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Jul 11, 2008 12:00 pm US/Central

DPS Director Retiring Amid Agency Criticism

AUSTIN (AP) ― The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety is retiring amid criticism his agency has endured since the June fire at the Governor's Mansion.

Col. Tommy Davis issued a terse statement Friday saying that after 43 years and nine months with the DPS, he is retiring on Aug. 31. He didn't elaborate.

The department has been reeling from bad publicity and has been under scrutiny from critical lawmakers.

Internal investigations have been going on into how the agency's troopers were guarding the mansion when it was severely damaged by fire the morning of June 8.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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