Ethics Panel Balks at Subpoena

Clean Up Texas Politics | Ft. Worth Star Telegram: Ethics Panel Balks at Subpoena: "The Texas Ethics Commission is refusing to provide information to prosecutors looking into questions about Republican campaign fund-raising, drawing a rebuke from Attorney General Greg Abbott, officials said Friday.
Abbott, a Republican, told the Ethics Commission that he disagreed with its decision to fight a subpoena from Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle.

And, Abbott said, he would not represent the agency in court. That means the commission, which oversees state campaign finance regulations, will have to hire outside lawyers if it wants to continue to try to quash the subpoena, officials said."