Thursday, October 23, 2014
Perry's First Court Appearance on November 6
Labels:
Ethics Complaints,
Rick Perry
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Statesman Challenges Abbott Position on Hecht Ethic's Fine
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Read today's American-Statesman article by Chuck Lindell.
Read TPJ's press release on it's October 15 lawsuit.
Labels:
Ethics Complaints,
Greg Abbott,
Texas Supreme Court
Monday, October 20, 2014
Abbott Clobbers Davis in Race for Payday Lender Money
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Read TPJ's full analysis of predatory-lender contributions.
Labels:
Greg Abbott,
Payday Lenders,
Press Releases,
Wendy Davis
Thursday, October 16, 2014
$2.6 Million in Contributions Leads to F1
'Oral' Application for $250 Million Taxpayer Handout
Following the skid marks, Lobby Watch identifies $2.6 million in F1-related political contributions. Major F1 beneficiaries include Governor Rick Perry, Greg Abbott and Comptroller Susan Combs.
Read the racy F1 Lobby Watch.
Labels:
Campaign Finance,
F1,
Lobby Watch,
Rick Perry,
Subsidies,
Susan Combs
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
TPJ Files Suit to Force Abbott to
Pursue Ethics Case Against Justice Hecht
TPJ has filed a motion in Travis County court to compel Attorney General Abbott- or a court-ordered replacement-to pursue a long-slumbering case involving a $29,000 ethics fine against Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht.
Read TPJ's media release.
Read TPJ's court filing.
View a Abbott-Hecht case timeline.
View Ethics Commission Dec. 2008 order against Justice Hecht.
Read TPJ's media release.
Read TPJ's court filing.
View a Abbott-Hecht case timeline.
View Ethics Commission Dec. 2008 order against Justice Hecht.
Labels:
Ethics Complaints,
Greg Abbott,
Texas Supreme Court
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Backgrounder on Rick Perry: A bully indicted for abuse of office
The Perry indictments have triggered a flood of misinformation about the case. TPJ's fact sheet rebuts major spin-machine fallacies and includes links to numerous sources that document the facts.
Read TPJ's spin-busting fact sheet.
Dallas Morning News:
Group whose complaint led to Rick Perry indictment no stranger to political retaliation
Texas Tribune: Five things to know about the Perry indictment
Dallas Morning News: Governor Perry indicted for abuse of power
Houston Chronicle: Perry indicted on two felony charges
MSNBC: Rick Perry Indicted for Abuse of Power
Read TPJ's June 14, 2013 complaint.
Read TPJ's June 14 media release.
Read TPJ's spin-busting fact sheet.
Dallas Morning News:
Group whose complaint led to Rick Perry indictment no stranger to political retaliation
Texas Tribune: Five things to know about the Perry indictment
Dallas Morning News: Governor Perry indicted for abuse of power
Houston Chronicle: Perry indicted on two felony charges
MSNBC: Rick Perry Indicted for Abuse of Power
Read TPJ's June 14, 2013 complaint.
Read TPJ's June 14 media release.
Labels:
Ethics Complaints,
News Clips,
Rick Perry
DMN: Abbott relies on mega-donors
Christy Hoppe: Greg Abbott has far more big-dollar donors than Wendy Davis
Democrat Wendy Davis has had to reach out to many more contributors.
Democrat Wendy Davis has had to reach out to many more contributors.
Labels:
Campaign Finance,
Greg Abbott,
News Clips
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Statement on Tom DeLay Decision
“Today’s decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is disappointing if not surprising. This partisan appeals court trumped a non-partisan jury to put one of its own back on the streets. Laundering corporate money to steal an election for your party is not a crime - so long as that same party controls the courts.” - Craig McDonald, Director, Texans for Public Justice.
Labels:
Press Releases,
Tom Delay/TRMPAC
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Lobby Watch: Wyly Pols Can Help Repay Fraud Judgment
A judge recently ordered the Dallas-based Wyly brothers to pay $188 million for fraudulent manipulation of offshore accounts over 10 years. Sam Wyly and the estate of Charles Wyly say they no longer have that kind of scratch.
Doing its civic duty, Lobby Watch identifies $1.3 million that the brothers Wyly gave to Texas politicians since 2000 and urges those pols to disgorge the funds in the name of justice.
Read all about those Wyly politicians in Lobby Watch.
Labels:
Lobby Watch
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Con Job: Campaign Money & Phantom Jobs
at the Texas Enterprise Fund
TPJ has documented the questionable job creation reports at the Texas Enterprise Fund since 2010. TPJ has also tracked campaign contributions from TEC grant recipients to Governor Perry and other state officials.
Today's auditor report on TEF warrants revisiting some of our research.
Lobby Watch: Texas Big Three Bag Enterprise-Fund Millions.
Con Job: Report Finds Most Texas Enterprise Fund Grantees Failed to Deliver in 2010.
Rick Perry's Piggybank.
Lobby Watch: Texas Big Three Bag Enterprise-Fund Millions.
Con Job: Report Finds Most Texas Enterprise Fund Grantees Failed to Deliver in 2010.
Rick Perry's Piggybank.
Labels:
Enterprise Fund,
Press Releases,
Rick Perry
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