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Texas Southern regent who defended ousted president Austin Lane resigns from board
“At the end of the day, it’s what’s in the best interest for me and my family,” Mitchell said Monday after tendering his resignation with Gov. Greg Abbott’s office.
“This has been a huge distraction,” Mitchell said. “It’s one of those things where I’d rather be on a board where there’s more logic and just a sense of decency, and unfortunately that’s not the right board.”
“I hope that the five years I spent on that board was enough to leave a positive impact for the students,” Mitchell said in a statement. Mitchell said he had chosen the “path of resistance and stood alone.”
“The good news is, my exit gives the governor an opportunity to honor the students, alumni and Houston community’s request to appoint regents who are undergraduate alumni and care about the well-being of Texas Southern.”
“At the end of the day, it’s what’s in the best interest for me and my family,” Mitchell said Monday after tendering his resignation with Gov. Greg Abbott’s office.
“This has been a huge distraction,” Mitchell said. “It’s one of those things where I’d rather be on a board where there’s more logic and just a sense of decency, and unfortunately that’s not the right board.”
“I hope that the five years I spent on that board was enough to leave a positive impact for the students,” Mitchell said in a statement. Mitchell said he had chosen the “path of resistance and stood alone.”
“The good news is, my exit gives the governor an opportunity to honor the students, alumni and Houston community’s request to appoint regents who are undergraduate alumni and care about the well-being of Texas Southern.”
Texas Southern regent who defended ousted president Austin Lane resigns from board
Derrick Mitchell, a member of the board of regents at Texas Southern University who defended ousted President Austin Lane, has stepped down from the board.
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