Cross-post: Texas Dems use CPRIT indictment against likely GOP governor nominee Abbott
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AUSTIN — Democrats are using Friday’s announcement that Travis County prosecutors are pursuing felony charges in their now-concluded CPRIT investigation to blast Republican gubernatorial hopeful Greg Abbott, who sat on the board of the troubled state cancer agency.
It’s not the first time that Abbott’s role in failing to maintain a critical eye on the state cancer agency has surfaced. But Friday’s news provided fresh attack fodder for his opponents in the middle of a heated gubernatorial race.
In a statement, Sen. Wendy Davis, the Forth Worth Democrat running for governor, chided Abbott, the state attorney general, for a lack of oversight while an $11 million grant was awarded without proper agency review that led to criminal charges.
“The indictment of a former CPRIT official confirms that Greg Abbott has betrayed Texas taxpayers by failing to show up to even one CPRIT oversight board meeting,” Davis said. “Greg Abbott has yet to fully explain why he failed in his basic oversight responsibilities to Texas taxpayers.
More at http://blog.mysanantonio.com/texas-politics/2013/12/dems-use-cprit-indictment-against-abbott/?cmpid=hptopstories .
Related thread at http://www.democraticunderground.com/107813773 (Cancer agency’s officer Jerry Cobbs indicted).
Cross-posted in the Texas Group.
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