The Texas Department of Public Safety and Travis County District Attorney’s Office said in a joint statement that they thoroughly investigated the allegation. "No crime occurred in this instance," the two agencies said.
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By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune Apr 29, 2021
13 hrs ago
The Texas Department of Public Safety and Travis County District Attorneyâs Office said Thursday âthat there is not enough evidence to supportâ an allegation that a lobbyist used a date rape drug on a Capitol staffer and that âno crime occurred in this instance.â
âDPS has conducted a thorough investigation following allegations of drugging of a Capitol staffer by a lobbyist,â the joint statement said. âTogether, we have concluded that . criminal charges are not appropriate.â
The Capitol’s Toxic Culture
News broke last weekend that the Texas Department of Public Safety was investigating an allegation that a legislative staffer had been drugged by a lobbyist who works for one of the most powerful firms in Austin. On Thursday, DPS and the Travis County District Attorney’s Office announced in a statement that DPS conducted its investigation and that “we have concluded that there is not enough evidence to support these allegations and that criminal charges are not appropriate. No crime occurred in this instance.”
The allegations had prompted several lawmakers to ban lobbyists from that firm or lobbyists altogether from visiting their offices this week. But many who work at the Capitol said that there must be a bigger reckoning with the Capitol’s longstanding toxic culture of sexism, discrimination, and harassment. “Legislators banning this lobbyist and his firm is not enough. Change the culture,” San Antonio Representative Ina Minjarez tweeted
The allegations first surfaced last weekend and quickly rattled the state Capitol
Published April 30, 2021 •
Updated on April 30, 2021 at 9:36 am
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Prosecutors said Thursday there was not enough evidence to support allegations that a Texas lobbyist drugged a legislative aide who works in the state Capitol, which had been shaken this week by the reports. We have concluded that there is not enough evidence to support these allegations and that criminal charges are not appropriate, the Texas Department of Public Safety and Travis County District Attorney s Office said in a joint statement.
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