Public Campaign Action Fund - Craddick

Thanks to TomPaine.com

David Donnelly — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:18:00 +0000

TomPaine.com picked up our petition to Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick. Thanks!If you don't already receive TomPaine.com's daily emails, it's worth signing up. I don't recommend many emails like this, but TP.com has links to a few timely ...

Civil Trial on DeLay's TRMPAC, Day One

David Donnelly — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:54:00 +0000

Day Two may be more interesting, but here is the key facts from Day One in the TRMPAC civil case, as summarized by R.G. Ratcliffe of the Houston Chronicle: During a meeting in San Antonio with TRMPAC advisory board members, including [TRMPA...

Report from the courtroom

David Donnelly — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:59:00 +0000

Nathan Wilcox at DriveDemocracy.org has all the down and dirty from the TRMPAC trial yesterday -- it's a rough, but detailed outline of the day's arguments. ...

Trial begins in civil suit involving DeLay's TRMPAC

David Donnelly — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:24:00 +0000

The New York Times (registration) takes a look at the story behind the story in the civil lawsuit filed by five former Texas state representatives against Tom DeLay's TRMPAC's treasurer:A civil trial scheduled to open here on Monday involvin...

San Antonio Express News: Throw out Politician Protection Act

David Donnelly — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 07:59:00 +0000

An editorial in the San Antonio Express News urges the Texas Legislature to throw out HB 913, the bill designed to protection Tom DeLay, Tom Craddick and their corporate friends from prosecution. The editorial board rightly connects this bill ...

Texas House Speaker Craddick Called To Testify

Rick Bielke — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:59:00 +0000

The Dallas Morning News reported that Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick will be called to testify next week in a civil case involving TRMPAC fundraising activities during the 2002 Texas state House races. This will mark the first time that thes...

Keep up the pressure

David Donnelly — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 07:22:00 +0000

Sign the petition to Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick to keep the pressure on him to drop any attempt to cover up the investigation into the TRMPAC/DeLay scandal. So far, more than 4,200 people have signed on, and the national press is startin...