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Coming soon from Texas Watchdog: Top lieutenant in Harris County Attorney's Office resigns in the wake of questions about conflicts of interest
Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009, 06:57PM CST
By Trent Seibert
A top lieutenant of Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan has resigned his post in the wake of questions from Texas Watchdog about a conflict of interest.

This top-level county attorney -- a political appointee -- had been hired by Ryan at the beginning of the year.

He announced his resignation late today as Texas Watchdog was on the verge of publishing a story detailing how the attorney -- while on the county payroll -- had continued to represent clients against the county.

His clients won a six-figure judgment from the county. And he made a nice slice of the cash.

Texas Watchdog's story details how this practice, which would appear to be a significant conflict of interest, is legal under Texas law. The story also highlights efforts by county leaders to curtail this practice.

More on this story soon from Texas Watchdog.

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Comments
Peggy Venable
Wednesday, 10/14/2009 - 09:42PM

Thanks for this good investigative reporting. How could other county officials no havev known thatthisindividual had a conflict of interest? How far does this go?

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