Judith Lagano

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. engages in owning and operating natural gas distribution systems. It also offers variable and fixed-price physical natural gas supplies primarily to commercial and industrial customers and gas utilities. It operates through the following segments: Natural Gas Distribution, Energy Services, Midstream Investments, and Other Operations. The Natural Gas Distribution segment refers to the intrastate natural gas sales and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional customers. The Energy Services segment represents the company’s non-rate regulated gas sales and services operations. The Midstream Investments segment includes equity investment in Enable. The Other Operations segment provides unallocated corporate costs and inter-segment eliminations. CenterPoint Energy Resources was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. generates and distributes electricity. It distributes electric generation capacity, energy, and ancillary services to the power plants in the United States. The company was founded in August 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Centerpoint Energy Transition Bond Co. III LLC owns and purchases transition property. It issues transition bonds and makes payments on the transition bonds. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. operates as a not-for-profit rural electric distribution. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Johnson City, TX.

Goodwill Industries of Central Texas provides education, training and career services. The firm trains and employs industrial and service contract workers to fill outsourced needs for packaging, assembly, mailing, custodial work and ground keeping. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Austin Energy distributes electricity services. It provides electric services with in the City of Austin, Travis County and a small portion of Williamson County. It was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC is a holding company, which engages in the provision of electric transmission and distribution services to retail electric providers. It delivers power from the electric generators to the homes and business in the service area. The firm's operation consists of construction, maintenance, and repairs to transmissions, substation, distribution, and street light systems. The company was founded on August 31, 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc. operates as texas-based advocacy group for electric companies providing an open forum for members to communicate with government at all levels. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Baker Botts LLP provides legal services. Its services include antitrust and compensation law, corporate, enforcement and investigations, environmental law, intellectual property, litigation, projects, real estate and construction, regulatory, and tax. The firm renders its services to banking and finance industry, energy and natural resources, manufacturing, and technological industries. The company was founded by Peter Gray in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Anthos Management LP (Anthos Management ) is a private equity firm founded in 2007. The firm headquartered in Santa Monica, California.