The Brief: Taxpayer money used for congressman's sexual harassment settlement, Texas House gets new harassment policy December 4, 2017 by Cassandra Pollock in Texas News U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold settled a 2015 sexual harassment claim with $84,000 in taxpayer dollars, and a House committee approved a new sexual harassment policy for the chamber. Source: Texas Tribune Blue News Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Texas Tribune