South Texas oil lobby announces merger, new leadership

San Antonio-based South Texas Energy and Economic Roundtable announced two major changes on Jan. 3: a new leader and a merger with the Texas Oil & Gas Association.

STEER named Bee County Judge Stephanie Moreno as executive director and finalized a merger with Austin-based TXOGA, the organization announced in a Jan. 3 news release. It wasn’t immediately clear how the merger would impact day-to-day operations at San Antonio-based STEER, which was founded in 2012 to be a voice for the oil and gas industry…