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Questions raised about [TX State] Rep. Linda Harper-Brown's use of a Mercedes
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| Contributor | DFWDem |
| Last Edited | DFWDem Jun 18, 2010 09:00am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Brandon Formby and Gromer Jeffers, Jr. |
| Media | Newspaper - Dallas Morning News |
| News Date | Friday, June 18, 2010 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | State Rep. Linda Harper-Brown, who sits on the powerful House Transportation Committee, drives a luxury car owned by a company that makes millions through state transportation contracts
Harper-Brown, R-Irving, requested and received State Official license plates for a 2010 Mercedes E550 sedan and 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. But Durable Enterprises Equipment Ltd. owns the vehicles. Harper-Brown’s husband, William E. Brown III, said the cars are compensation for accounting work he does for the owner of Durable and that he lets his wife drive the Mercedes
The arrangement has led to questions about whether Harper-Brown is obligated to report her use of expensive items owned by state contractors operating in a field her committee oversees. And the situation has some questioning the toughness of Texas ethics laws.
Craig McDonald, director of the political watchdog group Texans for Public Justice, said the relationship between Harper-Brown, her husband and the companies “stinks to high heaven.”
He said any loopholes in the state law allowing the couple to avoid disclosure should be closed.
"It calls out for mandated disclosure," McDonald said. |
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