Posted By: Whiskey Bob
Fishing and Politics - 10/22/10 08:02 PM
With the Governers Election Soon, I often wonder if the Seats on the Parks and Wildlife Comission are up for sale to the higest contributor...
seems to me that in the past and the present ,, the appointments to the seats in Austin on the Comission are not your regular Hunting and Fishing type citizens...
but rather the most Wealthy of Texans that have contributed to the election of the respective Governer,, now I'm not knocking their sucess or their wealth but rather wondering do these comissioners do a good job relating to all the people affected by their decisions ... could you do a Better job ? have their policy decisions served you well in the past ? Do you feel you as a Texas Fisherman you have a voice ? or decent representation ?( Politics )
with that said do you think it would be helpful to have Texans on the Comission that really participate in all that they govern ?
would your vote be swayed if you were told that some regular folks would have seats on the commission ? (define Regular)
or am I totally off base asking these questions and does any of this matter to you ?
all food for thought !
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Commission members serve staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three members expiring every two years. The terms expire on January 31 of odd-numbered years, and commission members hold office until successors are appointed and qualified.
The governor shall designate a member of the commission as the presiding officer of the commission to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor. The commission elects a vice-chairman from among its members to serve a two-year term. Vacancies on the commission are filled by the governor, and vacancies in the office of chairman and vice-chairman are filled in the same manner as the original appointment or election.
The commission may meet as often as necessary, but at least on a quarterly basis. Five members constitute a quorum.
Commission members serve without pay, but are entitled to per diem and to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in attending meetings.
The commission's chief responsibility is the adoption of policies and rules to carry out all programs of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The commission approves the biennial budget and appropriation requests for submission to the legislature sets departmental policy, and appoints an executive director charged with the implementation of that policy and operation of the department on a daily basis.
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Current List of Commissioners Link
http://beta-www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/about/commission/commissioners/index
seems to me that in the past and the present ,, the appointments to the seats in Austin on the Comission are not your regular Hunting and Fishing type citizens...
but rather the most Wealthy of Texans that have contributed to the election of the respective Governer,, now I'm not knocking their sucess or their wealth but rather wondering do these comissioners do a good job relating to all the people affected by their decisions ... could you do a Better job ? have their policy decisions served you well in the past ? Do you feel you as a Texas Fisherman you have a voice ? or decent representation ?( Politics )
with that said do you think it would be helpful to have Texans on the Comission that really participate in all that they govern ?
would your vote be swayed if you were told that some regular folks would have seats on the commission ? (define Regular)
or am I totally off base asking these questions and does any of this matter to you ?
all food for thought !
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Commission members serve staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three members expiring every two years. The terms expire on January 31 of odd-numbered years, and commission members hold office until successors are appointed and qualified.
The governor shall designate a member of the commission as the presiding officer of the commission to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor. The commission elects a vice-chairman from among its members to serve a two-year term. Vacancies on the commission are filled by the governor, and vacancies in the office of chairman and vice-chairman are filled in the same manner as the original appointment or election.
The commission may meet as often as necessary, but at least on a quarterly basis. Five members constitute a quorum.
Commission members serve without pay, but are entitled to per diem and to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in attending meetings.
The commission's chief responsibility is the adoption of policies and rules to carry out all programs of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The commission approves the biennial budget and appropriation requests for submission to the legislature sets departmental policy, and appoints an executive director charged with the implementation of that policy and operation of the department on a daily basis.
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Current List of Commissioners Link
http://beta-www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/about/commission/commissioners/index