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The whole reimbursement issue is alot more complex than most people understand. Almost all legislators bills both their campaign and the state for travel expenses, the issue is repayment. Since legislators are not exactly well paid, most of them have their campaigns reimburse them as soon as expenses are paid for, so that they don't to wait months for their money. Because of the structure Texas reporting requirements, it's difficult to track how people are reimbursed. A lot of legislators have done this for many years, and some will tell you candidly that they were told that this was the correct way to do it. This case has a lot more to do with politics than it does a lack of integrity.