GOP faces challenges in addressing sexual misconduct in Texas House.

Former Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton, a self-described “bold and brave Christian-Conservative,” has resigned and been expelled from the House after a report detailed his inappropriate sexual conduct with a 19-year-old legislative aide who worked in his Capitol office. Slaton's hypocrisy has cast a harsher light on Republican-led efforts to crack down on supposedly grooming-related activities, including drag performances, gender-affirming care for transgender minors and classroom discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity. LGBTQ advocates are pointing to Slaton to redirect attacks back on the GOP, saying conservative Republicans were so busy policing drag artists and transgender Texans that they missed abuse — and so-called “grooming behavior” — by one of their own.