You might have missed Todd Hunter's lie over the long weekend (I almost did).
Over at the Caller-Times, a small but important line states:
Hunter became a lobbyist after leaving the Legislature, with clients including the city of Corpus Christi -- which he represented for free, his campaign said -- and the insurance industry. He said he has no fear of lobbyists exerting undue influence on him.
In fact, Hunter was paid up to $250,000 to represent the city of Corpus from 1998 through 2000. The proof is in the state's own ethics filings. Click on any of the links (1998, 1999, 2000) and scroll down to "Hunter, Todd". I never knew pro-bono work could be so profitable.
Hate to see a quarter-of-a-million "misstatement" get buried over the long weekend. Oh, did we mention that Juan Garcia is one of the strongest voices in ethics reform in the House? Seems more and more valuable every year.
