TX House Chairman under investigation by Travis County DA
Rep. Kino Flores, D-Palmview, chairman of the House Licensing and Administration Committee, is under investigation by the Travis County District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit regarding trips he took on planes owned by special interests - specifically, whether he reimbursed them properly and reported it correctly.
———————————– UPDATE: If Mr. Flores did, in fact, reimburse the LaMantia family - which owns L & F Distributing Co. and has interests in a South Texas horse-racing track - it doesn’t show up during a quick search of the Ethics Commission website. I’m still digging through Kino’s ethics reports.
In May 2005, The “Friends of Carol Keeton Strayhorn” group reimbursed Greg LaMantia in the amount of $447 for what was labeled “air travel.” But that’s all I can find so far…. ——————————————–
Roy Minton, his lawyer here in Austin, says the trips appeared to be worth about $1500 and that rumors swirling around about the South Texas rep potentially resigning are untrue - although his primary opponent, Sandra Rodriguez, is apparently ready to stepping into the special election if he bows out.
The plane belongs to the LaMantia family of South Texas, which has gambling and beer licensing interests, both of which are issues regulated in Mr. Flores’ committee.
Mr. Minton said the chairman reimbursed them properly for the expense of the plane rides, which he said were “one or two” rides between the Rio Grande Valley, where Mr. Kino is based, and Austin.
“All of what it amounts to is looking into his transportation from the Valley up here, here back to the Valley, and how he did it and how often he’d drive himself and how often other people would take him,” Mr. Minton said. “It’s really very boring.”
Calls made to District Attorney Ronnie Earle’s office and Mr. Kino’s legislative office were not returned Friday afternoon.
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