A conservative Republican state legislator who happens to hail from North Texas might be in a heap of trouble, which requires Texas House ethics investigators to get to the truth behind some deeply troubling accusations.
Bryan Slaton of Royse City has been accused of having sex with a legislative intern, a woman with whom he had been flirting.
I don’t know the truth behind any of it; I know only what I read in the Texas Tribune and other outlets.
Slaton — who’s been married since 2017 — is one of those deeply conservative GOP lawmakers who touts family values, morality and rails against so-called “woke” policies. The accusation is troubling in the extreme. It has been corroborated by those in the know, according to the Tribune.
Staffer alleged that state Rep. Bryan Slaton had sex with Capitol intern | The Texas Tribune
Two House Republicans, Briscoe Cain and Steve Toth, have called for Slaton to resign, along with Democratic Rep. Anna-Maria Ramos. I won’t wade into that mess.
I do believe, though, that it is imperative for the House General Investigating Committee to get and stay busy on this issue until it determines whether it’s true.
This clearly is a matter, given Slaton’s outspoken public views on character and moral clarity, that will not go away.