Texas AG accuses House Speaker of intoxication, calls for resignation.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for the resignation of Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, accusing him of presiding over the House "in a state of apparent debilitating intoxication." Phelan's office responded by saying Paxton's statement was a last-ditch effort to save face ahead of a hearing with a House investigative committee looking into his $3.3 million whistleblower settlement. The ongoing 88th legislative session ends May 29.
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- House investigative panel reveals probe of AG Ken Paxton’s office The Texas Tribune
- Texas Capitol jolted by investigation of attorney general, accusation House speaker was drunk on job Yahoo News
- Video of 'intoxicated' Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan in session, according to AG Ken Paxton KHOU 11
- Texas AG calls on GOP state House leader to resign, alleging intoxication at work The Hill
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