Tom Oney oversees all of LCRA’s public-facing and advocacy functions, including Communications, Environmental Affairs, Public Affairs and Regulatory Affairs. Tom also advocates before the Texas Legislature on behalf of LCRA and led LCRA’s public policy team during the 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 Texas legislative sessions. Before joining LCRA in 2014, Tom served as vice president of Regulatory Law and chief compliance officer for Vistra Energy in Dallas, Texas. Before joining Vistra Energy in 2008, Tom was a partner in the Dallas office of Hunton Andrews Kirth LLP, where his practice focused primarily on state and federal regulatory and legislative matters for Fortune 500 energy clients. Tom was born and raised in Waco, Texas, and received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Baylor University in 1996. He received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Tulane University School of Law in 1999. Tom currently represents LCRA on the board of directors of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas and serves as president of the board of directors of both the Austin Library Foundation and Green Doors, an award-winning nonprofit benefitting homeless people in Central Texas.
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