An assortment of Political Action Committees that have received significant financial support directly or indirectly from leftist New York megadonor George Soros have spent more than $6.7 million thus far to elect Democrats in Texas in the 2024 general election.
More than $4 million from the Texas Majority PAC and a network of other political committees that received funding from the Texas Majority PAC was paid to Longhorn Organizing Strategies, which was created earlier this year.
The Texas Majority PAC has received $6.45 million from Soros since it was established last year.
According to its website, “Longhorn Organizing Strategies is a new Texas-based grassroots organizing and voter mobilization firm that provides best-in-class canvassing, voter registration, and relational organizing services to progressive campaigns, committees, and advocacy organizations throughout the Lone Star state. We are deeply committed to the mission of transforming Texas into a truly competitive arena, and we are determined to contribute – one conversation at a time, one door at a time, and one voter at a time. We take immense pride in our collaborations with campaigns, advocacy organizations, labor unions, and community groups of all varieties and sizes.”
The Texas Majority PAC paid Longhorn Organizing Strategies $735,000 directly, and newly created political committees across Texas funded by the Texas Majority PAC paid the company millions more.
In the San Antonio area, the Bexar County Democrats PAC paid Longhorn Organizing Strategies $600,000. In the Rio Grande Valley, the Cameron County Democrats PAC paid Longhorn Organizing Strategies $300,000 and the Hidalgo County Democrats PAC $350,000. In North Texas, the Dallas County Democrats PAC paid the company $842,000.
In the Austin area, the Central Texas Democrats PAC paid Longhorn Organizing Strategies $350,000. In El Paso, the El Paso Democratic Unity PAC paid the company $300,000.
The Bexar County Democrats PAC, Cameron County Democrats PAC, Hidalgo County Democrats PAC, Dallas County Democrats PAC, Central Texas Democrats PAC, and El Paso Democratic Unity PAC were all created earlier this year and have received almost all their funding from the Texas Majority PAC.
The Fair Shot Texas PAC, which has received $245,000 from the Texas Majority PAC this year in addition to large donations from several labor unions, has paid Longhorn Organizing Strategies over $571,000 since September.
The canvassing efforts of the Fair Shot Texas PAC have been focused on five Democratic candidates running for the Texas House of Representatives- State Representative Mihaela Plesa running for re-election in District 70 Collin County, Averie Bishop challenging State Representative Angie Chen Button in District 112 in Dallas County, Elizabeth Ginsberg challenging State Representative Morgan Meyer in District 108 in Dallas County, Kristian Carranza challenging State Representative John Lujan in District 118 in Bexar County, and Laurel Swift challenging Republican nominee Marc LaHood in District 121 in Bexar County.
The First Tuesday PAC, which has been active in Democratic turnout efforts in Harris County since 2008, has paid a company called Texas Tool Belt more than $1.3 million for canvassing so far in the 2024 general election.
Soros donated $100,000 directly to First Tuesday last August. The Democracy II PAC, a federal SuperPAC funded by Soros, donated $600,000 to First Tuesday this May, and the Texas Majority PAC donated $300,000 this August. First Tuesday’s other significant donors consist primarily of personal injury attorneys and law firms in the Houston area.
First Tuesday has used extreme rhetoric against Republicans, saying on its website that Texas Republicans “are a threat to democracy.”
The Texas Organizing Project PAC has paid nearly $1.3 million to a company called Texas Power Strategies for canvassing in the 2024 general election.
Soros contributed $600,000 to the Texas Organizing Project PAC in May, and the Texas Majority PAC donated $200,000 in September. The Texas Voice previously reported that another major donor to the Texas Organizing Project PAC, California heiress Rachel Gelman, has publicly described herself as an “anticapitalist” and “abolitionist” who wants to abolish prisons and policing.
