A Big Twist For TYC Reform Bill
In an unexpected twist, the House Corrections Committee voted late last night to keep the current leadership structure of the Texas Youth Commission -- an executive director and board of directors – in its version of the TYC reform bill.
This 4-3 vote flew in the face of a joint compromise reached by key Senate and House leaders last month to install a governor-appointed commissioner over the agency. The commissioner, coupled with a nine-member advisory board, is a key provision of the Senate TYC reform bill, which passed last week.
The House TYC bill should come up for a full vote sometime in the next two weeks.