Karl Rove is on the Board of Trustees for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation

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Did anyone know about this? I just found out from a post by Lone_Star_Dem. I had no idea. Sickening.

Thanks to Lone_Star_Dem.

Post here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4416482&mesg_id=4416482

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1. It is like turd blossom on our oceans - sickening

According to the prick's website:

Karl now serves on the Board of Trustees for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and the Texas State History Museum Foundation. He is also a member of the McDonald Observatory Board of Visitors and the Texas Philosophical Society.

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2. Unbelievable.

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3. Sad day!

That is really sickening to hear. TPWD has been screwed by Perry til they are broken.
Evict Perry now.

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4. Not only TPWD but TCEQ as well

The Texas Observer has been running some really good coverage on Toxic (That's how we pronounce the acronym TCEQ - for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality). As if TCEQ gave a rat's ass about Texas environmental quality!

The agency story is a long read but well worth it if you give a damn about Texas air.

Texas Observer 5/26/10
Agency Of Destruction
To judge by size alone, Texas' environmental agency should be the mortal terror of polluters. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) boasts a $600 million budget, some 3,000 employees, a sprawling Austin headquarters, and 16 regional offices. In 2008, the agency conducted more than 100,000 investigations, issued more than 14,000 violation notices, and levied $16.9 million in penalties. By the numbers, Texas’ environmental agency is the second-largest in the world, after the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

Though it’s not a household name, the commission has profound influence—over the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the health of Texas’ diverse ecosystems, not to mention the state’s economy. The agency regulates dry cleaners, hazardous waste dumps, the vast coastal petrochemical complexes and uranium mines. It oversees Texas’ enforcement of federal laws such as the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.

But both its critics and friends will agree on this: TCEQ is no EPA. While the federal agency is a favorite punching bag of right-wing Texas politicians like Gov. Rick Perry, you don’t hear warnings ringing out about the evils of the TCEQ. That’s because, in decision after decision, the Texas agency that’s supposed to protect the public and the environment has sided with polluters.

Followed by these related stories

EPA Takes Down Screwy Texas Air Program Texas Observer 5/26/10
TCEQ Under Scrutiny Following Observer Story 6/1/10
TCEQ Fesses Up: More Benzene Data Withheld from Public exas Observer 6/1/10

The Texas Observer rocks! :yourock: TO!