Rebecca S. Motal became the Lower Colorado River Authority's 10th general manager on July 2, 2011. She is the first female general manager in LCRA's history.

Motal first began working for LCRA in 1972 after receiving a bachelor's degree in math from the University of Texas. She left to pursue a law degree and worked as an environmental attorney before returning to LCRA in 1987.

Motal returned to serve as manager of Economic and Financial Planning. In 2007, she was promoted to Executive Manager of External Affairs, where she coordinated LCRA's activities with state and federal regulatory agencies. In that position, Motal had oversight over local governmental affairs, public affairs, customer service and corporate events.

Motal, a Corpus Christi native, has three degrees from the University of Texas at Austin: a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics, a law degree, and a master's degree in business administration. She is also on the Board of the Texas Public Power Association.