From the Austin American-Statesman:
Much of Texas first lady Anita Perryโs $60,000-a-year salary at an Austin nonprofit comes indirectly from Gov. Rick Perryโs political donors, state contractors and companies that do business with the state or have issues before the Legislature.
Of 37 major donors to the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault during Anita Perryโs tenure as a fundraiser for the group, only three have no ties to the governor or state business.
The American-Statesman goes on to report that the year before Anita Perry joined the organization, there were no donations of $5,000 or more. But in Perryโs first year, the group racked up $100,000 in donations of $5,000 or more โwith all the money coming from state contractors, lobbyists or donors to the governorโs political account.โ From 2004 to 2009, โmore than 70 percent of the $634,500 in large donations given to the group โฆ came from businesses or individuals with ties to the governor,โ the paper noted.






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