Texas House committee recommends expelling Rep. Bryan Slaton (R)
A House committee has recommended the expulsion of Republican state Rep. Bryan Slaton after finding he had engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with an aide, then acted to thwart an investigation into the matter.
A scathing report by the House General Investigating Committee, distributed to House shortly after noon Saturday, found Slaton did not dispute allegations that he had sex with the 19-year-old woman and provided alcohol to her, nor did he express regret or remorse for his conduct. Instead, the report said, Slaton’s lawyer argued the complaints should be dismissed because the behavior occurred in Slaton’s Austin residence, not the workplace.
The Royse City Republican’s decision to remain in office and not resign compelled the House to force his removal, the report said.
In a speech from the floor, Rep. Andrew Murr, R-Junction, the committee chair, acknowledged that expulsion — a measure not taken by the Legislature in nearly a century — is a “level of punishment we don't take lightly.”
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/06/texas-legislature-bryan-slaton-investigation/
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