http://www.campaignmoney.org/taxonomy/term/264/0 en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/02/19/over-the-wall The Department of Homeland Security is in the process of constructing a big wall on the US/Mexico border and are serving notice to people living where the wall is to be built that they&#39;ll have to find new homes...unless of course they&#39;re wealthy, have friends in Washington, DC, and have given big campaign contributions.  The<em> Texas Observer </em>digs into the story - <a href="http://www.texasobserver.org/article.php?aid=2688">go here</a> for a fascinating piece of reporting.<p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/02/19/over-the-wall">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/02/19/over-the-wall#comment campaign contributions immigration Texas Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:20:10 -0500 Katie Schlieper 224957 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/07/30/the-lexus-of-texas We pay a lot of attention to how candidates bring money in for their campaign accounts -- but what about how it gets spent? The <em>Houston Chronicle</em> <a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5010072.html">looks at the expenditures </a>of Texas candidates after the election -- how they&#39;re using campaign cash to travel in style, eat like kings, and win brownie points via donations to local groups. Ah, campaign cash - the gift that keeps on giving.<p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/07/30/the-lexus-of-texas">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/07/30/the-lexus-of-texas#comment campaign finance campaign spending Texas Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:10:56 -0500 Katie Schlieper 186606 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/21/tom-delay-in-legal-limbo <p>The <a target="_self" href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/3734425.html"><em>Houston Chronicle</em></a> reports today that Tom DeLay continues to be in &ldquo;legal limbo&rdquo; that could damage him come the November elections.&nbsp;</p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/21/tom-delay-in-legal-limbo">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/21/tom-delay-in-legal-limbo#comment elections Texas Tom DeLay Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:49:50 -0500 Nancy Watzman 5556 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/10/another-brick-in-the-wall Peter Cloeren, who himself has pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws, has been issued a subpoena by Travis County prosecutor Ronnie Earle. Earle wants records of contributions made by Cloeren's Citizens United Political Victory Fu... <p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/10/another-brick-in-the-wall">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/10/another-brick-in-the-wall#comment earle political donations Texas Tom DeLay Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:24:00 -0500 Rick Bielke 1552 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/09/delays-prospects-down-graded Congressional Quarterly agrees with our take. ... <p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/09/delays-prospects-down-graded">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/09/delays-prospects-down-graded#comment elections Nick Lampson Texas tom campbell Tom DeLay Thu, 09 Mar 2006 04:56:00 -0500 David Donnelly 1561 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/08/my-two-cents-about-delays-victory-yesterday I know Rick wrote about this earlier, but I wanted to add my two cents...In 2004, in the general election, DeLay received 55% of the vote. Yesterday, in a low turnout, only-the-faithful-voting primary election, he got 62%, only slightly better... <p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/08/my-two-cents-about-delays-victory-yesterday">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/08/my-two-cents-about-delays-victory-yesterday#comment elections Texas Tom DeLay vote voting Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:15:00 -0500 David Donnelly 1570 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/07/election-returns You can get election returns as they are reported at the Texas Secretary of State's website.For TX-22 GOP primary, go here.For TX-28 Democratic primary, go here. ... <p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/07/election-returns">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/07/election-returns#comment elections Texas Tom DeLay Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:07:00 -0500 David Donnelly 1562 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/node/1553 A couple of Texas filmmakers have produced a movie called "The Big Buy: How Tom DeLay Stole Congress," and Robert Greenwald and his Brave New Films (Outfoxed, the Walmart movie, etc.) are on tap to promote and distribute it.The New York Time... <p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/node/1553">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/node/1553#comment Abramoff Texas Tom DeLay Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:34:00 -0500 David Donnelly 1553 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/05/houston-chronicle-endorses-campbell-for-tx-22-primary Here's the endorsement. ... <p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/05/houston-chronicle-endorses-campbell-for-tx-22-primary">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/05/houston-chronicle-endorses-campbell-for-tx-22-primary#comment editorial elections Nick Lampson Texas tom campbell Tom DeLay Sun, 05 Mar 2006 09:02:00 -0500 David Donnelly 1565 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/03/how-confident-and-tone-deaf-is-delay From the Wall Street Journal (no link):Former Majority Leader DeLay, girding for November defense of his House seat, plans fund-raiser Tuesday hosted by lobbyists Bill Paxon and Susan Molinari. Next Tuesday is the primary election in Texas. Ni... <p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/03/how-confident-and-tone-deaf-is-delay">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/03/03/how-confident-and-tone-deaf-is-delay#comment fundraising lobbyists sugarland Texas Tom DeLay vote Fri, 03 Mar 2006 07:55:00 -0500 David Donnelly 1566 at http://www.campaignmoney.org