"Subtle bribes" take many forms in Lubbock. The most common is a campaign donation. Of late football tickets seem to be effective Here's some examples.
Patti Jones took $500 from David Allison a few months before his contract negotiator asked for an addendum be added putting Allison on the UMC "bonus" plan. Jones later instructs Doyce Middlebrook to sign said addendum(Middlebrook confessed) and Allison got added to the UMC "bonus giveaway" program.
Patti Jones took several campaign donations from UMC board members a few months prior to UMC requesting a taxrate increase. Later Jones vote came through for the taxrate increase.
Les Hatch's father(Alan) delivered a campaign donation a few months prior to Les going before the commissioners court to get appointed to a vacant judgeship. Hatch's appointment went through with Patti Jones vote.
Patti Jones and Bill McCay took football tickets to a Texas Tech/Nebraska game from David Allison(UMC CEO). Later both McCay and Jones voted for another UMC taxrte increase and budget that included David Allison's UMC "Skybox" that includes free football tickets(18),food and beverages(alcohol).
Whether it be football tickets or campaign donations "subtle bribes" are
TOO COMMON in Lubbock politics.
Oh Republicans,Anyone Been Bribed LATELY!!