Dallas Democrat asks Ken Paxton to weigh in on removing Confederate plaque outside his office
Rep. Eric Johnson is tired of waiting.
Six months ago, the Dallas Democrat asked the governor how to remove a 60-year-old Confederate plaque affixed to the wall outside his state Capitol office. But the plaque remains, so Johnson has decided to take matters into his own hands.
“He hasn’t found the answer,” Johnson told The News. “I think I’m going to have to go find it myself.”
On Friday, Johnson and El Paso Rep. Joe Moody asked the attorney general to tell him who has the authority to tear down the plaque — historical monument authorities, lawmakers, the governor or someone else?
The governor’s staff is still studying the issue, but said Gov. Greg Abbott believes lawmakers should have a role in deciding the plaque’s future because that's who voted to install it.
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