Texas GOP governors group ordered to pay $2M
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A judge ordered the
Republican Governors Association to pay $2 million to Texas' 2006 Democratic gubernatorial nominee due to campaign finance violations.
Tuesday, a Travis County judge ruled that the RGA should have disclosed a $1 million donation it gave to the group Texans for Rick Perry.
The RGA received $500,000 from Houston developer Bob Perry, the nation's largest individual donor during the 2006 election cycle.
A lawsuit filed by former Democratic candidate Chris Bell claims the money was illegally funneled through the RGA to support Gov. Rick Perry's re-election bid.
Defense attorneys and witnesses denied that.
RGA spokesman Mike Schrimpf said the group will appeal. He said the RGA used the same filing status in 2006 used this year by the Democratic Governors Association.
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