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| term_end=January 2011

| term_end=January 2011

| preceded=[[Tony Garza]]

| preceded=[[Tony Garza]]

| succeeded=[[David J. Porter]]

| succeeded=David J. Porter

| office2=Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission

| office2=Chairman of the<br> Texas Railroad Commission

| term_start=January 2009

| term_start=January 2009

| term_end=January 2011|

| term_end=January 2011|

| preceded=[[Michael L. Williams]]

| preceded=[[Michael L. Williams]]

| succeeded=[[Elizabeth Ames Jones]]

| succeeded=Elizabeth Ames Jones

| governor=[[Rick Perry]]

| governor=[[Rick Perry]]

| birth_date=January 5, 1965

| birth_date=January 5, 1965

| occupation=[[Attorney]]}}

| occupation=[[Attorney]]}}

'''Victor G. Carrillo''' (born January 5, 1965) is a [[Texas]] [[Geology|geologist]] and [[politician]] who was formerly the chairman of his state's Railroad Commission and the county judg]] of Taylor County.

'''Victor G. Carrillo''' (born January 5, 1965) is a [[Texas]] [[Geology|geologist]] and [[politician]] who was formerly the chairman of his state's Railroad Commission and the county judge of Taylor County.

The son of an [[immigrant]] from [[Mexico]],<ref name=RailroadCommArchiveBio>{{cite web|url=http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/commissioners/carrillo/bio.php |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090705222119/http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/commissioners/carrillo/bio.php |accessdate=April 15, 2021|title=Chairman Victor G. Carrillo Biography|publisher=Texas Railroad Commission}}</ref> Carrillo is a native of [[Abilene]] in Taylor County in West Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science]] degree in geology from the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. He then attended  [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas, where he earned a [[Master of Science]] degree, also in geology. From 1988 to 1994 he worked as a petroleum geophysicist for Amoco. He attended law school at night and in 1994 procured his [[Juris Doctorate]] degree from the University of Houston Law Center.<ref name=ourcam/><ref name=RailroadCommArchiveBio/> From 1994 to 1996, he was an attorney for the Texas General Land Office under the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] commissioner [[Garry Mauro]].<ref name=vsmart>{{cite web|url= http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=49307|title=Victor G. Carrillo: Project Vote Smart|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=April 15, 2021}}</ref>

The son of an [[immigrant]] from [[Mexico]],<ref name=RailroadCommArchiveBio>{{cite web|url=http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/commissioners/carrillo/bio.php |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090705222119/http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/commissioners/carrillo/bio.php |accessdate=April 15, 2021|title=Chairman Victor G. Carrillo Biography|publisher=Texas Railroad Commission}}</ref> Carrillo is a native of [[Abilene]] in Taylor County in West Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science]] degree in geology from the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. He then attended  [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas, where he earned a [[Master of Science]] degree, also in geology. From 1988 to 1994 he worked as a petroleum geophysicist for Amoco. He attended law school at night and in 1994 procured his [[Juris Doctorate]] degree from the University of Houston Law Center.<ref name=ourcam/><ref name=RailroadCommArchiveBio/> From 1994 to 1996, he was an attorney for the Texas General Land Office under the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] commissioner Garry Mauro.<ref name=vsmart>{{cite web|url= http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=49307|title=Victor G. Carrillo: Project Vote Smart|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=April 15, 2021}}</ref>

Having returned to Abilene in 1996, he taught [[political science]] for a time at Hardin-Simmons and served on the city council and as an assistant city attorney while maintaining a law practice. He and his wife, the former Joy McClellan, have three daughters, all [[homeschooling|home-school]]ed. While in Abilene, they attended Abilene Bible Church,<ref name=ourcam/> and Carrillo was a member of the [[Chamber of Commerce]], the Abilene Hispanic Leadership Council, Keep Abilene Beautiful, the [[Salvation Army]], and the board of advisors of the ''Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy,'' published by the [[University of Texas at Austin]] School of Law.<ref name=vsmart/> He was appointed Taylor county judge, and in 2002 ran for and won election to a full four-year term in that position.<ref name=RailroadCommArchiveBio/> However, he served less than two months of his elected term before resigning in February 2003 to accept a gubernatorial appointment to the Texas Railroad Commission, filling a seat vacated by [[Tony Garza]],<ref name=ourcam>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=37202|title=Carrillo, Victor G.|publisher=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=October 11, 2009}}</ref> who had resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/219/000121853/|title=Tony Garza|publisher=nndb.com|accessdate=October 12, 2009}}</ref>

Having returned to Abilene in 1996, he taught [[political science]] for a time at Hardin-Simmons and served on the city council and as an assistant city attorney while maintaining a law practice. He and his wife, the former Joy McClellan, have three daughters, all [[homeschooling|home-school]]ed. While in Abilene, they attended Abilene Bible Church,<ref name=ourcam/> and Carrillo was a member of the [[Chamber of Commerce]], the Abilene Hispanic Leadership Council, Keep Abilene Beautiful, the [[Salvation Army]], and the board of advisors of the ''Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy,'' published by the [[University of Texas at Austin]] School of Law.<ref name=vsmart/> He was appointed Taylor county judge, and in 2002 ran for and won election to a full four-year term in that position.<ref name=RailroadCommArchiveBio/> However, he served less than two months of his elected term before resigning in February 2003 to accept a gubernatorial appointment to the Texas Railroad Commission, filling a seat vacated by [[Tony Garza]],<ref name=ourcam>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=37202|title=Carrillo, Victor G.|publisher=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=October 11, 2009}}</ref> who had resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/219/000121853/|title=Tony Garza|publisher=nndb.com|accessdate=October 12, 2009}}</ref>