Native Houstonian, businessman and philanthropist. Founded Weekley Properties, a commercial real estate brokerage, in 1973, and co-founded TLR in 1994.
Dick Weekley
Chairman of the Board
Board of Directors
Volunteer Texans. Lifetime commitments.
TLR is governed by a volunteer board of directors drawn from businesses, professions and communities across Texas.
TLR board of directors
CEO of Vacations To Go, Inc., a Houston-based travel agency where he has worked for 25 years.
Emerson Hankamer
Vice Chairman of the Board
President and CEO of Heldenfels Enterprises Inc., a manufacturer of precast/prestressed concrete structures with plants in San Marcos and Corpus Christi.
Fred W. Heldenfels IV
Treasurer
Fourth-generation Texan. Founder and president of Texas TransEastern, a privately held petroleum logistics firm based in Pasadena.
JJ Isbell
Board of Directors
President of The Friedkin Group, an umbrella company overseeing automotive-related businesses, including Gulf States Toyota Inc.
Marc Watts
Board of Directors
Founder and CEO of The Signorelli Company, a vertically integrated real estate development firm and one of the largest privately held developers in Texas.
Danny Signorelli
Board of Directors
Retired Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Reliant Energy, Inc. A founding board member of TLR.
Hugh Rice Kelly
Ex Officio
With TLR since 2002. Leads a team of attorneys identifying and researching solutions to the challenges facing Texas's legal system.
Lee Parsley
Senior Policy & Legislative Counsel
With TLR since 2003. Manages day-to-day operations of the organization and its statewide advocacy efforts.
Mary Tipps
Executive Director
The board sets TLR's direction. The staff carries the work out day to day.