Amid recent admissions from one lawmaker that he double-billed travel expenses and questions surrounding the handling of expense money by another, the Legislature must address ethics reform when it convenes in January, House Speaker Joe Straus said.
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Texas House Speaker Straus calls ethics a legislative priority
Posted by kainer0917 435 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Analysis: Pelosi falters on ethics pledge for House
Posted by N0085L4Y3R 494 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Her reforms didn't touch access-buying opportunities like campaign fundraisers.
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White challenges Perry through ethics reform plan
Posted by Ultimata33 542 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Homing in on what he sees as a potential Rick Perry weakness, Bill White on Wednesday unveiled an ethics-reform package that he says would clean up the appointments process, among other issues.
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White, Democrats pound Perry on ethics
Posted by WarriorZ100 576 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White told a group of Bexar County lawyers Tuesday that "integrity starts at the top" and accused Gov. Rick of linking state appointments to campaign contributions.
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Top researchers ask for ethics funding
Posted by Theiornman 800 days ago (http://healthzone.ca)
In the wake of growing scandals over conflicts of interest and ghostwriting in medical research, more than 100 top researchers from around the world – including several from Canada – wrote to the U.S. National Institutes of Health this morning to ask it fund ethics research.
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Harris OKs rules on ethics, lobbying, financial disclosure
Posted by ManThing 956 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
What's coming in just-approved reforms: ethics training for employees, financial disclosures and voluntary lobbyist registration.
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State Rep. Coleman ordered to pay $9,500 ethics fine
Posted by KingZealot 962 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The Texas Ethics Commission on Wednesday fined state Rep. Garnet Coleman $9,500 in civil penalties for failing to report $107,577 in political expenditures in 2006 and 2007, including $60,176 in credit card charges. Coleman, a Houston Democrat, said the fine is for reporting errors, not misuse of campaign money.
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