Texas Senator Calls State Ethics Commission "Arrogant" and "Haughty"
A Texas senator on Wednesday called Texas Ethics Commission members “arrogant” and “haughty,” and asked: “Who ensures that the ethics commission is acting ethically?”
“If you are untouchable, we’ve got a problem,” Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, told commission chairman Chase Untermeyer at a sometimes-testy hearing of the Senate Committee on State Affairs that was supposed to frame discussions on ethics proposals for the upcoming legislative session.
“The only guidepost we have is the law,” Untermeyer replied.
Birdwell — who likened the commission to airport security (“absolutely necessary,” but making life “pretty darn unpleasant”) — wasn’t the only member of the mostly Republican committee to air grievances about the eight-member commission, which is charged with making sure public officials and campaigns obey state ethics and elections laws. The governor appoints four of the commission's members, while the House speaker and lieutenant governor each appoint two. No more than four members can be from one political party.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2016/10/05/texas-senator-calls-ethics-commission-arrogant-and/
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