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A Republican who resides in [[Austin]], Garcia served from January 2007 until his appointment to the railroad post as a commissioner at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. He is a past deputy Texas Secretary of State and a former state border commerce coordinator. He is a member of the Texas Coastal Land Advisory Board and the Gulf of Mexico Alliance.<ref name=garcia/> He worked in the negotiation of a dispute with Mexico over the use of water from the [[Rio Grande]].<ref name=tsu/>
A Republican who resides in [[Austin]], Garcia served from January 2007 until his appointment to the railroad post as a commissioner at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. He is a past deputy Texas Secretary of State and a former state border commerce coordinator. He is a member of the Texas Coastal Land Advisory Board and the Gulf of Mexico Alliance.<ref name=garcia/> He worked in the negotiation of a dispute with Mexico over the use of water from the [[Rio Grande]].<ref name=tsu/>
Garcia graduated from Saint Joseph Academy in his hometown of [[Brownsville]] in far south Texas. He first attended Texas A&M University - Kingsville on an academic scholarship and played [[football]]there, but he transferred after a year to Texas State University in San Marcos, from which he received in 1990 a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[political science]].<ref name=tsu>{{cite web|url=http://www.liberalarts.txstate.edu/people/DAAA/DAAA2008/bgarcia.html|title=Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award|publisher=liberalarts.txstate.edu|accessdate=May 23, 2012}}</ref>
Garcia graduated from Saint Joseph Academy in his hometown of [[Brownsville]] in far south Texas. He first attended Texas A&M University - Kingsville on an academic scholarship and played [[football]] there, but he transferred after a year to Texas State University in San Marcos, from which he received in 1990 a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[political science]].<ref name=tsu>{{cite web|url=http://www.liberalarts.txstate.edu/people/DAAA/DAAA2008/bgarcia.html|title=Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award|publisher=liberalarts.txstate.edu|accessdate=May 23, 2012}}</ref>
Garcia is a former staff member for State Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., a Brownsville Democrat. He was also a member of Rick Perry's staff from 1999 to 2000, when Perry was lieutenant governor under [[George W. Bush]]. Garcia is a former deputy legislative director for Perry and special assistant to the governor for Texas/Mexico border issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2007/08/appointing-a-buddy-updated/|title=Appointing a buddy|publisher=blog.chron.com|accessdate=May 9, 2012}}</ref> He is a volunteer coach for the Northwest Austin Little League.<ref name=garcia/>
Garcia is a former staff member for State Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., a Brownsville Democrat. He was also a member of Rick Perry's staff from 1999 to 2000, when Perry was lieutenant governor under [[George W. Bush]]. Garcia is a former deputy legislative director for Perry and special assistant to the governor for Texas/Mexico border issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2007/08/appointing-a-buddy-updated/|title=Appointing a buddy|publisher=blog.chron.com|accessdate=May 9, 2012}}</ref> He is a volunteer coach for the Northwest Austin Little League.<ref name=garcia/>