Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioner Kelcy Warren is also the CEO of ETP/Dakota Pipeline.

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I live in Texas and was not aware that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioner is Kelcy Warren, the same man responsible for building the Dakota Pipeline. He is the CEO of Energy Transfer Partners and has close ties to Governor Greg Abbott, giving 700k to his PAC.

While the Dakota Pipeline Protectors are finally starting to get press and hopefully help from President Obama, the same problem is happening in Texas. Warren is requesting access to protected land to build the Trans-Pecos and Comanche Trail pipelines in Texas that will go through Big Bend and the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area in East Texas.

So how can Kelcy Warren grant approval for his own pipeline? That's why protestors gathered outside the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Office today demanding Warren's resignation. Here's the full story:

‘Water Protectors’ Demand Parks and Wildlife Commissioner’s Resignation

“When it happened in Standing Rock, we became so aware of how they disrespectful they are,” said Jacalyn Hagans, a Cherokee and a member of the Society of Native Nations. “As native people we believe the creator tasked us with protecting the earth and we take that seriously and we’ve just had enough.”

Although the protest Thursday was peaceful, the agency had extra security on hand. TPWD spokesman Josh Havens said the agency had received some threats over the last few days, but said he did not know the nature of the threats.

Hagans said her group and others have more protests planned this month and that they would continue until Kelcy Warren stepped down or was removed from his position.

“The way I look at it, this is a serious enough thing for me that I will fight till I die, or I will die fighting,” said Hagans. “If it would help the cause, I would do that for my people.”

https://www.texasobserver.org/tpwd-protest-kelcy-warren/

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1. Hell, that ain't no conflict!

Jess doin' a little bidness, thass all.