Episode 7 Part 1: Dr. Ken Kramer

On Episode 7 (Part 1) of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast, host Tonya Kleuskens talks with Dr. Ken Kramer, Ph.D., a writer and Texas water policy specialist, about Water Planning in Texas, Texas water sheds environmental flow and much more.

Doctor Kim Kramer, Ph.D., is a writer and Texas water policy specialist. He currently serves as the “public” representative on the Region H Water Planning Group which conducts water supply planning for the 15-county area that includes Houston. Dr. Kramer is also an “environmental” representative on the stakeholder committees on environmental flows for both the Brazos River Basin, the Trinity & San Jacinto River Basins, and Galveston Bay. In addition, he is a member of the board and treasurer of the Texas Water Foundation.

Dr. Kramer received a B.A. in History with a minor in Government from Texas Lutheran University in 1969. He was awarded an M.A. in Political Science from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1971, and then served in the United States Army, stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso. He received his PhD in political science in 1979 from Rice University.

For 45 years Dr. Kramer was a volunteer or professional advocate for the Lone Star chapter of the Sierra Club. He began his association with the Sierra Club as an elected member of the Chapter Executive Committee and as it's volunteer Legislative Chair and Water Resources Chair. He then served for over 7 years as a contract lobbyist for the Chapter at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. He then became the first Director of the Lone Star Chapter in January 1989 and served in this capacity through July 2012. Upon his retirement as Director, he again became the Chapter’s volunteer water resources chair for over 10 years.”

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For more information about the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Texas Water Foundation and the Texas Water Board visit their websites at

https://www.sierraclub.org/texas

https://www.texaswater.org

https://www.twdb.texas.gov