'That is shocking': Why Texas' governor won't release his emails with Elon Musk

[sheshe2]

Gov. Greg Abbott doesn’t want to reveal months of communications with Elon Musk or representatives from the tech mogul’s companies, arguing in part that they are of a private nature, not of public interest and potentially embarrassing.

Musk had an eventful legislative session in Texas this year. In addition to his lobbyists successfully advocating for several new laws, Abbott cited the Tesla and SpaceX CEO as the inspiration for the state creating its own efficiency office and has praised him for moving the headquarters for many of his businesses to the state in recent years.

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Initially, the governor’s office said it would take more than 13 hours to review the records. It provided a cost estimate of $244.64 for the work and required full payment up front. The Texas Newsroom agreed and cut a check.

After the check was cashed, the governor’s office told The Texas Newsroom it believed all of the records were confidential and asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose office referees disputes over public records, to allow the documents to be kept private.

More: https://www.rawstory.com/why-greg-abbott-won-t-release-his-emails-with-elon-musk/

[peggysue2]

1. Crooked as crooked can be

Abbott and Paxton, perfect together.

[newdeal2]

3. One got divorced on biblical grounds (?) the other let his people drown in biblical floods

And that’s without bringing Eloon into the picture.

Texas needs help.

[txwhitedove]

17. Yes please. Help!

[BoRaGard]

2. Occulted republicons

are busy on the dark side of it all..

[SheltieLover]

4. When you are a public official, there is no "private!"

On edit: Just ask Joe. Repukes can't crawl out of his rectum as a private citizen.

[sheshe2]

5. Hmmmm...

Ya gotta wonder what was "embarrassing." 🤕😱

[SheltieLover]

10. Likely illegal or dissing cheeto jeebus?

[underpants]

7. Exactly. Public sector works in a fish bowl.

Unless there’s a HIPAA, PHI, or PII issues it all should be open to FOIA’s

[SheltieLover]

11. Apparently, they don't recognize HIPPA where Joe's prostate is concerned

[modrepub]

19. I Can Tell You From Experience

The higher up in the food chain you are, the less subject you are to any “law”.

You’ll have better luck forcing a regular government employee to talk over any elected official.

[SheltieLover]

20. Of course. Laws are for thee, never for me.

[underpants]

6. After they cashed the check? Jeebus.

[sheshe2]

9. Yup.

Guess Greg and Ken needed some cash on hand. The paper should sue their asses off!

[Brainfodder]

8. NO SUS NO SUS I SAID NO SUS AND STOP TALKING ABOUT EPSTEIN!

Looks guilty, acts guilty, I think a strong case is putting it mildly AF and we all know it!

I need not degrade the message with his other BS, easy search for that.

[UTUSN]

12. K&R

[SheltieLover]

13. Smells to me like TX might be siding with fleaon over slobby

[speak easy]

14. fleaon? I read that as fleason:)

[sheshe2]

16. He is bring lots of money to Texas!

[MagickMuffin]

15. Texas government is overrun with magas

And after the biblical floods Texas is experiencing and the transcripts and videos of the residents of Kerr County votes for these venomous snakes.

And sorry governor I’m a 5th generation Texan and everything our government does affects all of us.

How much money is Greg Abbott on a personal level?

Greg Abbott is CORRUPT along with ALL republicans, but Abbott, Paxton, and Patrick are vile as can be.

[edhopper]

18. Good

I don't mean the flood, but Texas has to suffer more from their corrupt Repuke government. Voters either have to learn their lesson, or deal with the consequences of their votes. Let their State turn to shit.

[Paladin]

21. It's not shocking at all.

Tho reason to expect any better behavior from Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, and the rest of the pieces of Republican shit that run Texas government.