Austin area US Representative Chip Roy is calling on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to step down.
He says the fact that members of Paxton’s own senior staff have levied charges of bribery, abuse of office, and more against Paxton are troubling as is.
Roy says for the good of Texans, Paxton must resign.
Official Statement:
For the good of the people of Texas and the extraordinary public servants who serve at the Office of the Attorney General, Attorney General Ken Paxton must resign.
The allegations of bribery, abuse of office, and other charges levied against him by at least 7 senior leaders of the Office of the Attorney General are more than troubling on the merits. But, any grace for him to resolve differences and demonstrate if the allegations are false was eliminated by his choice instead to attack the very people entrusted, by him, to lead the office – some of whom I know well and whose character are beyond reproach.
The work of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas is too critical to the state and her people to leave in chaos and to risk the work of over 700 lawyers managing almost 30,000 legal cases at any given moment, including major cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as processing over $4 Billion in Child Support.
The Attorney General deserves his days in court, but the people of Texas deserve a fully functioning AG’s office.
