Rep. Borris Miles Threatened Paxton's DPS Detail
State Rep. Borris Miles threatened to "beat up" a plainclothes Texas Department of Public Safety trooper while the lawman was guarding Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton during a private meeting inside Austin's Vince Young Steakhouse, according to a report obtained by The Texas Tribune.
Miles, a Houston Democrat, was at the restaurant eating dinner with a party that included state Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, on the night of April 1. According to the DPS report, Miles got up from his table and was making his way to a private dining room where Paxton was holding a meeting when the DPS officer stopped him.
"When I saw Rep. Miles make a move for the door, I stood up, grabbed his arm to divert his attention to me and told him he was not allowed to go into the room," the DPS report states. "I then positioned myself between him and the door. At this point, Rep. Miles became belligerent with me, using excessive profanity."
In an interview, Miles said his version of events is "much different." Hours earlier, Paxton had spoken to him on the phone, he said, congratulating him on the House's passage of its version of the state budget. When Miles heard that Paxton was at the restaurant, he said, he just wanted to follow up on that conversation.
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