A North Texas Republican lawmaker has hired an attorney ahead of a possible ethics investigation.
Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, speaks to Republican activists from a podium outside the Texas Capitol on Jan. 12.
In a statement issued Monday, Patrick Short, a criminal defense attorney representing Slaton, said he was hired by the Republican “in a matter relating to a possible complaint filed against him with the Texas House Ethics Committee.” , an employee of the Texas Legislature filed a complaint accusing Slaton of an inappropriate relationship with an intern."Slaton allegedly called the intern after 10 p.m. on March 31 inviting her to his Austin condo, the complaint said," the outlet reported.
Slaton missed the key vote Thursday despite filing nearly 30 amendments to add to the state’s budget.On Monday, the office of Rep. Andrew Murr, R-Junction, the chair of the House General Investigating Committee, which would investigate any claims, declined to comment on a potential investigation into Slaton. His office referred The Texas Newsroom to a statement Murr posted on Facebook last week.
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