UPDATE: Lawyers For Brazos County’s State Senator Issue Statement After An Investigator Concludes No Violations Of University Of Texas Policies

Screen shot of the news release issued by Austin lawyers David and Perry Minton, representing Brazos County state senator Charles Schwertner:

Screen shot of a news release sent by Perry and David Minton, the lawyers representing Brazos County state senator Charles Schwertner.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A former U.S. prosecutor hired by the University of Texas says a state senator accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to a graduate student blamed them on someone else and didn’t fully cooperate with investigators.

The report released Tuesday concluded that Republican state Sen. Charles Schwertner didn’t violate university policies based on “available evidence.”

The report was signed by former U.S. attorney Johnny Sutton. The university hired him after a student this fall accused Schwertner of sending inappropriate text messages that included a nude photo with the face cropped out.

The report says Schwertner’s lawyers claimed another person sent the messages but wouldn’t identify who. Investigators say the messages were sent using an app called Hushed.

Attorneys for Schwertner didn’t immediately return messages Tuesday. Schwertner was re-elected in November.

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