Mortgaged House

Campaign Contributions to Texas Representatives, 1995-1996

By Lynn Tran and Andrew Wheat

• Summary
• Introduction & Method
• Findings
• Alien Contributors
• Taking Care of Business
• Heavy Hitters
• Endowed Chairs
• Weighty War Chests
• Well Funded Minority
• Costly No-Contest Races
• Money Matters
• High-Flying PACs
• High-Flying Individuals
• Recommendations
• 1. Limit the Size and Source of Contributions
• 2. Require Full, Accessible Disclosure
• Appendix: A Full House: Contributions Data on Each Member
• Acknowledgements

• Press release
• To order printed copies of this report
• Contact Information

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