Courtney Hjaltman

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Graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Corporate Communications and a BA in Government, and she earned her Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law.

Courtney Hjaltman of Austin is the Chief Executive and Public Counsel for the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC), which she was first appointed to in December 2022. She has over 17 years of state service, including experience as Deputy Legislative Director for the Office of the Governor, a chief of staff in the Texas House of Representatives, and a legislative staffer in the Texas Senate. She is a graduate of the Governor’s Executive Development Program at The University of Texas (UT) Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs; a member of the State Bar of Texas, Junior League of Austin, and the Pink Granite Foundation; and a mentor at her church in Austin. Hjaltman received a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts from UT Austin and a Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law.

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