TX Ethics Commission Cracking Down
The Texas Ethics Commission has been criticized for timidly enforcing campaign, lobbying and officeholder rules — and for issuing measly fines that did little to prompt better behavior.
That's changing, however. Just ask Jerry Eversole.
The Harris County Commissioner received a $75,000 fine this summer amid accusations that he used political funds for personal expenses.
It was by far the costliest penalty in the commission's history — but also evidence of a trend towards heftier fines, according to records analyzed by The Texas Tribune.
The commission, for example, levied more than $136,000 in fines last year against both ...
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