The Royse City Republican, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an employee, emerged from a room where a House investigative panel was meeting.
Slaton has declined to comment on the allegations, referring reporters to his lawyer, who issued a statement calling allegations against him “outrageous” and “false” without specifying further. Slaton continued his silence Thursday afternoon as he was followed down a hallway by reporters waiting for him to emerge from the committee room.
As the committee wrapped up that meeting, Slaton entered a nearby room, where the second committee hearing would take place, through a back entrance. The House General Investigating Committee, comprising three Republicans and two Democrats, has the power to conduct inquiries into state agencies, departments and officials and has the ability to draft articles of impeachment against lawmakers.
He joined the Texas House in 2021 after a campaign financed heavily by far-right Texas groups that framed him as a Christian family man and touted his previous work as a Southern Baptist youth pastor. Since then, he has gained a reputation as a bomb-thrower, a stalwart for ultraconservative causes and, at times, a needle in the side of House Republican leadership.
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