Thursday, May 13, 2010

Texas House members fear confusion over rule on gifts from corporations

AUSTIN – Elected officials learned Wednesday that, thanks to the law of unintended consequences, there's no more free lunch. And they're not happy about it.

House committee members were angry and perplexed over a 9-month-old opinion from the Texas Ethics Commission that says city, county and state officials can't accept corporate-paid travel, meals or lodging if they are offered in conjunction with their office. Hoppe has the story.
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