arson & labor firegeezer on 11 Jul 2008 07:54 pm
Texas DPS Chief Resigns
COL. THOMAS A. DAVIS, JR., LONGTIME HEAD OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, announced his retirement today after serving nearly 44 yrs. with the DPS.
Following heavy criticism from the department’s actions leading up to the devastating arson of the Governor’s Mansion last month, his departure is no suprise. The agency had been under the gun for months because of lax standards and failures in achieving modern advances.
A recent state audit found that the agency suffered from inefficient management and operational problems that critics say have caused it to fall years behind the times.
His complete statement of resignation read: “After 43 years and 9 months with the Texas Department of Public Safety, I am retiring on Aug. 31, 2008.” and was released at 11 am this morning.
TV station KVUE filed this video report:
