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Austin ethics panel upholds chair's no-jurisdiction finding on complaint alleging state transportation and penal-code violations
Summary
The Ethics Review Commission affirmed the chair's determination that a complaint alleging violations of Texas transportation and penal statutes and an Austin Charter provision fell outside the commission's jurisdiction, effectively closing the matter unless the complainant files a revised complaint.
The City of Austin Ethics Review Commission on Jan. 22, 2025 voted to uphold the chair's jurisdictional finding that it lacked authority to proceed on a complaint filed Dec. 9, 2024 by Jeb Boit against Gary Bledsoe. The complaint alleged violations of chapters 392 and 393 of the Texas Transportation Code, Texas Penal Code section 39.02, and Section 4 of the Austin City Charter.
Assistant City Attorney Caroline Webster summarized…
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