AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Central Texas lawyer and retired Army general has been named the lone finalist to lead the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
A TABC statement Wednesday said Bentley Nettles was the commission’s pick for executive director.
Chairman Kevin Lilly said a meeting was held Tuesday to find a replacement for Sherry Cook, who resigned in April and then formally retired in May. Cook’s resignation came amid criticism over taxpayer-funded trips to Hawaii and San Diego.
The acting TABC director, Ed Swedberg, resigned Monday after barely a month on the job.
Nettles owns Nettles Law PLLC in Bryan. He served in the military and retired as a brigadier general, with tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Nettles was general counsel for the Army Element Joint Force Headquarters of the Texas Army National Guard.