A key state Senate panel voted on Tuesday to fire and replace the board of directors of the troubled Texas Youth Commission.
It's the latest display of disgust with the governor-appointed board of directors of the TYC.
Some legislators have been eager to replace the board as the state investigates allegations of sexual abuse of juvenile inmates and a possible cover-up by employees.
Law officers this month have been at all 22 TYC prisons to interview inmates
The Senate Criminal Justice Committee approved a bill that would eliminate the section of law that created the board -- then immediately replace it with a new governor-appointed panel.
The bill by Sen. Chris Harris of Arlington would prohibit Gov. Rick Perry from reappointing the current board members.
Perry has appointed Jay Kimbrough as special master over the TYC investigation.
Kimbrough and the agency's new acting executive director, Ed Owens, are to give lawmakers an update Wednesday.
