SCOOP: A Talarico tent was set up in the parking lot of a polling place in San Antonio, Texas
I’m told the volunteers were approaching every car that entered the lot as well
This can’t be legal?! @KenPaxtonTX
In: @FBC_Judge Daniel Wong to hold a press conference today in response to federal indictment & arrest of Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector Carmen Turner.
Austin City Council Spending Deep Dive
We have reviewed the full list of Austin City Council members’ credit card transactions. We reviewed them long, and we reviewed them hard.
What we found was yikes.
It was $445,628.37 charged to government credit cards.
Nearly half a million dollars. Swiped. Tapped. Billed.
I've pointed out before that the City of Austin's "Checkbook" online for "financial transparency" omits information about expenditures on City credit cards. So, I'm sharing the CC charges with the X world so everyone can see the choices these folks make with your tax dollars. Dig in and help expose the examples that stand out to you. For example, in July 2024 charged $2,300 for a "D9 Logo" and Ryan Alter spent $20 in October 2023 for "Adding City logo + CM Alter's name on shirts for official events."
I also notice the offices seem to buying office supplies and stuff from Amazon or Summus--but doesn't the City have a central office supply bid to save money?
Have fun y'all.
Scoop: Former Rep. Tony Gonzales sent $54,350 from campaign funds to companies recently created by his wife that don’t appear to have any physical or online presence. https://t.co/2G80XUjQcz