Wednesday, May 24, 2023

AG Paxton Calls on House Speaker Phelan To Resign Over "Intoxication" Incident; House Investigating Paxton Payout

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Tuesday called for Speaker of the state House Dade Phelan to resign, alleging he presided over the lawmakers “in a state of apparent debilitating intoxication," 

“After much consideration, it is with profound disappointment that I call on Speaker Dade Phelan to resign at the end of this legislative session,” Paxton said in a statement,  Paxton posted on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.
 “Texans were dismayed to witness his performance presiding over the Texas House in a state of apparent debilitating intoxication,"  he said. 

Meanwhile,  a Texas House committee revealed Tuesday it is investigating the office of Attorney General Ken Paxton over his push for $3.3 million in taxpayer dollars to settle a whistleblower lawsuit from former deputies who had accused Paxton of misconduct.

It's a dramatic case of tit for tat, just days before this year's legislative session ends.

(Full story HERE and HERE.)
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