Overview

• Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton has opened an inquiry led by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services into how nude images appeared on Walters’ office TV during a July 24 closed board session.
• House Speaker Kyle Hilbert has urged Walters to unlock and hand over all relevant office devices to ensure a transparent third-party review.
• Board members Becky Carson and Ryan Deatherage say they saw the images during the July 24 session and report that Walters acknowledged the inappropriate content before shutting off the TV without apology.
• Walters’ communications director has dismissed the reports as a “junk tabloid lie,” blaming hostile board members for fabricating the allegations.
• Governor Kevin Stitt has voiced profound disappointment and joined calls from bipartisan lawmakers for full transparency and potential accountability measures.