Already the state’s single largest Democratic donor this campaign cycle, the Houston attorney has pledged to contribute at least $3 million to the party and its causes this year and has no intention of turning off the faucet. The man behind the Back to Basics PAC’s “coward” ad sat down with the Tribune last week to talk about why he feels the need to give, the influence of money in Texas politics, how “trial lawyer” became a perjorative and what he really thinks of the Democrats’ chances this fall.

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