Texas Association of Broadcasters: Watson, Defender of Open Government and Journalism, to Retire From Texas Senate
February 19, 2020
February 19, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Texas Association of Broadcasters issued the following news:
St. Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, a member of the Texas Senate since 2007 and a stalwart defender of the public's right to know, announced Tuesday that he is retiring from the upper chamber effective April 30.
Watson is leaving to become the first dean of the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs.
"The ability to build a public policy, public affairs sc . . .
St. Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, a member of the Texas Senate since 2007 and a stalwart defender of the public's right to know, announced Tuesday that he is retiring from the upper chamber effective April 30.
Watson is leaving to become the first dean of the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs.
"The ability to build a public policy, public affairs sc . . .