Monday, June 9, 2008

Sunset Commission Recommends Scrapping Texas Transportation Commission

From Austin Chronicle, June 6, 2008...

The Sunset Advisory Commission, the quietly powerful Lege committee that can mean life or death for a state agency, has released its staff report on the Texas Depart­ment of Transportation, and it's a pretty serious "could do better" moment for the agency.

The staff report highlights six key issues of concern, from management practice to contract allocation. But the theme throughout is the same: a lack of public accessibility and accountability. The big takeaway item is that they want the Texas Transportation Com­mis­sion to be disbanded and replaced by a single commissioner.

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