Perry veto hobbled probe into multimillion-dollar DPS contracts
Prosecutors in the Travis County district attorneys office were investigating multimillion-dollar contracts related to the Texas Department of Public Safety when Gov. Rick Perry vetoed state money for their office, the American-Statesman confirmed Friday night.
We were investigating some issues with DPS contracts, but I cant be more specific than that, said Gregg Cox, who was heading the inquiry. The veto of $7.5 million in state money to the Public Integrity Unit which is housed in the district attorneys office and investigates ethics violations involving state officials definitely contributed to the offices inability to advance the investigation, Cox said.
Read more: http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/perry-veto-hobbled-probe-into-multimillion-dollar-/njqbQ/ (subscription required).
[font color=green]CPRIT, DPS, HHSC, TCEQ, TYC...are there any state agencies not affected by corruption?[/font]