Another Legislator To Move On Down The (Toll) Road
Veteran Williamson County Republican Mike Krusee will reportedly be appointed to a state transportation job before the end of the month, making him ineligible to continue serving in the Texas Legislature.
The Transportation Committee chief has been rumored to be on the retirement treadmill for months, ever since he delivered an emotional diatribe at the close of the legislative session in May that many Capitol observers said sounded like a farewell speech.
Round Rock school board vice president Diana Maldonado, a Democrat, has already announced her plans to run for the seat.
Posted on November 14, 2007 – 3:12 pm by APR
6 Responses to “Another Legislator To Move On Down The (Toll) Road”
That speech wasn’t a diatribe, it was an eloquent indictment of Craddick’s departure from democracy.
By Austx123 on Nov 14, 2007
I think there’s a state law the bars him from accepting the appointment until the expiration of his current term. So he’ll have to do what Elizabeth Ames Jones did — run for re-election, then decline to be sworn in until Perry appoints him to the TXDoT board.
I think it’s unlikely.
By Bodhisattva on Nov 20, 2007