The Daily Post
October 14, 2015
Houston Texans Owner Bob McNair Shells Out Major Bucks To GOP Candidates
By the looks of it, McNair is more concerned with political influence than a winning team.
Campaign Finance
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Al Gore Calls for SXSW to “Occupy Democracy”
The former U.S. vice president visits Austin for a SXSW Interactive keynote talk with social media impresario Sean Parker.
January 31, 2012
Mo’ Problems, Less Money
Rick Perry raised only $2.9 million in the last quarter of 2011, new campaign finance documents reveal.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2010
The Supreme Court decision
The argument of the majority is that current law allows the government, in the form of the Federal Election Commission, to penalize certain kinds of political speech, and by doing so, Congress has violated the portion of the First Amendment that states, “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom
Politics & Policy
April 1, 1997
Tru Story
Why Texarkana’s Truman Arnold is in the thick of a scandal over Democratic fundraising.
Politics & Policy
November 1, 1996
The New Fat Cats
Meet the newest Texas fat cats - the well-heeled contributors financing political campaigns in and out of our state.