Dodier, Buckles, Mahler re-elected to Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board

TEMPLE — José Dodier of Zapata, Scott Buckles of Stratford and Barry Mahler of Iowa Park were re-elected May 6, to serve a successive two-year term on the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board ( TSSWCB).

Dodier represents TSSWCB Area 3, which consists of 50 counties in the Gulf Coast and South Texas Plains regions. Area 3 encompasses 46 Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs).

Established in 1939, TSSWCB administers Texas’ soil and water conservation law and delivers coordinated natural resource conservation programs through the State’s 216 SWCDs. Additionally, TSSWCB is the lead agency for planning, implementing, and managing programs for preventing and abating agricultural and silvicultural nonpoint sources of water pollution. TSSWCB also works to ensure that the State’s network of 2,000 flood control dams is protecting lives and property by providing operation, maintenance, and structural repair grants to local government sponsors.