Rep. David Simpson
Capital Tonight: Perry Indictment Has ‘Butterfly Effect’ for State Agencies
Aug 21st - 8:21 pm
First, we got an update on where money for the governor’s defense team is coming from and how the state attorney general’s office is involved. We also heard from Gov. Perry’s attorneys, who are getting out ahead of talk that an investigation into the state’s top cancer fighting agency may be linked to the governor’s indictment. Progress Texas PAC Director Glenn Smith joined us to comment on what the new developments mean for Texas Democrats.
PIU UPDATE
At the center of all this is the agency charged with investigating state corruption. We checked in on how the Public Integrity Unit is faring now, one year after having its funding zeroed out by the governor.Plus, Rep. David Simpson discussed past Republican efforts to take the PIU out of the county’s hands entirely, and whether lawmakers will attempt to move it under the control of the attorney general’s office next session.
BACK ON THE ROAD
Meanwhile, the governor isn’t letting a little legal trouble slow him down. We checked in on the latest stop in his nationwide re-branding tour and heard from political strategists Harold Cook and Ted Delisi.