Jay Kimbrough Leaving Youth Agency, Returning to DPS
Jay Kimbrough, Gov. Rick Perry's go-to fix-it man, is headed back to the Department of Public Safety after helping the state's juvenile justice agency weather its latest scandal.
Texas Juvenile Justice Department spokesman Jim Hurley said on Monday that Kimbrough, who served as interim leader of the agency from May until this month, will be returning to DPS, where he is the assistant director of Texas homeland security.
"He got a lot of stuff accomplished, and he feels like the agency is in good hands with Mike Griffiths," Hurley said.
The Texas Juvenile Justice Board voted in August ...
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John Z Cavazos via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Government royalty at its finest
Donald Dickson
It was the Juvenile Justice Board which hired Griffiths, not the Public Safety Commission.
David Huang via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Meanwhile, at the other end of the spectrum, I've been trying to get a job with Tx DPS for 4 months now with barely any hope at all. It must be nice to have a job ready for you anytime you want.