State Rep. Sarah Davis will ask Gov. Greg Abbott to put ethics reform on the agenda of the ongoing special session and said focusing on ethics would restore trust in the Legislature at time when it’s diminishing.
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Sid Miller on Trump’s transgender ban: “Military is not the place for leftist social experimentation”
A tweet by President Donald Trump asserting that transgender people would no longer be able to serve in the U.S. military garnered the support of at least one Texas official: Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
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Sarah Davis wants more information about “misconduct” at TABC
The chair of a House oversight committee wants more information about potential “misconduct” that occurred at the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
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New executive director picked for troubled Texas liquor agency
A lawyer with a lengthy military background has been tapped to clean up the embattled Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, which has been dogged by controversies and high-level departures in recent months.
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Acting director of Texas liquor agency abruptly quits
He had only been in the job for a few weeks, but the interim director of the troubled Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is out. Ed Swedberg abruptly quit Friday after saying he did not want to participate in the termination of another high-ranking official at TABC.
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Two more liquor regulators leaving troubled TABC
Two fresh departures from the troubled Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, announced Thursday, bring to five the number of high-level officials calling it quits since The Texas Tribune began publishing a series of stories about lavish spending, mismanagement and regulatory overreach at TABC.
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Why one of the largest counties in Texas is going back to paper ballots
After a disastrous November election, Denton County is planning a complete return to paper ballots. The move is in part a response to voter distrust of electronic voting machines.
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Embattled Texas liquor agency announces third high-level departure
A shake-up continues at the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission with the resignation of TABC General Counsel Emily Helm, the third top official to leave the agency in recent months.
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Texas liquor agency rebuked after investigation of Spec’s
After a three-year probe, state liquor regulators asked an administrative court to cancel every permit held by Spec’s, the state’s largest liquor retailer, or fine it more than $700 million. Instead, the judges recommended nothing but a warning.
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After criticism, DPS restores extended hours at busiest driver’s license offices
The Texas Department of Public Safety surprised customers last week when the agency trimmed office hours to save money.