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September 21, 2017      5:32 PM

Sitton asks AG to weigh in on blowup at the Railroad Commission

Sitton and Craddick at odds over the future of the executive director, Sitton says “If any one Railroad Commissioner can call any employee into their office at any time and give them a ‘choice’ of ‘resign or you’ll be fired,’ this deficiency must be addressed.”

After this week’s blowup at the Texas Railroad Commission about the agency’s executive director Kim Corley, Commissioner Ryan Sitton on Thursday asked Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office to weigh in with an official opinion.

Earlier in the week, Sitton and Chair Christi Craddick had a testy exchange about whether Craddick had demanded the resignation of Corley. During that exchange, Sitton suggested Craddick was acting dictatorially by acting unilaterally to dismiss the executive director.

“The purpose of this request is not to disparage anyone or cast blame. My purpose it to understand the appropriate process and procedure for handling employee related matters going forward,” Sitton said in a letter to the AG.

By Scott Braddock

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