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As deputy executive director of TCEQ, Rubinstein assists the executive director in directing operations of all employees in 17 statewide offices, with administrative oversight of agency budget, legislative activity and implementation of agency policies. He serves on the Governmental Advisory Committee that provides advice to the EPA Administrator on environmental concerns regarding NAFTA, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation and the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Rubinstein is a former city manager of Brownsville. He holds a bachelor's degree from Pan American University.
Shaw chairs the Texas Advisory Panel on Federal Environmental Regulations, is a member of the Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group and a member of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Air Quality Task Force. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Texas A&M University and a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
