State integrity news for Texas, from the San Antonio Express-News:

Even when he's not running for president, Gov. Rick Perry is an avid traveler. As Express-News Austin Bureau Chief Peggy Fikac reported, Perry's security bill for official and personal travel outside Texas totaled more than $2 million from November 2010 through February 2012.

That's not pocket change. As with other kinds of state expenditures, the public is entitled to know whether the bills for the Perry security detail are prudent.

Read the rest of the story at the San Antonio Express-News.

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