LCRA senior management team

​Jim Travis began serving as LCRA’s acting general manager and chief financial officer on March 12, 2026. LCRA’s acting general manager and CFO serves as the organization’s chief executive officer and carries out LCRA Board policy, manages LCRA’s relationships with its customers and stakeholders, appoints and directs executive staff, and oversees projects and operations that support LCRA’s public service mission.

Jim Travis also is responsible for the financial management of LCRA. He oversees accounting, capital and financial planning, finance, investor relations, treasury activities, and supply chain, as well as the financial oversight and compliance related to energy trading and hedging. Since joining LCRA in 1992, Jim has served as controller, manager of planning and treasurer, in addition to leading risk management activities. Prior to joining LCRA, Jim held various positions in finance, audit and accounting with Tenneco Inc., an international energy and manufacturing company. Jim holds a Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Texas A&M University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Kate Ortega works closely with the acting general manager and CFO and his direct report team to lead a variety of projects and initiatives across all LCRA departments. Kate joined LCRA in 2020 and served in roles focused on Digital Services program management and strategic sourcing before becoming chief of staff in 2025. Before joining LCRA, Kate held business analyst positions at Cigna, Infor and Starmount, in which she acted as a liaison between technical staff and end users of software applications. Kate earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin.

John Hofmann oversees LCRA’s water, river, irrigation, dam and hydroelectric operations, water surface management, water resource planning, conservation, water quality protection, and water customer services. Prior to joining LCRA, John was a regional manager for the Brazos River Authority, where he was responsible for lake and dam operations, water and wastewater treatment and project development. He also has served as Brazos River Authority’s manager of government and customer relations. Other career highlights include serving as then-Gov. Rick Perry’s liaison to the Texas House of Representatives and working in the commissioner’s office at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. John graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in history and government. He is also a graduate of the Governor’s Executive Development Program at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Tom Oney oversees LCRA’s Human Resources team and all of LCRA’s public-facing and advocacy functions, including Communications, Community Resources, Legislative Affairs, Public Affairs, Regional Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Safety, and Regulatory Market Compliance. Tom also advocates before the Texas Legislature on behalf of LCRA and has led LCRA’s public policy team during the Texas legislative sessions since 2015. Before joining LCRA in 2014, Tom served as vice president of Regulatory Law and chief compliance officer for Vistra Energy in Dallas, Texas. Before joining Vistra Energy in 2008, Tom was a partner in the Dallas office of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, where his practice focused primarily on state and federal regulatory and legislative matters for Fortune 500 energy clients. Tom was born and raised in Waco, Texas, and received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Baylor University in 1996. He received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Tulane University School of Law in 1999. Tom currently represents LCRA on the board of directors of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas and serves as president of the board of directors of both the Austin Library Foundation and Green Doors, an award-winning nonprofit benefitting homeless people in Central Texas.