Blake Farenthold
The BLAKE Act would ban ex-members from lobbying Congress until they repay taxpayer money spent on sex harassment settlements.
A Texas newspaper is suing the Calhoun Port Authority for hiring the disgraced former lawmaker without public notice, in violation of state law.
Lawmakers have stalled on sexual misconduct reforms, as they try to rush through Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
Months after quitting Congress in disgrace, the Texas Republican insists his sexual harassment scandal was everyone's fault but his own.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The disgraced former congressman went from a sexual harassment scandal right into a lawsuit over his new job.
The ex-lawmaker is costing taxpayers $400-an-hour in legal fees, on top of his $160,000 salary. He never repaid his $84,000 harassment settlement, either.
Senators have finally hammered out a deal to tackle sexual harassment in Congress. But what took them so long?
A Texas newspaper filed a lawsuit alleging the Calhoun Port Authority hired the disgraced former lawmaker without public notice, in violation of state law.
The former representative from Texas says he's balking on the advice of his lawyer.
It's only been a month since he quit his House seat amid an ethics committee probe into sexual harassment allegations.