Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Whistleblowers considered effort to ‘cook up’ complaint against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Lauren McGaughy and Philip Jankowski The Dallas Morning AUSTIN, Texas – A former top deputy testified today at Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial that two whistleblowers discussed an effort to “cook up” complaints to the State Bar of Texas against the attorney general. It is the first testimony from a whistleblower indicating employees considered making allegations against their former boss after they made their FBI complaint in 2020. Paxton’s defense has sought to portray the former employees as mutinous staff who tried to take down their boss. Mark Penley told the Texas Senate he and whistleblower David Maxwell discussed reporting Paxton to the state bar after they were placed on administrative leave following the FBI complaint. Paxton defense attorney J. Mitch Little confronted Penley with notes he had taken about a discussion Penley had Oct. 10, 2020, with Maxwell, who was the top law enforcement officer at the attorney general’s office. Maxwell had mentioned reporting Paxton to the state bar, Penley testified. In his File Photo
notes, he called it a plan to “cook up” bar complaints against Paxton and two other attorneys, he testified. “I have no independent recollection of these notes, so I wrote down the word ‘cook up,’” Penley said. They did not follow through on reporting Paxton to the state bar. The testimony comes as Paxton’s impeachment trial moved into its second week. As it got underway Monday, the trial’s presiding officer Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick indicated Paxton’s fate could be decided as early as this week. Patrick said deliberations could begin as soon as Thursday and that senators would be kept in Austin until they reach a verdict on all the impeachment charges they are considering. “From this moment forward, no off days until the trial and the deliberations and the decision is given,” he said. A vote of at least twothirds of the Texas Senate is required to convict Paxton. He is facing removal from office on articles of impeachment that accuse the threeterm attorney general of abuse of office, obstruction and bribery. Many of those accusations relate to Paxton’s dealings with friend and campaign donor Nate Paul, a federally indicted real estate investor. See Texas on 7
OSU coach Mike Gundy was told late Saturday that linebacker Justin Wright could have a severe injury, but it is now thought to be not as severe. Wright posted on Twitter that he anticipates being back for OSU’s Week 5 game.
OSU getting away with slow starts in run game, but ‘luck is going to run out’ Davis Cordova Staff Reporter
run out eventually and that’s not a secret,” Gundy said. “That’s what the offensive staff has been told, that’s what I told myself in the mirror and that’s Two weeks of poor starts what the players have been in the run game has OSU coach told.” Mike Gundy talking to himself In OSU’s 27-15 win over in the mirror. Arizona State on Saturday, “Through two weeks, the Cowboys had a goose egg we’ve gotten away with not – zero – in the total rushing running the ball well in the yards column at halftime. It first half. Our luck is going to didn’t help when the Cowboys
ran only six rushing plays in the first 30 minutes. The offense turned it around and finished the game with 113 yards on 3.6 yards per carry, something Gundy said is still well short of its goal. “Getting around 4 to 4.5 yards average per carry is going to be more important than saying they need to rush for 150 yards per game. We need to do that,” Gundy said. See Run game on 3
Tribune News Service Witness Mark Penley, who served as the deputy attorney general for criminal justice under Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for one year, provides testimony as he is examined by Rusty Hardin, an attorney for the House impeachment managers, during day five of Paxton’s impeachment trial in the Senate chamber at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Paxton pleaded not guilty last week to numerous articles of impeachment.
Pull into ‘The Station’ for some good eats Isaac Terry Staff Reporter Nestled inside Adams Market, University Dining Services has opened a new place to eat. The new concept, named “The Station,” debuted at the start of the semester and is right inside the “Express It!” convenience store inside of Adam’s Market. The new concept serves mainly American-style foods and fried chicken. The menu isn’t too big or small and gives an alright range of foods while staying on style. Its entire menu consists of chicken strips, a chicken sandwich, popcorn chicken, a beef burrito, fried pickles, a broasted potato, corn on the cob, fried okra and Hawaiian rolls. “The Station” is one of the various dining concepts on campus that are open much later in the day, opening at 5 p.m. every day and closing at 10 p.m. The theme matches that of Adams Market, with many old street signs and antique-style metal advertisements hung up on the walls. I ordered a chicken sandwich,
Isaac Terry Adam’s Market opened a new dining concept at the beginning of the semester, “The Station” that primarily serves fried food.
fried pickles and a chicken strip. I tried the fired pickles first and was incredibly happy with them. They had a hearty crunch and tasted delicious with and without ranch. I was pleasantly surprised with the portion
size as well, with a lot of food for $3.05 on campus. The pickles could definitely be their own snack to help get you through the day. The next thing I tried was the chicken strip. It was alright and was
decently moist on the inside. They are also a good size for $2.35, and was, of course, great with ranch and by itself. The breading does make you quite thirsty, so it’s best to have a drink on hand if you plan to eat multiple. See ‘The Station’ on 6