Reps. Briscoe Cain and Steve Toth, who are usually ideologically aligned with Slaton, said the lawmaker needed to step down.
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Meanwhile, the intern has retained a lawyer, Julie Springer in Austin, who specializes in employment law. Springer confirmed Tuesday she was representing the intern but declined to comment further. "I am absolutely furious at a [R]epublican whom I believe to be a sexual predator," Cain wrote on social media. "I’ve never been so ticked off at another legislator."Complaint alleges Royse City Rep. Bryan Slaton had "inappropriate relationship" with an intern
"The young adults working in the Capitol are vulnerable and predators readily target these young people. We owe it to these young professionals to set the standard and protect them from harm," she said in a tweet. The complaint said Slaton had invited the intern to his Austin condo after 10 p.m. March 31. The account was corroborated to the Tribune by a person with direct knowledge of the matter who works in the state Capitol. That source said Slaton drank alcohol with the intern, who is under 21.
In the upper chamber, Republican Sen. Drew Springer, of Muenster, tweeted that he would be filing an amendment to a bill about criminalizing child grooming that specifically targets members of the Legislature who engage in grooming behavior with victims under the age of 21. The bill is eligible for consideration in the Senate on Wednesday.Texas House votes to permanently stay on daylight saving time. But Congress won’t allow it — yet.
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