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
$408,653Total Contributions
$680,561Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $35,000.00 | Amazon.com Inc |
| $30,000.00 | Google Inc |
| $25,000.00 | Charter Communications Inc Texas PAC |
| $25,000.00 | Chevron Corporation |
| $25,000.00 | Las Vegas Sands Corporation |
| $20,000.00 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $12,581.72 | Texas House Republican Caucus PAC |
| $10,000.00 | Altria Client Svcs & Affiliates-Philip Morris USA John Middleton US Smokeless Tobacco & Nu Mark |
| $10,000.00 | Arb Interactive Inc |
| $10,000.00 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $140,700.00 | Julia Dvorak |
| $114,594.00 | Nachshon - Israel Vip Tours |
| $99,897.70 | 1883 Catering Co |
| $81,794.50 | Uslege Inc |
| $30,000.00 | Nicholas Eastwood |
| $20,185.07 | Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel |
| $15,564.97 | III Forks Steakhouse |
| $15,286.51 | The Loren Hotel |
| $15,000.00 | Savannah Mann |
| $14,500.00 | Hyatt Hotels |
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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.