Adrian Shelley
Texas Director
Adrian Shelley (he/him) is a native Texan from the City of Houston. He is the Director of Public Citizen’s Texas Office.
Adrian attended Trinity University in San Antonio, where he graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in English and Philosophy. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law.
Adrian has worked in Clean Air Act litigation, in the Texas legislature, and as the Executive Director for Air Alliance Houston. While working in Houston, he oversaw passage of diesel truck engine idling ordinances in Houston, Galena Park, and Jacinto City.
Adrian joined Public Citizen in 2017 as the Director of the Texas Office. He works on issues including clean energy, public health and environmental enforcement, environmental justice, and ethics reform. At Public Citizen he has celebrated victories including the passage of climate plans in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio and the planned closure of coal plants including the J.K. Spruce plant in San Antonio.
Adrian enjoys spending time with his family, reading, playing music, growing food and other plants, and being outdoors.
Media Appearances:
Adrian has been quoted in publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg BNA, AP News, E&E News, Inside Climate News, Houston Chronicle, Houston Press, Houstonia Magazine, San Antonio Express-News, Texas Standard, The Texas Tribune and The Texas Observer, and has appeared on KIAH, KHOU, KRIV, KPRC, KXLN (Houston TV), KHOU, KTRH, KPFT and KUT (Houston and Austin radio).