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| | '''Hector Steven Garcia,''' also known as '''H. S. "Buddy" Garcia''' (born June 16, 1967),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/buddy-garcia/e306648712518|title=Buddy Garcia|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 13, 2017}}</ref> is a former interim member of the [[Texas Railroad Commission]], the elected body which regulates the oil and natural gas industries in [[Texas]]. Garcia was appointed to the commission by [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]] on April 12, 2012,<ref name=garcia>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasroyaltycouncil.com/2012/04/gov-rick-perry-has-appointed-h-s-buddy-garcia-of-austin-to-the-railroad-commission-of-texas-for-a-term-to-expire-at-the-next-general-election/|title=Gov. Rick Perry has appointed H.S. Buddy Garcia of Austin to the Railroad Commission of Texas for a term to expire at the next general election|publisher=Texas Royalty Council, April 12, 2012|accessdate=May 9, 2012}}</ref> to replace Elizabeth Ames Jones of [[San Antonio]], who stepped down after seven years on the panel to challenge State Senator [[Jeff Wentworth]] in District 25 in the [[Republican]] primary on May 29, 2012. Neither Jones nor Wentworth won the senatorial nomination; instead the party in a July 31 runoff nominated the more [[conservative]] Dr. [[Donna Campbell]] of New Braunfels. | | '''Hector Steven Garcia,''' also known as '''H. S. "Buddy" Garcia''' (born June 16, 1967),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/buddy-garcia/e306648712518|title=Buddy Garcia|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 13, 2017}}</ref> is a former interim member of the [[Texas Railroad Commission]], the elected body which regulates the oil and natural gas industries in [[Texas]]. Garcia was appointed to the commission by [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]] on April 12, 2012,<ref name=garcia>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasroyaltycouncil.com/2012/04/gov-rick-perry-has-appointed-h-s-buddy-garcia-of-austin-to-the-railroad-commission-of-texas-for-a-term-to-expire-at-the-next-general-election/|title=Gov. Rick Perry has appointed H.S. Buddy Garcia of Austin to the Railroad Commission of Texas for a term to expire at the next general election|publisher=Texas Royalty Council, April 12, 2012|accessdate=May 9, 2012}}</ref> to replace Elizabeth Ames Jones of [[San Antonio]], who stepped down after seven years on the panel to challenge State Senator [[Jeff Wentworth]] in District 25 in the [[Republican]] primary on May 29, 2012. Neither Jones nor Wentworth won the senatorial nomination; instead the party in a July 31 runoff nominated the more [[conservative]] Dr. [[Donna Campbell]] of New Braunfels. |