TPJ, Watchdog Groups Call for Special Prosecutor in DeLay Probe
Jul 15, 2004 - Three Texas campaign reform groups-Campaigns for People, Public Citizen/Texas and Texans for Public Justice--today joined the growing call for the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (commonly referred to as the Ethics Committee) to appoint an independent, non-partisan, outside counsel to lead the investigation into ethical charges pending against House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Read the Media Release

Bush Campaign Adds New Elite Fundraisers
Jun 02, 2004 - As of May 28, 2004, the Bush Campaign has released the names of 525 elite contributors who have delivered a minimum of $100,000 to the President's 2004 re-election effort. Texans for Public Justice has identified and profiled many of these new Rangers and Pioneers. Explore the identities and interests behind the new Bush Rangers and Pioneers.

For a more in-depth analysis of the Bush Pioneers, visit our Payola Pioneering report highlighted below.

Find the latest on Bush and Kerry fundraising activity by visiting White House For Sale a website hosted by our research partner, Public Citizen.

New Report—Payola Pioneering—Exposes Bush Elite Fundraisers:
Who they are & What they got.
May 17, 2004 - A new report by Texans for Public Justice (updated on June 2, 2004) — Payola Pioneering: Exposing the Bush Pioneer/Ranger Network —is now available. The report details the economic interests behind the elite Bush donors and looks at federal appointments, government policies, federal contracts and other perks these big donors received. The report was produced in collaboration with the Washington Post which published its findings in its May 16 edition. Read the —Washington Post’s reporting . View the Post’s interactive graphic presentation of the findings, —Spheres of Influence.

DA releases list of subpoenas in TRMPAC-Craddick investigation
Feb 27, 2004 - The Travis County District Attorney's office has released a list of the subpoenas it has served in the investigation into illegal campaign activities in the 2002 legislative elections.
View the list of subpoenas
View TPJ's original criminal complaint against TRMPAC

DA's Probe into TRMPAC heats up --
Speaker Craddick's records subpoenaed
Feb 25, 2004 - As part of the growing criminal investigation into possible illegal corporate electioneering by the Texas Association of Business and Tom DeLay's TRMPAC, Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle subpoenaed House Speaker Tom Craddick's election records and records from six other House members and two fundraisers.
Visit our "News Clips" page to read all about it.

TPJ Report Details $31 Million in Texas Pols War Chests
Feb 09, 2004 - A new law requires Texas politicians to disclose how much campaign cash they have in the bank. Texas legislators reported campaign stockpiles of over $21 million. Statewide officers have an additional $10 million in their war chests, according to a new TPJ analysis of "cash on hand".
Read the Report

NPR Features TPJ's Criminal Complaint Against Tom DeLay's 'TRMPAC'
Nov 26, 2003 - NPR's All Things Considered reports on a Travis County grand jury investigation into the activities of Tom DeLay's Texans For A Republican Majority PAC (TRMPAC). The investigation was triggered by a TPJ criminal complaint alleging that DeLay's PAC illegally raised and spent corporate funds in support of its slate of Texas legislative candidates in the 2002 elections.
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"Moldy Joe" Nixon is Lege's Top Court Clogger
Nov 14, 2003 - Texas lawmaker Joe Nixon used a perk of his office to delay more Texas court cases than any other legislator, new Texans for Public Justice research reveals. Rep. Nixon has filed nine "legislative continuances" since Sept. 1,2003, the date that a new disclosure law took effect. News Release

Texas Lawmakers Go Out of District for Campaign Money
Sep 22, 2003 - Texas lawmakers went outside of their home districts for 75 percent of the $42.5 million that they raised for the 2002 election, according to a new analysis.
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