Acting director of Texas liquor agency abruptly quits
Only weeks into the job, the acting executive director of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is calling it quits.
Ed Swedberg’s abrupt and unexpected resignation from the agency, effective Monday, marks the sixth high-level departure since April from the agency that oversees alcohol regulation in Texas. The TABC has been rocked by revelations of lavish spending, mismanagement and regulatory overreach.
Swedberg, the agency's deputy executive director since 2012, took over the top job on a temporary basis in May. He notified TABC Chairman Kevin Lilly of his decision to step down in a hand-written letter Friday. He said he was quitting because he did not want to participate in the “termination” of Licensing Director Amy Harrison.
Harrison was still on the job Monday morning, TABC spokesman Chris Porter said in an email. Harrison, who helped oversee the creation of a controversial flier depicting agency honchos partying during out-of-state junkets, declined through Porter to comment.
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