A top prosecutor in the Tarrant County district attorney's office said Wednesday that he has no idea why Gov. Rick Perry abruptly removed him from the Texas Forensic Science Commission.
Perry abruptly replaced three members of the commission — including the chairman — just two days before it was to meet to discuss a finding that a faulty investigation might have led to the execution of an innocent man.
The meeting was subsequently canceled.
Perry also removed board member Aliece Watts, a forensic scientist in Euless.
The governor told The Associated Press that the board members' terms were expiring and that replacing them “was pretty standard business as usual.”
But several board members have had their appointments renewed, The AP reported.
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