{"id":19830,"date":"2026-07-28T12:23:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T07:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19830"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T07:23:33","slug":"texas-rep-lance-gooden-under-house-ethics-committee-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19830","title":{"rendered":"Texas Rep Lance Gooden under House Ethics Committee investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The House of Representatives&#8217; internal watchdog is reviewing allegations made against a Texas House Republican, which he called &#8220;baseless&#8221; on Monday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, is being <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_547979\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/finance\/investigations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">probed by<\/a> the House Committee on Ethics, according to an announcement released in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The reason for the investigation is not immediately clear, but Gooden said it was finance-related in a statement to Fox News Digital denying culpability.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_547980\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/republican-lawmaker-welcomes-house-ethics-probe-sexual-misconduct-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER WELCOMES HOUSE ETHICS PROBE INTO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/343\/192\/gooden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/686\/384\/gooden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/672\/378\/gooden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1344\/756\/gooden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/931\/523\/gooden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1862\/1046\/gooden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/720\/405\/gooden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1440\/810\/gooden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1200\/675\/gooden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"gooden\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, participates in a House Judiciary Committee organizing meeting in the Rayburn House Office Building on Feb. 1, 2023.<\/span> <span>(Bill Clark\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;These are bogus spending allegations perpetrated by dishonest unelected OCC bureaucrats, and as the fifth Texas GOP ally of the president to endure one of these attacks, I am confident the House Ethics Committee will confirm their baseless nature,&#8221; Gooden said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The committee revealed it was extending a review of a &#8220;matter&#8221; reported to the Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC) on June 10, 2026, a preliminary step before deciding whether to launch a full investigation.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The Committee will announce its course of action in this matter on or before November 9,&#8221; the notice said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_547982\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/resignation-new-escape-hatch-lawmakers-face-expulsion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>RESIGNATION IS THE NEW ESCAPE HATCH AS LAWMAKERS FACE EXPULSION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The OCC is an independent, nonpartisan body that reviews allegations made against <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_547983\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/resignation-new-escape-hatch-lawmakers-face-expulsion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House lawmakers<\/a>, staff, and officers. Members of the OCC examine those allegations and then decide whether to refer them to the House Ethics Committee.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The OCC investigates &#8220;a wide variety of allegations relating to earmarks, travel, financial disclosure, and legal expense funds among other topics,&#8221; according to its website.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Monday&#8217;s announcement appears to be for a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_547985\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/republican-lawmaker-welcomes-house-ethics-probe-sexual-misconduct-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">preliminary investigation<\/a> by the Ethics panel, where lawmakers must now decide whether to escalate it to a formal probe that involves an investigatory subcommittee.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. 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