Harris County Judge Ed Emmett will be the featured speaker during a special event hosted by the Garden Oaks, Candlelight Plaza and Candlelight Oaks civic clubs at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, at Grace Church, 3754 N. Shepherd (at 38th Street).
Elected in 2007, Judge Emmett manages the nation's third largest county. He also is director of Harris County's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HCOHSEM), chairman of the Harris County Juvenile Board and chairman of the Conference of Urban Counties Policy Committee.
In addition to his numerous duties leading Harris County, Judge Emmett takes particular interest in transportation and energy issues.
He was named Transportation Person of the Year by Transportation Clubs International, and was recognized as one of the Top 20 Logistics Professionals by Logistics Forum.
A member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987, Judge Emmett was chairman of the Committee on Energy and a member of the Transportation Committee. He also represented Texas on national committees overseeing energy and transportation policy. Emmett served under President George H. W. Bush in 1989 as a commissioner for the Interstate Commerce Commission.
For more background on Judge Emmett, visit the latest Garden Oaks Gazette here.