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To: combjelly who wrote (1577802)	12/16/2025 5:46:24 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Recommended By Goose94 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1587858

CJ, Like much of what Abbott spends money on, no one seems to know where it goes or what it does. It just seems to be spent. Same here with California. You should tell your fellow Texan not to throw stones in glass houses. Tenchusatsu

To: combjelly who wrote (1577802)	12/23/2025 12:54:18 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1587858

Like much of what Abbott spends money on, no one seems to know where it goes or what it does. It just seems to be spent. What are you questioning? Don't get me wrong, Austin is a seriously difficult bureaucracy, but not even in the same ballpark with California or NY. For example, a January 2025 U.S. Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG) report on state spending transparency websites gave high marks (90+ out of 100) to Oregon, Florida, Texas, Massachusetts, Iowa, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Texas ranked 13th in the country with a score of 90, while California ranked dead last (at 34/100). So, as a large state, Texas does a pretty damned good job of transparency.