TCEQ's Executive Director Retiring
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's executive director, Mark Vickery, will retire after 25 years in state government, the agency announced today. While he is scheduled to depart in May, Vickery has said he will remain at the agency long enough to allow for a smooth transition.
“It has been my honor to work for the people of this great state for more than a quarter-century, but now it’s time for me and my family to explore new opportunities and start writing the next chapter of our lives,” Vickery said. “Texas is a better place because of the ...
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Betty Haynes via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Which Perry friend will get the job?
Neil Moyer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Brian Shaw will have his aide appointed...
Ed Caffrey via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I am sure whoever it is, this administration will find someone who is neither Quality or cares about anything Environmental.
ChicoMendez
The views of these Austin-based groups is not at all representative of what folks out in the hinterlands feel upon Vickery's departure. For one thing, there's no mention of which lobbying firm he'll be retiring to in order to capitalize on his government experience. There must be more former heads of TCEQ and its predecessors working as lobbyists than any other state agency. No mention of the flexible permit fiasco. Or the lack of regulations keeping up with the gas boom, or the state's major cities still failing to have safe and legal air to breathe for going on two decades now. He served the state in the same way a waiter serves the main course, right onto industry's plate.
Carolyn Moon via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Now I want to go work for polluters for the big bucks