Acknowledgements




Texans for Public Justice (TPJ) Director Craig McDonald is an architect of this study, which was a collaborative effort of the TPJ staff, including Aimée Daigle, Fred Richardson and Ethan Preston. Cinque Hicks of Mood Indigo designed the page layout. Jason Stout of Stout Illustrations designed the cover. Texas Citizen Action's Walt Borges kindly pointed out weaknesses in early drafts of this report. The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the staff of the Texas Ethics Commission disclosure room in hunting down data for this report.