“It is alarming and very serious having this discussion when millions of taxpayer dollars have been asked to remedy what is alleged to be some wrongs,” said House General Investigating Committee Chair Andrew Murr. Via TexasTribune.
House Committee on General Investigating Chair Andrew S. Murr, left, and Vice Chair Ann Johnson listen to testimony on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday at the Capitol in Austin.
Erin Epley, lead counsel for the investigating committee, said the inquiry also delved into the whistleblowers’ allegations by conducting multiple interviews with employees of Paxton’s agency — many of whom expressed fears of retaliation by Paxton if their testimony were to be revealed — as well as the whistleblowers and others with pertinent information.
Epley and the other investigators then walked the committee through the whistleblowers’ allegations, including that Paxton gave Paul help that went beyond the normal scope of his duties. Rep. Jeff Leach, a Plano Republican and chair of the Judiciary and Jurisprudence Committee, urged his Twitter followers to watch Wednesday’s hearing on “an issue of vital importance to all Texans.”The hearing capped aat the Capitol during which Paxton unexpectedly called on Phelan to resign, alleging the Beaumont Republican recently presided over the chamber while drunk.
“The Committee recognized that these men suffered real harm in retaliation for their loyalty to their oaths as public servants. Now the State must honor its solemn promise to compensate them for their lost wages and other damages,” they said in a statement after the hearing. “Good governance demands nothing less. No public employees, especially those left at the AG’s office, are going to report this kind of public corruption in the future if the legislature leaves our clients hung out to dry.
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