A Midland oilman has spent millions over the last decade financing groups focused on moving the Texas Legislature in a more conservative direction. While critics have decried his hardball tactics, Tim Dunn isn’t backing down.
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“Dark Money” Hearing Centers on Transparency vs. Free Speech
A hearing on Thursday examining whether some nonprofits engaged in political activity should have to reveal their donors drew sharp comments from activists as well as input from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Federal Individual Contribution Limits Drift Toward Texas
Take a look at how Texas’ campaign finance system compares to the federal campaign finance system, and see how political contribution laws differ from state to state.
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Stovall Files FEC Complaints Against Stockman
Two federal complaints filed by Dwayne Stovall, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, accuse fellow primary opponent and U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman of putting Texans’ personal information at risk.
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Interactive: Campaign Finance Viewer, 2014 Primary Election
Texas candidates have filed their required eight-day campaign finance reports ahead of the March 4 election. Use our interactive analyzer to view contributions and expenditures in the final weeks of the primary campaigns.
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Analysis: Candidates Enter Season of Campaign Spending
Campaigns, always trying to raise money, shift into another gear when the primaries are looming: It’s time to spend some of that cash.
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Interactive: Campaign Finance Viewer for January 2014 Reports
With the primaries just a month away, Texas candidates have filed campaign finance reports for Jan. 1-23. We have put those reports into our interactive analyzer, allowing you to view contributions, expenditures and where all of the money originated.
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Six-Figure Donations Help Fuel Abbott’s January Total
Fundraising reports for the month of January show Greg Abbott largely outraising Wendy Davis with the help of several six-figure contributions, while Davis relied on smaller donations.
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Numbers Are Nice, but It’s the Money That Matters
Looking for income disparity? Look at the Texas campaign finance reports, where contributions from big donors outstrip the contributions from thousands of small ones.
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Gubernatorial Candidates Spend Big to Win Big
In the high-stakes gubernatorial race, the candidates are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in a competition to raise more money — and, hopefully, win more votes — than the competition.
