The Texas House's investigative committee agreed an unnamed lawmaker may have been involved in inappropriate workplace conduct and scheduled a hearing. The committee is believed to be looking into the behavior of Rep. Bryan Slaton and Rep. Jolanda Jones.
to the committee that Slaton, 45, had sex with one of his employees, a woman under 21, and also provided her with alcohol. The complaint, which was reviewed by The Texas Tribune, stated that the incident occurred at Slaton’s Austin apartment in March.
Slaton has not commented on those allegations, but a lawyer representing him has blasted “outrageous claims circulating online” about Slaton without specifying further.of Jones’ office resigned, citing an “abusive and hostile” work environment. In a letter to Jones obtained by the Tribune, the trio said the lawmaker regularly required them to work outside of normal business hours, threatened to fire them and tasked them with duties unrelated to state business.
Jones said in a statement at the time that working at the Capitol is strenuous and “some on my staff have decided this job is not for them.” The investigative committee announced the due process hearing after meeting for almost two hours privately, in executive session, Monday morning. Neither Jones nor Slaton was present. It was unclear whether the hearing would be closed to the public or not.
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