Congressional Campaign Fundraising [UPDATE]

Senate and House candidates late-posted dollars

"...was the Federal Election Commission filing deadline for Congressional campaign fundraising for the third quarter (ending Sept. 30). This..."

Oct. 17, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Buried in Scandal

SCI and the Money Trail

"...released earlier this month by Texans for Public Justice, campaign finance records show that since 1996, SCI's political action..."

March 26, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Funny Money

Campaign Finance Reform: Who Cares?

"...illustration by Doug Potter Campaign finance laws in Texas have changed since chicken magnate..."

June 6, 1997 News Column by Robert Bryce

Point Austin: Money and Minds

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

"...Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, is the major political scandal of our time. But just as the court was..."

April 20, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Welcome to Tomstown

In the burgeoning Tomstown scandal, you can't tell the players or the plot without a program

"...of what's shaping up to be Texas' biggest political scandal since the Sharpstown affair of the early 1970s. As..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Scandalous: The True Story of the National Enquirer

The shocking history of America's sleaziest tabloid

"...While Scandalous ultimately touches upon the tabloid’s plausible impact on the..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...go to a beach to talk about public school finance, he could have gone to South Padre Island and..."

March 5, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Taking Aim

With the 79th barely over, would-be officeholders jockey for position

"...Rick Perry will call a special session on school finance and property tax relief. The suspense – if you..."

June 17, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Bentzin's Bad Connection

District 48 candidate's acknowledgement that he hired political consultant John Colyandro to work on his Senate campaign in 2002 raises big legal questions

"...political consultant John Colyandro to work on his Senate campaign in 2002, Ben Bentzin had never been linked, either..."

Feb. 10, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Texas Rangers Get Wrangled Into "Bonnenghazi" Drama

Scandal surrounding House Speaker Dennis Bonnen burns on

"...in Travis County district court for at least nine campaign finance violations, as the backdoor meeting may have created..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...but also a sympathy for the type of negative campaign which I was the subject of during the special..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature

Lege Notes

Odds and ends from the 79th

"...the prohibition of corporate and union money in political campaigns appears to be gaining support from House members, even..."

April 1, 2005 News Column

Texas Congressional Hopeful Pete Sessions Tangled Up in Ukraine

D.C. bust connects foreign hustlers, Giuliani, and “Congressman-1”

"...political venue: part-Austin TX-17. In light of the latest Ukraine-scandal headlines, he might also be looking for new attorneys...."

Oct. 10, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Texas Oil Billionaires Start a Spinoff PAC

Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks replace Defend Texas Liberty

"...and Farris Wilks have created a new political action campaign?..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

News Roundup: Council Gets Dirty

Representatives engage in ... legal combaaaaaat!

"...and public safety advocates, while creating a mechanism to finance TNC regulation and other purposes (e.g., accessibility for disabled..."

Feb. 8, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

'Chronicle' Endorsements

Nov. 4 General Election

"...become increasingly urgent in the last weeks of the campaign. The spreading economic crisis requires a broad approach that..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature

Election 2006

The latest from the campaign trail

"...Report Web site and drew immediate criticism from his campaign rivals and African-American leaders...."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature

'He's Forked Himself'

Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'

"...ethics "admonitions" from his fellow House members and for campaign finance scandals involving his close associates in Texas and..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...from esteemed Austin High art teacher to salacious local scandal to national cause célèbre. Now Kansas City artist Harold..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature

Deep in the Heart of Texas Political Scandals

Crimes, carousing, and contravention from the Capitol grounds

"...FBI. Within a year, Clayton was indicted for the scandal – dubbed "Brilab" by the Bureau – and charged..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

From Sharpstown to Funeralgate

"...many accounts, Funeralgate threatens to become the biggest influence-buying scandal since Sharpstown, the banking controversy that rocked Texas in..."

July 9, 1999 News Feature

Endorsements

"...Will Wynn Partly for structural reasons, this year's mayoral campaign has steadily become a minor coronation. Incumbent Wynn faces..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

Endorsements

"...Will Wynn Partly for structural reasons, this year's mayoral campaign has steadily become a minor coronation. Incumbent Wynn faces..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Endorsements

"...Will Wynn Partly for structural reasons, this year's mayoral campaign has steadily become a minor coronation. Incumbent Wynn faces..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...wells on state parkland and a savings and loan scandal behind him differ that much from his Republican counterpart?..."

April 5, 2002 Column

Endorsements

"...moments of failure -- in particular in the fundraising scandal that tainted the Clinton administration. But he promises to..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature

Endorsements

"...moments of failure -- in particular in the fundraising scandal that tainted the Clinton administration. But he promises to..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature

Chronicle Endorsements

Recommendations for the county, state, and country

"...served voting for Mike Collier, a former state party finance chair and retired Houston accountant. Collier's platform diverges in..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Thomas Frank's 21st Century Corruption Theory

A Q&A with the author of What's the Matter With Kansas? and The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule

"...back. I started doing this research when the Abramoff scandal first broke. They would always say he's a Republican..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Is the Hammer Nailed?

Yet another indictment of DeLay, this time for money laundering. Will it reverberate for other politicos?

"...with a lesser count of conspiracy to violate state campaign election laws, a two-year state jail felony. In a..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

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