Tom DeLay, the former U.S. House majority leader from Sugar Land, was convicted on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering this afternoon.
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Tom DeLay in Waiting
Jurors in the money laundering trial of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay continued working on Wednesday.
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What Your Vote Cost
Carol Kent, a freshman Democrat who unsuccessfully defended her north Dallas seat in the Texas House, spent $64.06 per vote — the most of any of the 194 candidates running for state offices in this year’s general election, according to an analysis of campaign-finance data by The Texas Tribune.
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Last Ones In
Could you give away $8 million in a week? The state’s top political donors did just that during the last seven days, raising the stakes on the governor’s race and, mostly, on a relatively small number of bare-knuckle House races.
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The Most Important Perry
Over the last decade, two Republicans with the last name Perry have dominated the Texas political landscape. One is Rick, the state’s longest-serving governor. The other is Bob (no relation), the state’s largest individual political donor during that time — with no close second. Since 2000, the wealthy Houston home builder has contributed about $28 million to more than 400 candidates and political action committees in Texas, according to an analysis of campaign-finance data by The Texas Tribune. During that time, he’s also contributed at least $38 million more to candidates and groups outside of Texas.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: The Times is Now
Today is the first day you’ll see robust journalism produced by the reporters of The Texas Tribune in the pages of The New York Times and on nytimes.com.
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Politics
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 52
In our final TribCast before Election Day, the gang takes a look back at the closest races this cycle and dares to makes some predictions about what’s going to happen on November 2.
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State Government
The Mother’s Milk
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. The biggest contribution: $3 million to Rick Perry’s re-election campaign from the Republican Governors Association.
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State Government
2010: White Accuses Perry of “Milking” TRS
Top appointees and employees at the state Teacher Retirement System overrode staff recommendations in order to hire political cronies and business associates for investment work there, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill White charged Tuesday. A spokesman for Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign says White is “throwing everything at the wall to see what will stick.”
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2010: Secret Admirers
A Houston-based group sent mailers into at least two House races, but instead of using its political action committee to pay for the mailings, it used a 501(c)4.
