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Rep. Naishtat's bill clarifies further that the monetary value of a gift to a public official must be included in its description.This bill follows the Texas Ethics Commission's refusal to require the value of a gift to be reported.
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Rep. Naishtat's bill clarifies further that the monetary value of a gift to a public official must be included in its description.This bill follows the Texas Ethics Commission's refusal to require the value of a gift to be reported.
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a list of News Reports on TEC ruling
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Rep. Naishtat's bill clarifies further that the monetary value of a gift to a public official must be included in its description.This bill follows the Texas Ethics Commission's refusal to require the value of a gift to be reported.
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This bill shouldn't be necessary
by tombouctou on Dec 16, 2006 9:20:42
The law already requires a description of any gift in excess of $250.
Unfortunately, the Ethics Commission doesn't believe it has the authority to interpret the word, 'description,' to mean anything beyond nebulous words like 'check.'
(Imagine a gift of a wheelbarrow filled with $100 bills described as a wheelbarrow.)
What good are ethics laws if the EC doesn't carry them out?
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