Expense records should be public

From Sunshine Review

May 4, 2009

[edit] Expense records should be public

"Lawmakers in Austin are scouring the state budget. Watchdog groups and interested citizens are monitoring public disclosures to ensure that state officials and agencies are wisely using the taxpayer money appropriated to them.

But there's one area of state spending that you won't be able to scrutinize if the Texas Senate, the Department of Public Safety and Gov. Rick Perry have their way."

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