Archive for 'Campaign finance'
Important ethics bill passes
Senate Bill 129, authored by Royce West and sponsored by Elliot Naishtat, Fred Hill, Brandon Creighton, David Leibowitz, and Todd Smith, passed the House this afternoon and will be sent to the Governor to sign. The (as yet, uncertified) vote was unanimous with the exception of Speaker Craddick who did not vote and […]
Posted: May 16th, 2007 under Campaign finance.
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A good start for campaign finance reform in Texas
The media heard your voices.
Our Texans Against Big Money press conference on the Capitol steps was well attended by members of the media from all over the state. Our chair, John Courage, served as moderator. Rep. Mark Strama (HB 110) and Rep. Mike Villarreal (HB 111) spoke eloquently about the need for reasonable limits […]
Posted: April 19th, 2007 under Legislation, Actions, Media, Campaign finance.
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Update on Our “Big Money” Project
Did you hear the good news? John and I met with Chairman Leo Berman of the House Elections Committee last week, and, against all predictions, he agreed to schedule a hearing for the three campaign limits bills we’ve been advocating for (HB 110, HB 111, and HB 1085). He set the hearing for THIS […]
Posted: April 15th, 2007 under Legislation, Actions, Committees, Campaign finance.
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Sign our petition to limit the Big Money in Texas politics!
Kleptocracy (n): A government that extends the personal wealth and political power of government officials and the ruling class (collectively, kleptocrats) at the expense of the population.
I would add to Wikipedia’s definition that kleptocrats are often elected by unlimited campaign contributions. Today in Texas, private citizens can give unlimited amounts of money to their […]
Posted: April 1st, 2007 under Legislation, Actions, Campaign finance.
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