Dripping Springs City Attorney Elected to The Texas City Attorneys Association Board of Directors

Dripping Springs City Attorney Laura Mueller Among the New Board Elected by the TCAA Membership
Laura Mueller Photo

At the Texas City Attorneys Association (TCAA) Fall Meeting on October 6, 2022, a new board of directors was elected by the TCAA membership, which consists of over 400 municipal attorneys.

The Texas City Attorneys Association was organized in 1928 as an affiliate to the Texas Municipal League to promote, encourage, and advance the professional development of municipal attorneys throughout the State of Texas. TCAA is an affiliate organization of the Texas Municipal League (TML), which represents some 98 percent of the Texas urban population through its over 1,100 member cities. TCAA currently has a membership of over 400 attorneys and continues to meet the needs, concerns, and problems of its members in a variety of ways, providing, among other services, continuing legal education, the ListTCAA Listserv, a monthly newsletter, municipal certification, awards for outstanding municipal lawyers, and much more.

Kuruvilla Oomen was elected to a one-year term as TCAA President. As the presiding officer of the association, the president presides over business meetings and TCAA’s semi-annual conferences and executes resolutions and other documents on behalf of the association.

Slater Elza was elected to a one-year term as TCAA First Vice President. The first vice president of TCAA assumes the duties of president upon the disability or absence of the president.  TCAA First Vice President is a leadership position on the board, and Slater will attend several TCAA board meetings per year, and along with the rest of the board, set policy and procedures for the organization, among other duties.

Jennifer Richie was elected to a one-year term as TCAA Second Vice President. The second vice president of TCAA assumes the duties of the first vice president upon the disability or absence of the first vice president.  The position of second vice president is one of leadership on the TCAA board. Jennifer will attend several TCAA board meetings per year, and along with the rest of the board, set policy and procedures for the organization, among other duties.

Julie Fort was elected to a one-year term as TCAA Recorder. The recorder of TCAA is a leadership position within the board.  Julie will attend several TCAA board meetings per year, and along with the rest of the board, set policy and procedures for the organization, among other duties.

Sharae Reed, Maleshia B. McGinnis, and Victor Flores were elected to additional one-year terms as TCAA Directors.  Victoria Huynh and Laura Mueller are the newest members of the TCAA Board and were also elected to a one-year term as TCAA Directors.  Directors on the TCAA board will attend several TCAA board meetings per year, and along with the rest of the board, set policy and procedures for the organization, among other duties.

Frank Garza was elected to serve as TCAA Board Representative to the TML Board of Directors. The TCAA Board Representative represents the organization on the TML Board of Directors and serves as a communications link between the association and the TML Board and staff.