New TEC Rule On Dark Money Faces Uphill Battle
The Texas Ethics Commission Wednesday voted to shed more light on the "dark money" in state politics, but its action is almost certain to be challenged in court.
The commission unanimously adopted a new rule requiring political nonprofits to disclose their donors if they spend 25 percent or more of their budget on political activity, or if more than 25 percent of their total contributions are political.
Jack Gullahorn, president and general counsel to the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas, said the rule is likely to face a legal challenge.
"Anything dealing with the ever changing environment surrounding campaign ...
Comments (3)
Mack Green
Keep the "contribution" closet light dark so the cockroaches can breed. Yet, that is what passes for "freedom of speech" in our perverse liar/lawyer/legislator/lobbyist democratic $y$tem. Sad that we've fallen so far.
WUSRPH
The Texas Ethics Commission seems not to be able to get the Attorney General to push any of its findings when they have been challenged in court---ala the Hecht case...BUT I bet there will be a speedy court battle over its decision today to require the disclosure of so-called "dark money" by groups who spend more than 25% of their expenditures on politics. The Michael Quinn Sullivan's and other BIG dark money users are probably already on their way to the courthouse or at least have their lawyers lined up to file a case within minutes of the first time the Commission tries to enforce its new rule. To bad, its other issues--such as the finding against MQS himself cannot be handled with the same dispatch.
Benton Carey via Texas Tribune on Facebook
That would be a good thing.