FY 2024 Meetings
All meetings are held at the East Texas Council of Governments located at 3800 Stone Road, Kilgore, Texas 75662, at 1:30 PM unless otherwise noted.
EasTexConnects Bylaws
EasTexConnects has been established to ensure that the benefits of the State's public transportation resources are maximized through coordination of services within and beyond the Texas State Planning Region 6, that consists of Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood counties and is the standing committee designated to oversee regionally coordinated transportation planning activities.
Steering Committee Members
We have a membership made up of representatives of area transportation agencies and municipalities.
Gary Allen, ETCOG
Christina Anderson, NARRP & ETCC
Ida Beck, Panola County
Maggie Benge, Cherokee County
David Cleveland, ETCOG
Robert Gil, Tyler Transit
Judge Joel Hale, Rusk County
Nancy Hoehn, TxDOT
Michael Howell, Tyler MPO
Griff Hubbard, Amtrak
Vince Huerta, GoBus
Roger Johnson, Van Zandt County
Chelsey Knowles, Community Healthcore
Scott Lewis, Longview Transit
Commissioner Patsy Marshall, Rains County
Bryan McBride, Longview MPO
Roy Miller, East Texas Regional Airport
Sarah Minton, HHSC
Jamal Moharer, Smith County
Linda Oyer, Children's Advocate
Kristy Range, E/D Advocate
Rick Skinner, Greyhound
Jim Snow, Veteran's Advocate
Commissioner Zephaniah Timmins, Harrison County
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