Thursday’s hearing marked the end of the Legislature’s three-day marathon of public hearings.
New Insider Deals are here, and you’re going to love them!— a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. PAMPA — The Texas legislative committee investigating this year’s deadly Panhandle wildfires blasted state agencies and regulators for failing to communicate — and began hinting at possible legal changes it could propose as it wrapped up its work.
At times, the hearings seemed to be a long-awaited opportunity for locals to vent their frustrations that predate this year’s fires. “If there are gaps in bureaucracy, it’s very frustrating,” Hoke said. “As a civil citizen, you don’t want to hear that it is not my job. I understand the frustration.”Randall Collins, assistant executive director of the Railroad Commission of Texas, said his regulatory agency also doesn’t have the jurisdiction to inspect power lines and didn’t know whose responsibility it fell under.
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