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.
House Democratic Caucus
Texas Committee
$72,500Total Contributions
$201,633Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $20,000.00 | BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC |
| $20,000.00 | NRG Energy Inc |
| $10,000.00 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $10,000.00 | Constellation Employee PAC Federal |
| $5,000.00 | DentaQuest Political Action Committee Texas (INACTIVE) |
| $2,500.00 | Boeing PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Direct TV |
| $2,500.00 | Polan Culley Advocacy Group LLP |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $149,226.70 | Adp Wage Pay |
| $34,102.19 | ADP Payroll Services |
| $2,479.18 | Worley Printing |
| $2,110.00 | Google Inc |
| $2,000.00 | Ali S Zaidi |
| $1,780.93 | Fresas Chicken |
| $1,500.00 | Eddie Morales Campaign |
| $1,200.00 | Adrian Berumen |
| $857.60 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $823.50 | Mail Chimp |
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