AUSTIN — A fight is brewing over whether the GOP-led Legislature will fund a $3.3 million settlement that Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office struck with a...
But the deal is now facing pushback from some lawmakers, most notably House Speaker Dade Phelan, who said it’s “not a proper use of taxpayer dollars.”told CBS DFW this week
. “Mr. Paxton is going to have to come to the Texas House. He’s going to have to appear before the Appropriations Committee and make a case to that committee as to why that is a proper use of taxpayer dollars.”, the litigation that began in late 2020 will likely continue.saying they want more information. Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, both Republicans, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.and said doing otherwise would send a bad message.
“State employees cannot be expected to report government corruption in the future if they know the Legislature won’t back their rights under the statute it passed for the very purpose of protecting them,” the statement said. Paxton did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday. In previous statements, Paxton has said the agency settled the lawsuit to
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