Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton returned to work last week, saying his staff “has redoubled our focus on countless issues facing the state.”Those issues...
in several such cases. Those are two nonpartisan and important state agencies that hold public officials accountable for misconduct.Both agencies asked the Legislature for more money this past session to cover the costs of hiring outside legal counsel to represent them in ongoing litigation. The ethics commission has been locked in a battle with Empower Texans, a political action committee and Paxton donor.
Now a disturbing report by ProPublica and the Texas Tribune reveals the problem is much more widespread. Their investigation found at least 75 times in the last two years Paxton “denied representation” to not only the commissions but also other state entities. For example, he refused to represent the University of Houston-Clear Lake, which was sued by a student group after the school refused to allow it to officially register because it requires that its leader be Christian.Paxton’s office could not be reached to respond to our concerns, but he has said publicly there are legitimate reasons why he has refused to defend state agencies. We question what reasons could justify such frequent denial of representation to state agencies.
Meantime, we hope the attorney general, in getting back to work, will reconsider his previous decisions and provide important air cover for state employees and entities under attack for doing their jobs.
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