Point Austin: Just How Super Is Your PAC?

"Outside money" hits Austin, and the reverberations begin

"...PAC campaign as a final reason ("We don't need super PACs from South Carolina telling Austinites how to vote")..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Dark Money

Campaign finance reform as true-life political thriller

"...the group was merely a front for a deep-pocketed super PAC that didn’t have to identify itself, thanks to..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Report

Corporate cash and the 2012 elections

"...Super PACs Storm Iowa..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

Funding Balance

Some Austin politicos think qualified candidates of average means are deterred from running due to low contribution limits

"...Campaigns without contribution limits essentially are similar to Super PACs, the political groups enabled by the landmark U.S...."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Jack Craver

The Hightower Report

The new super PACs amount to a corporate takeover of national politics

"...These are super PACs, created to amass millions of dollars in unrestricted..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Texas-Tied GOP Candidates Race for Debate Spot

GOP primary candidates prioritize Aug. 6 debate invite

"...pulled in $1.1 million. To boost the coffers, affiliated super PACs have pulled in an additional $16.8 million. Yet..."

July 17, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...Cruz's presidential campaign is complaining about the role of super PACs in the 2016 primary – specifically, the super..."

Nov. 6, 2015 News Feature

Adios, Perry Campaign

Perry exits the 2016 presidential race to little surprise from onlookers

"...$13 million in the coffers of the three Perry-boosting Super PACs working under the Opportunity and Freedom banner. Theoretically,..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report: Preaching to the Choir

You, too, can be part of Scott Walker's inner circle

"...that million-dollar check you have to write to his super PAC...."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

The ruling class rules by purchasing politicians

"...the little group of Americans they truly love: the superrich, who're shoveling the big bucks into nearly every presidential..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Adler Campaign Cries Foul

Labor-funded oppo calls hitting Austin voters

"...better than old style dirty politics and an out-of-state super PAC meddling in Austin’s affairs. Who are these people?..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Post by Michael King

You Don't Wanna Mess With Shady Stockman

Establishment GOP determined to hunt down Cornyn challenger

"...That's not stopping one of Texas' newest conservative attack PACs from pummeling on his nearest (yet still distant) challenger,..."

Jan. 7, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Democratic Frontrunner Bernie Sanders Energizes Crowd at Austin Rally

Sanders voices “absolute confidence” his campaign will win Texas

"...class people-powered movement – rather than one fueled by Super PACs or billionaire donations – Sanders pointed out his..."

Feb. 24, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Samuel Woolley and The Reality Game

UT professor's new book attacks the disinformation wars

"...individual ad targeting for extremely specific political communication strategies. Super-PACs and campaigns can get hold of [an] individual's location..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Arts Post by Mike Berry

The Hightower Report: Putting "The People" in a Political Platform

The Democratic Party platform is not perfect, but thanks to Bernie Sanders' revolutionary presidential campaign, it's rich in policies for the People

"...• Eliminating super PACs, providing financing of elections and automatic voter registration,..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Where the Money Goes

Uber & Lyft spending freely on Prop. 1 campaign

"...for his endorsement of Steve Adler. “We don’t need Super PACs from South Carolina,” Leffingwell said at the time,..."

April 15, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Chronicle Endorsements

"...money where his mouth is – heavily opposed to super PACs, he raised more than $3 million from individual..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature

Headlines

"...paying staff, and handed many day-to-day campaign costs to super PACs...."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature

Lege Lines

The Michael Morton Act, airport screening, business tax cuts, and more

"...and conservative causes, most recently giving $23.5 million to Super PACs and $1.9 million to state Republican candidates during..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Born Yesterday

Austin Playhouse's tight revival of the 65-year-old political comedy never shows its age

"...a sequoia toppling – which, in our age of Super PACs and avaricious multinationals, might leave you thinking of..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Money and Minds

The easiest answer on campaign finance reform might not be the wisest

"...wholesale purchase of national politics currently under way by super PACs, thanks to the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision,..."

April 20, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...victory would deprive Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of the supermajority he needs, by Senate tradition, to bring bills to..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Election Updates

Shootout at D.a. Corral

"...challenged by first-time candidate Jerry Graham, newly retired assistant superintendent of Georgetown ISD. At the county level, Commissioner Mike..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature

Postmarks

"...One hundred dollars is the new contribution limit to PACs like Priorities First! It's an easy number to remember...."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

Election Ticker: Say It Ain’t So, Zo

Qadri explains his GOP gigs, Guerrero explains her housing views

"...stints in Qadri's résumé that don't jibe with his super-progressive campaign message. These included working for then-Attorney General Greg..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Election Ticker: The Calm in the Eye of the Storm

Wild punches, campaign cash, and early voting insights

"...people to know about it just yet; campaigns and PACs are supposed to file special reports each time they..."

Feb. 27, 2022 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Science-Based “314 Action” PAC Attacks Congressional Candidate for Her Legal Work

PAC pitches hardball against Shannon Hutcheson in TX-10 Race

"...them. In a campaign email, Siegel wrote that a “Super PAC” had spent $200,000 in the campaign: The [two]..."

Feb. 26, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Will Texas Patch Up TABC Before It Bursts?

If ever an agency needed to be scorched by the state’s Sunset Act, it’s the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Com­mis­sion

"...progressives, nor populists, nor free-marketeers, nor social conservatives are super-convinced that TABC does or can "serve the people of..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Daily Hustle: 10/19/10

Unbundling a bevy of anti-bondsters

"...New specific purpose PACs filed at the city include Engineers Affirming Sustainable Transportation,..."

Oct. 19, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...city-registered lobbyists (including Todd himself) as well as other PACs, all of which violates Austin's campaign finance laws. These..."

April 19, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple