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WFAA News Report - $1,000 Lunch Scandal |
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Tuesday, 06 June 2006 |
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State body footed $1,000 lunch bill
When it comes to questionable government spending, most of us have heard of the $600 toilet seat bought by the defense department a few years ago. Here's one from Austin that may top it - the $1,000 lunch… A recent audit by the Texas comptroller found in its first two years, the TRCC spent $573,000 on public relations, including more than $90,000 for a Washington based PR firm and another $483,000 for an Austin PR firm… Records show that Burson-Marsteller charged the TRCC more than $1,000 to review a speech over lunch, $645 to write a letter to the editor of the Austin American Statesman, nearly $2,500 to write an op ed column for the Austin paper and $1,400 to write a speech for delivery in San Antonio. Video: Byron Harris Reports: State body footed $1,000 lunch bill |
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Builder Bob Perry gave AG $50,000 campaign contribution day before... |
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Monday, 08 May 2006 |
TRCC Controversy and Scandal Continues
Comptroller Carole Strayhorn says she'd do it again
Strayhorn and Attorney General Abbott lock horns over the failure of TRCC to resolve homeowner's complaint... More: David Van Os - AG Abbott takes care of his buddies. ...Perry gave Abbott $50,000 in one payment on December 15, 2005 alone – when Perry would have to have known that the Comptroller’s investigation was underway. (Rep. Swinford requested Abbott’s opinion on December 16.)
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David Van Os - AG Abbott takes care of his buddies |
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Sunday, 07 May 2006 |
Greg Abbott takes care of his homebuilder buddies
I am mad as hell about our government being run for the benefit of the privileged few at the expense of everybody else. What a neat deal it must especially be to own the Attorney General of Texas. When Greg Abbott ruled this week that Comptroller General Carole Strayhorn had no right to investigate the Texas Residential Construction Commission, it was a grand payback for one of Greg’s biggest financial supporters, Texas homebuilding tycoon Bob Perry.
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Strayhorn said she'd do it again |
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Friday, 05 May 2006 |
Abbott: Comptroller had no authority to issue building report
State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn had no authority to investigate and release a critical report about the performance of the Texas Residential Construction Commission this year, state Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled Wednesday. Strayhorn's response: She'd do it again, and she all but dared Abbott to try to stop her...She criticized the agency, created in 2003, as acting as a "builder protection agency" with no power to enforce homebuilders to repair construction defects in new houses. |
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State Agency Fleecing Texas Homeowners |
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Friday, 05 May 2006 |
A collection of South Texas Political gossip
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Wednesday that Carole 4 names, 3 parties had no right to investigate the organization set up to facilitate the fleecing of Texas home owners...State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn had no authority to investigate and release a critical report about the performance of the Texas Residential Construction Commission this year, state Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled Wednesday. Strayhorn's response: She'd do it again, and she all but dared Abbott to try to stop her. |
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Strayhorn rapped over investigation |
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Friday, 05 May 2006 |
Attorney general rules she didn't have authority to recommend an agency be closed
"I was asked by a legislator to investigate the Texas Residential Construction Commission. I did it, and if the attorney general wants to take me to court, let's go," she said.Strayhorn said her investigation was prompted by a request from state Rep. Todd Smith, R-Euless, who wanted to know how the agency's consumer complaint process compared with other states and if legislation that created the commission discouraged good home building.
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TRCC Builder Protection Agency in the News Again |
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Wednesday, 03 May 2006 |
AG says comptroller had no authority to issue critical report
"I did it, and if the attorney general wants to take me to court, let's go," she said. "If a legislator requests me to act when it comes to the fiscal matters of this state, I will act. This is a constitutional office and we disagree with the opinion," she said. The review was requested by Rep. Todd Smith of Euless in August 2005. Rep. David Swinford, R-Dumas, then asked Abbott if Strayhorn had the authority to conduct such a review...The practical effect of the ruling on the construction agency report is negligible. Strayhorn's report was finished and released months ago. She held a news conference the day she put it out. |
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HOBB ISSUES RESPONSE TO COMPTROLLER'S TRCC REPORT |
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Friday, 24 March 2006 |
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TRCC is the punishment phase of homeownership in Texas
If TRCC is supposed to be good for homebuyers, it should be optional rather than mandatory. Homeowners would welcome a state service if it was free, voluntary, and effectively enforced...The bottom line is that homeowners innocently began legal action when their only intent was to complain to a state agency about a defective home and the builder who failed to respond. The effect, homeowners learn that complaining to the state about a bad home costs a great deal of money, time, heartaches, and a lawsuit if they complain. In fact, TRCC becomes the punishment phase of homeownership in Texas. |
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WFAA News 8 Loan Fraud Part II |
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Friday, 10 March 2006 |
News 8 investigates: Mortgage Fraud Part II
A crime some say is as old as prostitution may be going down in your neighborhood: mortgage fraud. It's happening in record numbers in North Texas, and it is white collar crime at its worst. The criminals are sly. Their methods are difficult to detect and tricky to prosecute. Mortgage fraud can blindside even the most honest people—including former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders. News 8 Investigates in the first of a two-part series. |
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