Texas Railroad Commission chief’s ouster raises open meetings question
FOIFT2017-09-20T20:25:21-05:00By Mike Lee E&E News Originally published Sept. 20, 2017 The head of Texas' oil and gas regulator resigned this week under pressure from one of the elected officials she reports to, touching off a dispute over whether her dismissal had been properly handled. Kim Corley, who has been executive director of the Texas Railroad Commission since last year, said she was abruptly summoned Monday to commission Chairwoman Christi Craddick's office. Craddick, accompanied by two of the commission's lawyers, told her she could resign or the agency would begin the process of firing her, Corley said in an interview. "She said, [...]