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Most of the expenditures – about $4.2 billion – were for staffing. Author: Brad Streicher (KVUE) Updated: 9:17 AM CDT May 25, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas Editor s note: Tune in to KVUE at 10 p.m. to watch the full report. Normally, before the government signs a contract to buy goods or services, it publicly solicits bids from companies for their best offers. That bidding process is meant to help ensure your tax dollars are well spent. But the KVUE Defenders found out during the pandemic, the State of Texas spent billions of your tax dollars without any competitive bidding. “When you re in a rush, when there s an emergency, there s a case sometimes for doing it,” said Professor Don Kettl. “But it s not the kind of ordinary practice that any government ought to engage in.”

United statesSan antonioState of texasChris van deusenGreg abbottDon kettlUniversity of texas at austinDepartment of state health servicesSchool of public affairsProfessor donState health servicesAngel staffingSan antonio basedChris vanஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில்சான் அன்டோனியோ