The Houston Chronicle's Rick Casey reports on Abbott's staggering conflict of interest:

"ONE thing you have to like about Texas politicians is their resistance to embarrassment.

Take the case of Attorney General Greg Abbott.

Last Dec. 15 he received $100,000 in campaign contributions from Houston homebuilder Bob Perry and his wife.

The next day, he received a letter from Rep. David Swinford of Dumas, chairman of the House Committee on State Affairs.

Swinford wanted Abbott to issue a formal opinion on whether Grandma, a.k.a. state Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, had the authority to conduct a review of the performance of the newly created and controversial Texas Residential Construction Commission."

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