A tweet claimed that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, once dined with a party of 20 people at a Rainforest Cafe restaurant in Grapevine and did not leave a tip. That tweet has since been retweeted and liked thousands of times. Here's what we found.
restaurant in Grapevine. A manager on staff directed us to contact their parent company, Landry’s. We placed a phone call to Landry’s, who then directed us to an email address for a public relations company. We sent questions to the PR company, the Twitter user, and Abbott’s press inbox. Lubbock-based radio station KFMX.comthat Abbott’s office denied the rumor, saying he had never visited the Rainforest Cafe in Grapevine.
We found several tweets from the same user that provided additional information. For example, this wasn’t the first time that @DeniseBinAR had tweeted about the story.My niece served Greg Abbott and a party of 20. NO TIP. Not a dime. His wife told the server she should be honored to serve him.
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