Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Weldon Riggs to the Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District. Riggs will serve a term that ends on February 1, 2029. The district’s mission is to preserve and manage underground water resources in Wilson, Atascosa, Karnes, and Frio counties.
Riggs lives in the Black Hill Community in Atascosa County and works as a cattle rancher with operations in Atascosa and Bexar counties. He is involved with several agricultural organizations, including being a member and former director of the Independent Cattlemen’s Association of Texas, as well as a member of both the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the Texas State Teachers Association.
His community service includes roles such as committeeman for the San Antonio Livestock Exposition School Tours Committee, construction co-chair for Christmas Village Ministries, agricultural representative for the South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group Region L, member of the Blackhill Volunteer Fire Department, board member of the South Texas Weather Modification Association, and records sexton and former president of the Oak Island Cemetery Association.
Riggs holds a Bachelor of Science in Animal Sciences and a Master of Education in Agriculture Education from Texas A&M University.
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