AUSTIN, Texas — A House ethics panel announced an investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s agency just hours after he called on the state House speaker to resign.
In an explosive statement Tuesday afternoon, Paxton accused fellow Republican Dade Phelan of leading the chamber while drunk. Paxton offered no evidence to back up his statement. In a separate letter, he asked the House General Investigating Committee to look into the matter.
“Texans were dismayed to witness his performance presiding over the Texas House in a state of apparent debilitating intoxication,” wrote Paxton, a third-term Republican. “While I hope Speaker Phelan will get the help he needs, he has proven himself unworthy of Texans’ trust and incapable of leading the Texas House.”
