What could you buy with Perry's security travel tab?
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry often talks about setting budget priorities, but his actions are just as important as his words.
Perry is setting a de facto budget priority every time he takes a trip to Italy to promote Texas business development, campaigns for Mitt Romney in Nevada or even takes a family vacation to San Diego.
That's because Texas taxpayers — while mostly off the hook for his direct travel expenses — foot the bill for his security detail's travel costs.
As we've reported, Perry set $2.3 million worth of out-of-state travel priorities from his November 2010 re-election through the end of August. That out-of-state travel tab for his security detail includes his presidential bid, but doesn't yet count his Italian trip or his decision to again hit the trail for Romney in the closing days of the campaign.
http://www.chron.com/news/news_columnists/article/What-could-you-buy-with-Perry-s-security-travel-4007588.php
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