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AG Paxton fills several top jobs without public postings required by state law
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Texas AG fills several top jobs without public postings
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office hired several people from his campaign and elsewhere before they submitted applications or the jobs were posted publicly, as required by state law.
Fourteen people who worked on Paxton's campaign or for former Gov. Rick Perry or U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz were given administrative jobs in the new attorney general's office, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Only one of those jobs was advertised, and records obtained by the newspaper show that Paxton's office had chosen someone for it the day before the posting went online.
The hires highlight ethics laws that are often ignored and have no enforcement mechanisms behind them.
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A state law requires agencies to list any openings that will involve external candidates with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Texas AG fills several top jobs without public postings
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office hired several people from his campaign and elsewhere before they submitted applications or the jobs were posted publicly, as required by state law.
Fourteen people who worked on Paxton's campaign or for former Gov. Rick Perry or U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz were given administrative jobs in the new attorney general's office, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Only one of those jobs was advertised, and records obtained by the newspaper show that Paxton's office had chosen someone for it the day before the posting went online.
The hires highlight ethics laws that are often ignored and have no enforcement mechanisms behind them.
...
A state law requires agencies to list any openings that will involve external candidates with the Texas Workforce Commission.
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