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Sen. Carlos Uresti's hired flights

Thursday, Nov 05, 2009, 10:12AM CST
By Lee Ann O'Neal
(Return to story on state senators' travel. Go to page 1 and page 2.)

Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, billed $15,100 for four flights from TxDOT's aviation division. That's according to a year and a half of state travel records.

Get more details on the flights:

* A Feb. 9, 2008 flight between Austin, San Antonio and Marfa. Cost: $3,090.63. NOTE: The Feb. 19, 2008, flight on the linked document is not Uresti's. It is Sen. Robert Duncan's but was grouped with Uresti's flights on this purchase voucher.

* A Feb. 23, 2008 flight between Austin, Eagle Pass, Laredo and San Antonio. Cost: $2,300. NOTE: The Feb. 19, 2008, flight on the linked document is not Uresti's. It is Sen. Robert Duncan's but was grouped with Uresti's flights on this purchase voucher.

* An Aug. 22-23, 2008 flight between Austin, San Antonio, Fort Stockton and Marfa. Cost: $5,129.14.

* An Aug. 30, 2008 flight between Austin, San Antonio and Marfa. Cost: $4,600.20.
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