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$1.7M for George Strait, six-figure bonuses: Months later, a lawsuit forced Texas to release details on inaugural spending
Source: Texas Tribune
and last updated 2020-12-21 11:46:27-05 By Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune, and Jay Root, Houston Chronicle
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To celebrate Gov. Greg Abbottâs reelection last year, his inaugural committee paid a whopping $1.7 million to hire country crooner George Strait and his band. A coterie of top political aides and staff got more than $1 million, some of it paid out in six-figure bonuses. And a handful of lucky charities received $800,000 in unspent money.
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The sorority has helped CASA with an annual casino night fundraiser and an event where members have dressed up as princesses and met with foster children. In addition to assisting with CASA, KAT members volunteer with Relay for Life, Take Back the Night and other events.
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To celebrate Gov. Greg Abbott’s reelection last year, his inaugural committee paid a whopping $1.7 million to hire country crooner George Strait and his band. A coterie of top political aides and staff got more than $1 million, some of it paid out in six-figure bonuses. And a handful of lucky charities received $800,000 in unspent money.
Left out of that tally: the $116,000 taxpayers spent to keep all those inaugural expenditures secret.
Abbott and the 2019 Texas Inaugural Committee spent months fighting the disclosure of documents detailing how they spent a record-setting $5.3 million that event organizers raised mostly from corporations and wealthy donors.
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