Keeping Texas Weird
 

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*Texas statewide officeholders are barred from raising money during regular legislative sessions. For this reason, Perry raised no money during the first five months of 2003 and 2005.
Top Perry Donors
(January 2003 through June 2006)

Amount
 Contributor Business City
$590,000
 Bob & Doylene Perry Perry Homes Houston
$231,918
 AT&T Corp. Telecom Austin
$205,760
 Thomas Dan Friedkin Friedkin Co’s (auto dealer) Houston
$195,185
 Charles Wood, Jr. Dallas Fire Insurance Co. Dallas
$181,179
 Richard Scott Trans-Global Solutions (shipping) Houston
$175,000
 Lonnie 'Bo' Pilgrim Pilgrim's Pride Poultry Pittsburg
$175,000
 Alice L. Walton Wal-Mart heiress Mineral Wells
$162,488
 Paul L. Foster Western Refining Co. El Paso
$138,333
 Johnny Baker Baker Managers (real estate) Houston
$129,422
 Gerald Rubin Helen of Troy (beauty products) El Paso
$125,600
 Phil D. Adams Phil Adams Co. (insurance) Bryan
$125,000
 TX Real Estate Assoc. Trade group Austin
$125,000
 Richard Wallrath Champion Window Centerville
$120,304
 Larry Anders Summit Alliance Co’s (insurance) Dallas
$120,000
 Dian Graves Owen Stai Owen Healthcare (drugs) Abilene
$119,568
 James R. Leininger Kinetic Concepts (hospital beds) San Antonio
$117,644
 Ned S. Holmes Parkway Investments (real estate) Houston
$117,115
 David Disiere Deep South Holding (insurance) Southlake
$116,197
 Charles & Judy Tate Capital Royalty (investing) Sugar Land
$115,000
 George C. Hixon Hixon Properties (real estate) San Antonio
$111,000
 HillCo PAC Hillco Partners lobby firm Austin
$108,901
 Charles B. Lawrence Kirby Corp. (shipping) Houston
$106,000
 Morton L. Topfer Castletop Capital (ex-Dell exec.) Austin
$105,400
 B.J. 'Red' McCombs McCombs Enterprises (auto dealer) San Antonio
$105,000
 Moshe Azoulay American Garment Finishers Corp. Dallas
$105,000
 Lowry & Peggy Mays Clear Channel (radio) San Antonio
$105,000
 Kenny & Lisa Troutt Mt. Vernon Investments (telecom) Dallas
$104,514
 J. Robert Brown Desert Eagle Distrib. (beer) El Paso
$103,350
 Woody & Gayle Hunt Hunt Corp. (construction) El Paso
$103,000
 Erle A. Nye TXU Corp. (retired) Dallas
$102,500
 L. Frederick Francis Bank of the West El Paso
$102,262
 Robert Rowling TRT Holdings (oil/hotels) Irving
$101,235
 John McStay McStay Investment Council Dallas
$101,000
 Donald J. Carter, Jr. Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. Addison
$101,000
 Clifton L. Thomas, Jr. Speedy Stop Convenience Stores Victoria
$100,600
 Larry Martin USA Waste Houston
$100,431
 James Lee E*Trade Prof. Trading (investing) Houston
$100,000
 Lee Bass Bass Brothers Enterprises (oil) Fort Worth
$100,000
 Louis Beecherl, Jr. Beecherl Co’s (oil fortune) Dallas
$100,000
 William A. Boothe Boothe Eye Care & Laser Center Dallas
$100,000
 J. Dan Brown Brown Distrib. Co. (beer) Austin
$100,000
 James Dannenbaum Dannenbaum Engineering Houston
$100,000
 Dan L. Duncan Enterprise Products (chemicals) Houston
$100,000
 Ralph & Joy Ellis Belmont Oil & Gas Corp. Irving
$100,000
 Robert D. Gillikin Cummins Southern Plains (engines) Dallas
$100,000
 Kent R. Hance Hance Scarborough Wright (lobbying) Austin
$100,000
 Forrest E. Hoglund Ex-Enron executive Dallas
$100,000
 James L. Huffines Huffines Auto Dealerships Dallas
$100,000
 Ray L. Hunt Hunt Consolidated (developer; oil) Dallas
$100,000
 R. Steve Letbetter Ex-Reliant Energy exec. Houston
$100,000
 Joe R. & Teresa Long First State Bank (retired) Austin
$100,000
 J. Frank Miller III JPI Co’s (developer) Irving
$100,000
 Lee Roy Mitchell Cinemark USA (movie theaters) Plano
$100,000
 T. Boone Pickens BP Capital (oil, water investing) Dallas
$100,000
 Bobby & Phyllis Ray K Hovnanian Homes Plano
$100,000
 Richard & Jill Salwen Dell Computers Austin
$100,000
 Jeff D. Sandefer Sandefer Capital Partners (investing) Austin
$100,000
 James Schneider Dell Computers Austin
$100,000
 Harold Simmons Contran Corp. (investing, nuke waste) Dallas
$100,000
 L.E. Simmons SCF Partners (investing) Houston
$100,000
 Michael Stevens Michael Stevens Interests (apartments) Houston
$100,000
 TX Dental Assoc. Trade group Austin
$100,000
 Robert Waltrip Service Corp. International (funerals) Houston
$100,000
 Frank & Mary Yturria Yturria Ranch Brownsville
$100,000
 H.B. 'Bartel' Zachry HB Zachry Construction Corp. San Antonio

 

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