State integrity news for Texas, from the Austin American-Statesman:

A former state representative from Williamson County has been spending leftover campaign cash on high-priced airline tickets, boutique hotel rooms, high-dollar restaurant tabs and Apple Computer products — possibly in violation of state ethics laws.

Mike Krusee, who became a registered lobbyist in 2009, left the Texas House after the 2007 legislative session with more than $300,000 in unspent contributions in his campaign bank account. He has spent almost $200,000 of the money, according to filings with the Texas Ethics Commission.

Read the rest of the story at the Austin American-Statesman.