Tim Dunn has used his wealth to establish a network of organizations that push his ultraconservative views across Texas. The deal comes amid a time of consolidation in the Permian Basin.
By Jayme Lozano Carver and Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune
The Senate on Sunday afternoon failed to take action on a border security bill, leaving virtually no time to pass the bill before the special session ends on Tuesday.
The group has funded candidates and groups like the Texas GOP who have pushed fellow Republicans to take a harder line against things like illegal immigration and transgender people.
By Patrick Svitek and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also loaned $125,000 to Attorney General Ken Paxton — yes, the same guy whose impeachment trial he's supposed to impartially preside over.
The two-term governor’s donors enjoy access, appointments to boards and commissions, and a chance to bend the ear of a politician who may harbor bigger ambitions.
By Patrick Svitek, Carla Astudillo, Zach Despart and Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
'Look out your window, you might see a bus coming to you one day in the future, and the buses are going to keep coming,' Patrick said of Gov. Greg Abbott's controversial plan to bus asylum seekers out of South Texas.