The latest campaign finance reports reveal that the Texas Democrats who broke quorum collected $491,000 between their July 12 departure and the end of the first special session. Over 25 percent of that money came from out-of-state donors.
Senate Republican Caucus
Texas Committee
$1,356,388Total Contributions
$870,471Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $259,500.00 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $135,000.00 | Charter Communications Inc Texas PAC |
| $50,000.00 | Phrma |
| $50,000.00 | Verizon Communications Inc. Good Government Club - Texas |
| $45,000.00 | Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America |
| $35,000.00 | Amazon.com Inc |
| $35,000.00 | The GEO Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (INACTIVE) |
| $30,000.00 | NRG Energy Inc |
| $30,000.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $25,000.00 | BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $115,499.99 | Raconteur Media Company |
| $112,831.50 | Hyatt Hotels |
| $88,789.17 | Sara Trott |
| $55,357.22 | FP1 Strategies LLC |
| $47,604.54 | Holm Law Firm PLLC |
| $46,848.00 | The Wickers Group |
| $42,000.00 | Bianca Garcia |
| $30,000.00 | John Doner & Associates Inc |
| $25,417.00 | Julia Dvorak |
| $23,381.97 | Meta Platforms Inc / Facebook |
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The last campaign finance reports to be filed by Texas state-level candidates before Election Tuesday were due October 26 to the Texas Ethics Commission. With that latest update, all available pre-election campaign finance data for the 2020 election cycle is now included in Transparency USA’s Texas database.