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Article: Attorney general settles with San Antonio hotel over gouging evacuees.
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- San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX)
- Article date:
- September 22, 2007
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Byline: Melissa S. Monroe
Sep. 22--Two years ago, Ken Coulter, his wife and his two sons fled Lake Jackson, south of Houston, out of fear that Hurricane Rita might destroy their home.
His home survived, but his wallet suffered from the one night his family spent in San Antonio.
The St. Anthony hotel downtown charged Coulter $300 for one night when the typical rate at the historic downtown hotel at the time was about half of that.
He wasn't alone.
About 200 consumers overpaid at the hotel around the time of Hurricane Rita, said Texas Attorney General spokesman Paco Felici.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said ...