This article is Part 4 of a four-part series demonstrating how the money in a lobby sector can impact state politics and legislation. Read the first three articles here, here, and here.
Dennis Paul
Texas House of Representatives District 129
$45,438Cash on Hand
$155,151Total Contributions
$141,348Total Expenditures
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Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $10,000.00 | Texas Land Title Association PAC |
| $8,500.00 | James & Shirley Dannenbaum |
| $5,000.00 | Richard Weekley |
| $4,000.00 | University of Houston Political Action Committee |
| $3,000.00 | Cvs Health PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP |
| $2,500.00 | Houston Fire Fighters PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Neighbors Health Patient Advocacy Political Action Committee (DISSOLVED) |
| $2,000.00 | Daniel Wong |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $46,326.25 | Dennis Paul |
| $40,438.30 | The Yates Company |
| $15,390.01 | Risinger Consulting |
| $4,844.24 | Blakemore & Associates |
| $4,253.00 | South Belt-Ellington Leader |
| $4,046.78 | Dennis Paul |
| $2,500.00 | Conservative Republicans of Texas |
| $2,500.00 | Texas Conservative Review |
| $2,446.45 | Apache Advertising & Design |
| $1,500.00 | Texas Conservative Coalition |
Top Personal Contributions
From reports filed by the recipients of these funds, it appears these transactions originated from personal rather than campaign accounts.
Total Contributions | Candidate | Committee |
|---|---|---|
| $1,605.00 | Bay Area Republican Women PAC | |
| $364.74 | Clear Lake Area Republicans P.A.C. | |
| $250.00 | San Jacinto Republican Women | |
| $80.00 | Tri County Republican Women | |
| $75.00 | Sergio Munoz Jr | Munoz Jr., Sergio (The Honorable) |
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Texas politicians and PACs are required to file reports with the Texas Ethics Commission listing all their campaign contributions and expenditures. The most recent reports — which include all transactions for the last half of 2018 — were just released. Two major things to pay attention to in these reports: 1) final numbers on both donations and spending for the 2018 Election Cycle, and 2) perhaps even more interesting, a list of all donations made to Texas politicians after the election.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) is in the business of electing politicians who will vote “correctly” on lawsuit & tort reform issues, while not rocking the boat in the Capitol. They’ve become one of the most powerful and well-known PACs in the state using this model, and show no signs of changing their game plan.