Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. July 23, 1981 For Immediate Release: Governor Bill Clements today announced the appointment of Houston Chamber of Commerce President Louie Welch to be vice chairman of the Governor's Task Force on Water Resource Use and Conservation. In announcing the establishment of the task force last month, Governor Clements named Louis A. Beecherl Jr. of Dallas, chairman of the Texas Water Development Board, to be head of the task force. The task force will be composed of not more than 25 members to be appointed by the Governor. Welch is a former Mayor of Houston and is currently chairman of the Texas Film Commission. He is a graduate of Slaton High School near Lubbock and Abilene Christian University.