Gov. Perry Appoints Borbolla and Fordyce to Trinity River Authority Board of Directors

Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Henry Borbolla III of Fort Worth and Tom Fordyce of Huntsville to the Trinity River Authority Board of Directors for terms to expire March 15, 2013. The authority oversees development and conservation of surface water resources for the Trinity River Basin.

Borbolla is vice president of Community Bank. He is a board member of the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau, Downtown Fort Worth Design Review Board, University of North Texas Health Science Center Foundation, Tarrant County Housing Partnership Inc., Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation, and Fort Worth Day Resource Center for the Homeless. He is also a member of the Fort Worth Rotary Club, a board member and treasurer of the Fort Worth Casa Mañana Theatre, and a volunteer for Catholic Charities Fort Worth. Borbolla received a bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University.

Fordyce is a retired director of the Texas Criminal Justice Agribusiness Department. He is chair of the Huntsville Economic Development Council and vice president of the Lone Survivor Foundation. He is also a member of the Texas Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Council, Kick Start for Kids program and Huntsville Veterans' Affairs Advisory Board. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and is a Vietnam War veteran. Fordyce received a bachelor's degree from Sam Houston State University.