Texas Supreme Court refuses to hear ethics lawsuits brought by conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan

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In 2014, and following a two-year investigation, the Texas Ethics Commission fined Sullivan $10,000 for failing to register as a lobbyist.

Special needs child suffers cuts, bruises after he says teacher punched him in face for trying to perfect his homeworkMichael Quinn Sullivan of Empower Texans speaks at a conservative grassroots rally for property tax relief and reform at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, April 16, 2019.The Texas Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear two lawsuits in which a prominent conservative activist and his political advocacy group challenged the state ethics commission’s regulatory powers.

Sullivan’s attorney and the ethics commission did not respond to requests for comment Friday afternoon. In a separate complaint, the ethics commission said that Empower Texans had failed to register as a political action committee.

 

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