White Addresses Ethics

TYLER — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White takes up ethics in advance of a midday visit to Tyler today. White told KTBB on Tuesday that one of his concerns is “taking the governor out of the decision-making to grant taxpayer subsidies to private funds.” He adds, “This has been abused in the past. We’ve asked Rick Perry to list all the names of the investors of these companies; we’ve known many were donors. One thing I’ll do as governor is make sure there’s a clear separation between politics and the business of government.”

Perry spokesman Mark Miner responds, “It’s unfortunate that Bill White has failed to offer anything of substance during this campaign. Governor Perry will continue talking about issues that matter to Texans, like job creation, growing our economy, border securities and other issues that matter to the people of Texas. Bill White has failed to offer one new idea that would move Texas forward.”