Energy
April 23, 2020
Tim Dunn Is Against the Nanny State—Except When It Might Help His Oil Business
The ultra-conservative financier wants the government out of the pandemic business, but is open to a bailout of the oil industry.
Tim Dunn
Politics & Policy
April 12, 2019
Showdown at the J.W. Marriott: What the Bonnen-McNutt Tussle Signals about the Political Wars to Come
In the pantheon of lawmaker-involved squabbles, what happened at the J.W. Marriott hotel in Austin on Wednesday night probably doesn’t rank higher (lower?) than the time Borris Miles whipped out a gun at a party, or the time Bob Bullock pulled a gun on
Politics & Policy
November 18, 2018
The Power Issue: Tim Dunn Is Pushing the Republican Party Into the Arms of God
The socially conservative Midland oil man has been putting a lot of money into the fight for the GOP’s soul.
Politics & Policy
October 29, 2018
What Does a Texas Millionaire Do When He Loses Political Races in His State? He Spends in Montana
Midland oilman Tim Dunn is best known for financing Empower Texans, but now he is putting $2.5 million into defeating Montana Democratic U.S. Senator John Tester.
Politics & Policy
April 16, 2018
Did a Prominent Republican Donor Have a Hand in Helping Beto O’Rourke?
Oilman Tim Dunn is investing in a super PAC trying to defeat the Democratic senate nominee after helping him win a seat in Congress in 2012.
Politics & Policy
March 30, 2018
Guns, Budgets, and Term Limits—Proposals to Change the Constitution
The cornerstone document of our republic is under assault from the right and the left.
Politics & Policy
September 1, 2015
A Tenuous Defense of Ken Paxton
The latest on our embattled attorney general. Plus: A Scoop!