Some deep-pocketed trial lawyers didn’t make the Twenty Who Gave Plenty list. Why not?
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Criminal Justice
Twenty Who Gave Plenty
Houston homebuilder Bob Perry tops the list of the biggest donors to Texas candidates in the last half of 2009. McAllen developer Alonzo Cantu and Dallas businessman Ross Perot Sr. also gave large sums.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: Per-Capita Money Maps
The governor’s race candidates fill their campaign coffers disproportionately from some rural areas, according to a per-capita calculation. Each Dallas resident gave $1 to the race in 2009, for example, while those in Blanco donated $57.
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State Government
The Brief: January 22, 2010
How will Thursday’s shooting change security guidelines at the Capitol?
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The Spigot Turns On
The U.S. Supreme Court freed corporations and unions from a century-old ban on political spending Thursday, ruling that restrictions on their electioneering expenditures violate their First Amendment Rights. Ramsey explains what the ruling says; Philpott, covering politics for KUT News and the Tribune, reports on how it will affect a state like Texas, which has long had a corporate cash ban in effect.
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The Comeback of Corporate Cash
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in a federal campaign finance case could have an immediate affect on state elections here in Texas, where a ban on corporate contributions has been on the books. Ben Philpott, who’s covering the governor’s race for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report.
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State Government
Who’s Got What
A review of campaign finance reports for the period from July to December 2009 reveals that some candidates for the Texas House are capable of raising serious money.
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Criminal Justice
Mapping the Money Race
To better understand the geography of the money race, we mapped the candidates’ contributions by city, using graduated symbols to highlight their most lucrative areas. The bubbles in the maps get larger based on the percentage of a candidates’ total take.
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Congress
2010: McDonald’s Rewind
Democrat Jack McDonald surprised his supporters last month by dropping his 10-month bid for Congress. He said at the time he’d give money back to donors who want it back. Now come the details, in an email from the candidate to supporters.
