/tags/campaign-finance Campaign Finance en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2023-12-07/ken-paxton-texas-attorney-general-personal-finance-reports Paxton, a Republican who beat impeachment charges this year, has not reported at least a half dozen properties in Florida, Hawaii, Oklahoma and Utah to the state. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2023-12-07/ken-paxton-texas-attorney-general-personal-finance-reports Lauren McGaughy /politics/2022-05-16/supreme-court-sides-with-sen-ted-cruz-in-campaign-finance-case At issue was a federal law that has been on the books for 20 years that barred federal candidates from raising more than $250,000 to repay loans made to their campaigns. Mon, 16 May 2022 22:51:40 GMT /politics/2022-05-16/supreme-court-sides-with-sen-ted-cruz-in-campaign-finance-case Nina Totenberg /texas/2019-10-04/the-rncs-political-mailer-looks-a-lot-like-a-census-form-and-its-totally-legal From Texas Standard:Next year, U.S. residents will be asked to fill out the 2020 Census. A misleading political document being mailed out now could� Fri, 04 Oct 2019 19:00:24 GMT /texas/2019-10-04/the-rncs-political-mailer-looks-a-lot-like-a-census-form-and-its-totally-legal Michael Marks /texas/2019-08-08/joaquin-castro-draws-criticism-for-tweeting-trump-donor-list U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, who represents San Antonio, is being criticized by Republican politicians after tweeting a list of San Antonio-based donors to� Thu, 08 Aug 2019 18:29:25 GMT /texas/2019-08-08/joaquin-castro-draws-criticism-for-tweeting-trump-donor-list Terri Langford /texas/2019-01-23/donating-money-to-support-a-political-candidate-beware-of-scam-pacs From Texas Standard:An Austin man named Kyle Prall is currently in federal court, facing over a dozen charges that range from mail and wire fraud to money� Wed, 23 Jan 2019 18:42:34 GMT /texas/2019-01-23/donating-money-to-support-a-political-candidate-beware-of-scam-pacs Michael Marks /texas/2018-12-13/how-pop-up-super-pacs-influenced-the-texas-senate-race From Texas Standard:Weeks before Election Day in November, reports indicated that the Texas Senate race would be the most expensive one in U.S. history.� Thu, 13 Dec 2018 22:45:24 GMT /texas/2018-12-13/how-pop-up-super-pacs-influenced-the-texas-senate-race Alexandra Hart /texas/2018-05-14/president-donald-trump-plans-a-texas-gop-fundraising-trip From Texas Standard.On May 31, President Donald Trump will be back in Texas for lunch � $5,000 per plate � with well heeled Houstonians, then that evening� Mon, 14 May 2018 18:34:20 GMT /texas/2018-05-14/president-donald-trump-plans-a-texas-gop-fundraising-trip Laura Rice, Jill Ament /texas/2018-02-20/in-texas-almost-90-percent-of-all-funding-in-state-races-goes-to-gop-candidates From Texas Standard:As Texans head to the polls for early voting, a new Texas Tribune report has found that state campaigns have raised $67 million so� Tue, 20 Feb 2018 19:12:18 GMT /texas/2018-02-20/in-texas-almost-90-percent-of-all-funding-in-state-races-goes-to-gop-candidates Jill Ament /texas/2017-08-02/rep-sarah-davis-files-bill-to-close-campaign-cash-loophole From Texas Standard:A Texas lawmaker is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to add ethics reform to his special session call. Rep. Sarah Davis (R-Houston) heads� Wed, 02 Aug 2017 20:45:08 GMT /texas/2017-08-02/rep-sarah-davis-files-bill-to-close-campaign-cash-loophole Jill Ament /texas/2017-07-24/loophole-lets-lawmakers-raise-cash-during-the-special-session From Texas Standard:Texas law prohibits members of the Legislature from accepting campaign contributions during a regular session. The restriction came� Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:58:47 GMT /texas/2017-07-24/loophole-lets-lawmakers-raise-cash-during-the-special-session Jill Ament, Rhonda Fanning