Governor Greg Abbott has announced appointments to the One-Call Board of Texas, selecting Tina Polin and Andrew Keefer, and reappointing Joe Canales, Roberto De Leon, and Derek Delgado. The board oversees the “Call Before You Dig” systems that inform underground facility operators about planned excavations so pipelines and utility lines can be marked in advance to prevent accidents.
Tina Polin of San Antonio is a charitable donor advisor at the Oblate School of Theology. She participates in the Association of Fundraising Professionals and serves on the Title 1 Committee for Valor Charter School. Polin earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies from The University of Texas at Austin.
Joe Canales, based in Frisco, is senior director of construction at Spectrum. He previously contributed to the Time Warner Cable Diversity Council and is involved with the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers. Canales served for 22 years in the United States Army Reserve before retiring.
Roberto De Leon from Corpus Christi is director of region distribution operations for AEP Texas. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi and completed both the AEP/Ohio State University Leadership Program and Leadership Corpus Christi.
Derek Delgado serves as public information officer for Lubbock Fire Rescue and previously worked as a firefighter for Pasadena Fire Department. He chairs public affairs for Texas South Plains Honor Flight. Delgado received his Bachelor of Science from The University of Houston — Clear Lake, where he was student regent, and his MBA from Louisiana State University — Shreveport.
Andrew Elijah Keefer works as regulatory affairs administrator for Denton Municipal Electric/City of Denton. He participates as a voting member on several industry committees including those within Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ Retail Markets Subcommittee and Texas Public Power Association’s Governmental Relations Committee. Keefer holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Latin American Economics from UT Austin.
The Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott has its main offices located in Austin at the State Insurance Building (https://gov.texas.gov/). Since taking office after his election in 2014 (https://gov.texas.gov/), Governor Abbott has focused on job creation, economic opportunities, education improvement, protection of individual liberties, parental empowerment in education decisions, and border security (https://gov.texas.gov/). Under his leadership, Texas has led national rankings in job growth and record employment levels (https://gov.texas.gov/), while providing services statewide across all regions (https://gov.texas.gov/). In 2024, TIME recognized Governor Abbott among its list of 100 Most Influential People (https://gov.texas.gov/).
