According to Texas Watchdog, Lonestar State legislators are living the high life on the taxpayers’ dime. Whether it’s an overnight stay at Manhattan’s swanky Ritz-Carrolton, comfy charter flights or a seven-day Maui getaway with a $3,000 price tag, it seems Texas legislators, who only meet for a few weeks every two years, are enjoying the perks their position provides.

Texas Watchdog points out that while this may seem shocking to Texans, this sort of lavish living fits “perfectly within the rules regulating Senate travel- rules that the senators write themselves.”

Read more about the luxurious life of a Texas legislator at Texas Watchdog.