Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick awards committee chair to Texas senator who previously faced sexual harassment allegation Posted By Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune on Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 12:44 PM Facebook / Dr. Charles Schwertner Texas Sen. Charles Schwertner
Two years ago, Texas Sen. Charles Schwertnervoluntarily relinquished a prominent post chairing the Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee after an allegation of sexual harassment. Now, he’s been named chair of another Senate panel. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Friday that he selected Schwertner, a Georgetown Republican, to helm the Senate Committee on Administration for the 2021 legislative session, replacing state Rep. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola.
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Two years ago, Texas Sen. Charles Schwertnervoluntarily relinquished a prominent post chairing the Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee after an allegation of sexual harassment. Now, he’s been named chair of another Senate panel.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Friday that he selected Schwertner, a Georgetown Republican, to helm the Senate Committee on Administration for the 2021 legislative session, replacing state Rep. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola.
Schwertner gave up his health committee post after the University of Texas at Austin investigated allegations that he sent lewd messages and a sexually explicit photo to a graduate student.
<figcaption> Plexiglass dividers separate seats in a committee hearing room. <cite>Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune</cite>
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