The panel’s contact information is as follows:
Chair, Imelda Garcia, Associate Commissioner for Laboratory and Infectious Disease Services, DSHS Phone: (512) 776-7679 Email: coronavirus@dshs.texas.gov
The Honorable Lois Kolkhorst, Texas Senate District 18 Capitol Office: (512) 463-0118 District Office: (979) 251-7888 Send an email here.
The Honorable Eddie Lucio, Jr., Texas Senate District 27 Capitol Office: (512) 463-0127 District Office (956) 548-0227 Send an email here.
The Honorable Stephanie Klick, Texas House District 91 Capitol Office: (512) 463-0599 District Office: (817) 281-0079 Send an email here.
The Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Texas House District 141 Capitol Office: (512) 463-0720 District Office: (713) 633-3390 Send an email here.
David Lakey, M.D., Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, University of Texas System Phone: (512) 499-4224 Email: [email protected]
Gerald Parker, M.D., Associate Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Phone: (240) 405-8703 Email: [email protected]
John Zerwas, M.D., Special Advisor to the Governor and Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, University of Texas System Phone: (512) 499-4224 Email: [email protected]
W. Nim Kidd, Chief, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Texas A&M System Phone: (512) 424-2208
Stephen Williams, MPA, Director, Houston Health Department Phone: (832) 393-5169
Casie Stoughton,RN, MPH, Director of Public Health, City of Amarillo Phone: (806) 378-6320 Send an email here.
Paul McGaha D.O., MPH, Local Health Authority, Smith County, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler Phone: (903) 877-1444 Email: [email protected]
David Gruber, Associate Commissioner for Regional and Local Health Operations, DSHS Phone: (512) 776-7770 Email: [email protected]
Manda Hall, M.D., Associate Commissioner for Community Health Improvement, DSHS Phone: (512) 776-7321 Email: [email protected]
Stephen Pont, M.D., Director of the Center for Public Health Policy & Practice, DSHS Phone: (512) 776-7111 Email: [email protected]
Jennifer Shuford, M.D., Chief State Epidemiologist, DSHS Phone: (512) 776-7111 Email: [email protected]
Ryan Van Ramshorst, M.D., MPD, Chief Medical Officer, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program, Health and Human Services Commission Phone: (512) 424-6500
Additionally, the following individuals in the Governor’s Office need to hear from the water and wastewater industry about the situation in your area and the critical need for vaccine access for essential workers as soon as possible:
Luis Saenz, Chief of Staff to Governor Greg Abbott Phone: (512) 463-1762 Send an email here.
Gardner Pate, Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Greg Abbott Phone: (512) 463-1762 Send an email here.
Finally, please contact the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and ask them to advocate to the State Department of Health Services regarding the urgency of the situation in your area.
Toby Baker, Executive Director Phone: (512) 239-3900