1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

This is a call for the investigation and resignation of Governor Greg Abbot. The State Representative Gina Hinojosa explained: “A new report reveals that Greg Abbott has funneled almost a BILLION dollars in taxpayer money directly to his campaign donors. Competitive bidding laws are in place to protect Texas taxpayers from waste, fraud and abuse, and a pay-to-play system that Governor Abbott has now created in the state of Texas.” This is a very serious breach of the public’s trust, and Ken Paxton should open a formal investigation. The report, which was published by independent watchdog group Public Citizen, revealed that “Abbott has given almost a billion dollars in no bid contracts to his donors,” and that “the largest contract went to this company called, I kid you not, Gothams Corporation, which received, itself, almost a billion dollars in no bid contracts after giving about $600,000 to the governor’s re-elect committee.” This is a serious breach in the trust of the citizens of Texas and a clear sign of corruption in the republican party in Texas.