2025 Water for Texas Conference

Lara Zent is the executive director and general counsel at the Texas Rural Water Association, which has 900 water and wastewater utility members. She leads a team of 42 staff members who provide such services as operator certification, management training, technical assistance, legal... Read More →

Stacey Allison Steinbach is the executive director of the Texas Water Association. Previously, she served as executive director of the Texas Groundwater Association and the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts. Stacey is a licensed attorney who has also worked in private practice... Read More →

L’Oreal Stepney was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott as a Board member of the Texas Water Development Board in December 2022 for a term beginning January 1, 2023. She previously served as the deputy executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). In... Read More →