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.
Texas Legislative Black Caucus
Texas Committee
$615,441Total Contributions
$507,541Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $50,000.00 | Walmart Stores Inc |
| $30,000.00 | HCA Management Services |
| $30,000.00 | House Democratic Caucus |
| $25,000.00 | Amazon.com Inc |
| $25,000.00 | IGT Global Solutions Corporation |
| $25,000.00 | Las Vegas Sands Corporation |
| $25,000.00 | NRG Energy Inc. Political Action Committee |
| $21,880.00 | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $20,000.00 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $15,000.00 | Airbnb Inc |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $100,000.00 | Texas Southern University Foundation |
| $98,587.07 | Marc Hoskins |
| $70,681.76 | Katelyn Caldwell |
| $60,000.00 | Gary Bledsoe |
| $25,650.00 | Zoe Communications |
| $25,200.00 | Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce |
| $15,000.00 | Athena Rodrigues |
| $13,682.00 | Topgolf Austin |
| $7,399.60 | Zoom Video Communications Inc |
| $7,305.84 | Miriam Laeky Campaign |
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