Texas Oligarchs

25 billionaires have each dropped at least $5 million into Texas state level politics since 2000 and are still pumping in cash. It's the same folks giving to the same candidates and PACs. The Texas Oligarchs are the ones pulling the strings. $275 million + strings

#1 Recipient of the Texas Oligarchs investment since 2000?

Texas Governor Greg Abbott $47 million

$7.19m - Anwar

$4.7m - Troutt

$4.35m - Pitcock

$3.64m - Porter

$3.34m - Warren

#2 Recipient of the Texas Oligarchs investment since 2000?

Texans for Lawsuit Reform (run by the oligarchs) $34 million

$7.45m - Duncan

$7.39m - Weekley

$5.76m - Perot

$4.63m - McNair

$2.56m - Crow

#3 Recipient of the Texas Oligarchs investment since 2000?

Defend Texas Liberty (spun up in 2022-3)

$14.88 million

$9.7m Dunn

$4.66m - Wilks\

#4 Recipient of the Texas Oligarchs investment since 2000? Texas Lt Governor Dan Patrick (05-23)

$12.1 million (not including the $1m + $2m loan from Defend Texas Liberty, which is Dunn & Wilks)

$1.41m - Pitcock

$1.26m - McLane

$1.22m - Anwar

$950k - Rowling

$842k - Fertitta

#5 Recipient of the Texas Oligarchs investment since 2000? The Charles Butt Public Education PAC $11.8 million Just Charles Butt. For all of it.

#6 Recipient of the Texas Oligarchs investment since 2000? Empower Texans (shuttered in 2020) $10.04 million

$7.73m - Dunn

1.82m - Wilks