A longtime Republican aide has been tapped by the Texas governor to fill the open spot on the state’s environmental protection agency.
Bobby Janecka began his six-year term Monday on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s board of commissioners. He will need to be confirmed by the Texas Senate next year. In 2018, Janecka became a policy adviser for Gov. Greg Abbott, who nominated him to the TCEQ board, and he represented the state on the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Prior to working…



