeting, a senior LCRA presenter emphasized safety programs, reported on a Veterans Recognition Day event (noting veterans make up more than 8% of staff), and announced a statewide conservation award and Texan by Nature certification for the Creekside Conservation Program.
At a meeting of the Lower Colorado River Authority board, a senior LCRA presenter opened by emphasizing safety as a core organizational value and summarized this year’s Safety Week activities, which the presenter said included team‑based discussions and use of an “energy wheel” in pre‑job briefings to help identify and control high‑energy hazards.
The presenter reported on last week’s Veterans Recognition Day event, which several directors attended. “This year’s program featured the Texas A&M University Singing Cadets,” the presenter said, and added that proceeds from pin sales would benefit a veterans music support program the presenter described as providing free instruments and songwriting lessons to veterans. The presenter also said LCRA is ranked among state agencies for veteran hiring, noting veterans accounted for “more than 8%” of the workforce.
The presenter recognized staff and volunteers who support LCRA events and operations, asking meeting services, audio/visual and facilities teams in the room to stand for public acknowledgment. The remarks singled out Margo Richards, senior vice president of community relations resources, who the presenter said was elected chair of the Texas Travel Alliance for 2025–2026.
The presenter also announced that the LCRA Creekside Conservation Program received a 2025 conservation award from the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts and noted the program received certification from Texan by Nature. The presenter named Natural Resource Conservation Manager Bobby Humphrey, Natural Resource Conservation Supervisor Marshall Craig and Program Coordinator Darren Soltemeyer for recognition.
Speaker 2, later in the meeting, praised the Veterans Recognition Day event and said the organization’s observance of Veterans Day — including giving staff the day off — was appropriate: “I’m really proud of the fact that y’all took Veterans Day off yesterday,” the speaker said, and recounted a family member’s wartime service.
The presenter closed by inviting questions and concluding their remarks; no formal board action on these items was recorded in the transcript.
