about rail organization

Our Board is made up of elected officials and private sector leaders who represent cities and counties, other regional transportation agencies, and the general public. Lone Star Rail District invites the public to attend its quarterly board meetings in its hometown of San Marcos.


Board of Directors

The Lone Star Rail District Board of Directors is currently made up of elected and private sector officials who represent:

  • Member cities and counties
  • Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization (SA-BC MPO)
  • Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority in Austin and VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio
  • Two rural transit districts Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS) and Alamo Rural Transit (ART)
  • Representatives of business communities and the general public

 

Cities

City of Austin
Council Member Sheryl Cole

Austin Business Community Representative,
Sid Covington - Chair

City of Georgetown
Council Member Patty Eason

City of New Braunfels
Council Member Mike Ybarra

City of San Antonio
Council Member John Clamp

San Antonio Business Community Representative, Carroll Schubert

City of San Marcos
Council Member Kim Porterfield

City of Schertz
Mayor Hal Baldwin



Transit Authorities

AACOG Alamo Regional Transit (ART)
Executive Director Dean Danos

Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS)
Commissioner Debbie Ingalsbe, Hays County

Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Board Member John Langmore

VIA Metropolitan Transit
Board Member Mary Briseño


Counties

Bexar County
Commissioner Tommy Adkisson

Hays County
Commissioner Will Conley

Travis County
Commissioner Karen Huber


Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Capital Area MPO (CAMPO)
Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt, Travis County

San Antonio-Bexar County MPO (SA-BCMPO)
Texas Senator Jeff Wentworth

General Public
(Appointed by Texas Transportation Commission)

Mariano Camarillo (Austin)

Tullos Wells (San Antonio)  - Vice Chair

Board Committees

* denotes alternate
Executive Committee:
Sid Covington, Chair
Tullos Wells, Vice Chair
Mary Briseño
Mariano Camarillo
Patty Eason
Kim Porterfield
Carroll Schubert
Sarah Eckhardt*
Jeff Wentworth*

Program Management Oversight:
Mariano Camarillo, Chair
Hal Baldwin
John Clamp
Patty Eason
Sarah Eckhardt
John Langmore
Carroll Schubert
Tullos Wells
Mike Ybarra
Sid Covington *
Kim Porterfield *
Jeff Wentworth *

Rules and Procedures:
Hal Baldwin, Chair
Tommy Adkisson
Will Conley
Dean Danos
Karen Huber
Debbie Ingalsbe
John Langmore
Carroll Schubert
Sid Covington *
Tullos Wells *
Finance:
John Clamp, Chair
Tommy Adkisson
Mary Briseño
Sheryl Cole
Will Conley
Patty Eason
Karen Huber
Kim Porterfield
Mike Ybarra
Mariano Camarillo *
Sid Covington *
Tullos Wells *
Jeff Wentworth *

Public Information:
Mary Briseño, Chair
Hal Baldwin
John Clamp
Sheryl Cole
Dean Danos
Sarah Eckhardt
Debbie Ingalsbe
Mike Ybarra
Sid Covington *
Jeff Wentworth *