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Texas Funeral Service Commission votes to terminate executive director
Summary
The Texas Funeral Service Commission voted to terminate its executive director effective immediately and ordered immediate surrender of state-issued items and vacation of the office.
The Texas Funeral Service Commission voted to terminate its executive director effective immediately during a video-conference meeting that reconvened in open session at 12:38 p.m.
The motion, made by Vice Chair Skopanski and seconded by Commissioner Opiela, directed that the executive director vacate the office immediately and surrender keys, badge, phone, laptop and any other state‑issued items to Commissioner Brown. The public record for the meeting does not include a detailed roll-call tally; the chair announced the motion passed after asking for those in favor and those opposed.
The commission had gone into closed session at 11:04 a.m. under the Texas Open Meetings Act to discuss pending and existing litigation and to receive legal advice from its attorney; the meeting minutes state no action was taken during that closed session. After reconvening in open session, the termination motion was made and adopted by the commission.
The transcript does not identify the executive director by name. The motion specified immediate vacating of the office and return of state‑issued equipment to Commissioner Brown; the record does not show any amendment or conditions to that direction.
Commissioners then took a recess and later continued other agenda items. The commission adjourned at 2:04 p.m.
