Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse investigated for mismanagement
Gov. Bush placed the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in conservatorship after the Legislative Audit Committee warned of gross mismanagement waste and possible theft of state funds. Rangers auditors and private accountants probe contractors while conservators Weiss and Wilson testified to lawmakers about false records and record hiding.
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Lyndell Williams
ED Sterling
Texas Press Association
Austin
Texas Commission On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
George W. Bush
Commission
Legislative Audit Committee
Texas Rangers
Michael Weiss
Col
James Wilson
Department of Public Safety
House
Senate General Investigating Committee
Weiss
Wilson
John Montford
State Capital Highlights
Wilson cites over 20 million in concerns from abuse of travel phones vehicle buys and state funds with up to 20 cases risky for prosecution. The agency funds hundreds of Texas drug and alcohol providers for 61,000 people, with a 186 million dollar annual budget and 271 staff. final report due this month. Tejas Testing seeks 187.5 million compensation for canceled seven year auto emissions program, while state disputes loom. Other items include a federal suit over 1.3 billion in illegal immigration costs and Gov Bush naming 21 advisory council members for base closure impacts. A federal judge dismissed that state suit, and DHS placed a Brenham nursing home under trustee supervision after safety violations. Sweetbriar Nursing Home license suspended.
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Tejas Testing Technology
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission
Austin
Bill Miller
Tejas
Ron Dusek
Dan Morales
Miller
Associated Press
Senate Finance Committee
John Montford
Texas
Harris County
Water tower painting praised by reader in Grand Saline
In a letter to the editor Bill Thomas thanks city workers for painting the water tower in orange and black with Indians and the town name. He urges a larger street crew and better roads, noting tax funds should improve streets rather than patch holes.
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W.I
Bill
Thomas Grand Saline
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Commission On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
U.S
Norman Black
Texas Department of Human Services
Brenham
DHS
Sweetbriar Nursing Home
Texas Health Enterprises of
Denton
Briggs & Stratton
Balaces
H.P
Lloyd's Gas & Subway
Pto Hut
Brookshire Weer
Wal-Mart
Trader's Square Shopping
East Highway
Campe Gus Ee
Wrangler
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