Perry Going to Italy for F1 Race, Economic Forum

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“No tax dollars will be used for the Perry’s travel and accommodations on this trip,” the governor’s office said in a statement announcing the trip.

That is not strictly true, though. Several Texas cities, including Pflugerville and Cedar Park, are members of TexasOne, and have paid thousands of dollars collected as specially authorized sales tax revenue to join.

Perry has faced criticism in the past for his travel expenses. Perry’s Democratic opponent in the 2010 race for governorn, Bill White, called TexasOne a “slush fund.” In 2006, TexasOne paid for tickets for Perry and his family to watch the University of Texas football team play at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

Mark Miner, a former Perry spokesman, has said in the past that the governor often travels in an effort to bring new business to Texas. “No matter where he goes, a major goal of his is to attract businesses to either relocate to this state or create new jobs in Texas,” Miner said last year.

Next week, Perry will travel to the shores of Lake Como in the northern Italian city of Cernobbio, where he will meet with the local governor, Robero Formigoni. Italian businessmen and movie stars like George Clooney have homes in the area. Perry will also head to Milan, where he will watch the 2012 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix and visit a September 11th memorial. In November, Austin will hold a Formula 1 Grand Prix of its own. Perry has said he offering supports the race.
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1. I'll gladly chip in a few extra bucks of my tax money if he stays there.

The thought of him running for president again in 2016 makes me want to .

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2. Reckon he is going over there to

beat his drum for support for the forumula 1 track around SA that got shut down....Cost taxpayer a bunch of money....

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3. He should take Paul Ryan

Give the VP nominee a chance to win that in under 3 hours

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4. Wonder how much security will cost the TAXPAYERS

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Perry's staff emphasized the travel expenses wouldn't be paid by taxpayers, rather by Texas One and the Ambrosetti Forum, an international economic development conference. The state will pay for the governor's security team, however.

Texas Department of Public Safety officials could not estimate the cost of Perry's security during the trip. It cost a little more than $30,000 last year to cover security expenses for DPS troopers traveling with Anita Perry during four days in Spain and the Netherlands.


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