Millions Fund Last Month of Texas Campaigns
The state's political economy hummed with $43.5 million in contributions to and between candidates and political action committees between Sept. 24 and Oct. 23, according to the most recent reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.
There were more than 45,000 transactions during the final weeks of the campaign season, but the money was concentrated at the top, in 784 transactions totaling $24.4 million. The biggest contribution: $3 million to Rick Perry's re-election campaign from the Republican Governors Association.
The governor's race, not surprisingly, is where you find the most money. Perry raised $8 ...
Comments (3)
Weight Loss Done Right via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Amazing how much we donate (blow) and yet we still have hunger in America!!
Sam Houston via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Follow the money and see who
They are beholden to: it ain't We The People!
Sound the alarm! Alert Alert!
Jonathan Gal via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Holy Cow!
It would not surprise me at all to learn that this money can be traced back to the 'missing $Billions' from the Iraq War.
Someone must stop this heard of wild elephants before they destroy the world!