Texas AG Won’t Release Texts He Sent During DC Riot

March 25, 2021 Republicans, Trump cultists

The Houston Chronicle reports:

The Texas attorney general’s office is attempting to withhold all messages Ken Paxton sent or received while in Washington for the pro-Donald Trump rally that devolved into a riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Several news organizations in Texas have requested copies of the attorney general’s work-related communications. The Texas Public Information Act guarantees the public’s right to government records — even if those records are stored on personal devices or online accounts of public officials.

After Paxton’s office refused to release copies of his emails and text messages, the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Morning News, the San Antonio Express-News, the Austin American-Statesman, ProPublica and the Texas Tribune are working together in an effort to obtain the documents and review Paxton’s open records practices.

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#BREAKING: Texas AG Ken Paxton refuses to release texts, emails sent during pro-Trump rally & Capitol riot

Reminder PAXTON:
⚠️Is currently indicted
⚠️Is under FBI investigation
⚠️SPOKE at the Jan 6 rally turned deadly riot

PAXTON is on the ballot in 2022https://t.co/QrRcQF274x

— Brandon Richards (@BrandonRichards) March 25, 2021