U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Senator Cruz’s Campaign Finance Challenge
Sept 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear the Federal Election Commission's bid to restore a campaign finance law...
Bail Bond Bill Becomes Law After Heavy Donations From the Industry to Patrick
A controversial bail bond bill was signed by Governor Greg Abbott in Houston on Monday. The law is supposed to target violent criminals, but...
Texas Supreme Court Changes their Mind after a $250k Donation from Apache Corp
After a long legal battle against Apache Corp, which was apparently going to end on October 2nd, 2020 when the Texas Supreme Court declined...
July Finance Reports Show First Glimpse of Statewide GOP Primary Challenges
New campaign finance reports released this week by elected officials and candidates for statewide office begin to show GOP primaries will be expensive.
These semiannual...
Campaign Contributions Kick Off This Week
Few Texans realize the extent of political contributions across the state. Most of the contributions are used for candidates and officeholders to run for...
Ted Cruz Used Campaign Funds to Promote Book
According to The Daily Beast, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz used money obtained for his campaign last year to promote his own book, One Vote...
ERCOT Board Members Donations to Abbott
Three current board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas have contributed thousands of dollars to Gov. Greg Abbott's campaigns over the last...
Texas Senators With Most Cash on Hand
Under Texas law, state elected officials are required to submit periodic financial disclosures. The latest campaign finance deadline was the semi-annual report due January...
Who’s on the Frequent (Delinquent) Filer List?
If there’s anyone in Texas who should follow the law above all others, it’s the politicians in Austin. While Texans struggle to pay their...
Top 10 Texas PACs With the Most Cash on Hand
After a very expensive 2020 general election fight over control of the Texas House, many political committees drained out much of their cash. However,...
