Tim Dunn- The GOP Donor Who Helped Send Beto O’Rourke to Congress
Through an extensive network of politically active nonprofit organizations and political action committees he helps bankroll, Midland oilman Tim Dunn is one of Texas’ most prominent political donors. The groups funded by Dunn are well known for engaging in vicious- and frequently deceptive- attacks against Republican candidates and officeholders that they attempt to paint as […]
Affiliate of Never-Trumper Led “Little Nutjob” Gun Group Engages in Texas Primaries
The Texas affiliate of a national self-styled “gun rights” group led by a man who described Donald Trump as a “gun grabber” and a “poison that infects the GOP” has begun sending mailers and other communications making false claims about the voting records of members of the Texas Legislature. Dudley Brown, President of the National […]
Texas GOP Chairman Rinaldi Endorsed by Blackrock
According to records on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the controversial investment firm Blackrock voted its shares in Braemar Hotels and Resorts in support of Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi to serve as a director of Braemar. A practicing attorney, Rinaldi has served on the board of Braemar since the company became […]
FACT CHECK: Texas House Members Did NOT Vote to Raise Their Pensions
A recent mailer sent by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility to targeted legislative districts across Texas accuses various members of the Texas House of voting to increase their legislative pensions. The mailers, which featured imagery of the targeted lawmakers alongside Nancy Pelosi and stacks of $100 bills, claimed that the lawmakers were “profiting off [their] position” […]
Soros Continues Texas Spending Spree While GOP Fundraising Lags
George Soros, the liberal New York billionaire and prolific pollical donor who has long sought to transform the criminal justice system, made significant investments into progressive political organizations in Texas last year. According to campaign finance reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission, Soros donated over $2.5 million to a handful of Democratic party organizations […]
Woke Wilks: Major Donors’ Business Promotes Leftist Initiatives
UPDATE (1/18/24): After The Texas Voice published this article on January 12, ProFrac Holding Corp. removed the “2023 ESG Progress Report” presentation from its website. An archived version of the company’s website showing the “ESG Progress Report” can be viewed here. A copy of ProFrac Holding Corp.’s now-deleted “2023 ESG Progress Report can be downloaded […]
Trump-Appointed FEC Commissioner Excoriates Rinaldi on Election Integrity
For over a week, Federal Election Commissioner James E. “Trey” Trainor has taken to Twitter to sound the alarm over a lack of an election integrity plan from the Republican Party of Texas and its Chairman, Matt Rinaldi. Trainor, an election lawyer with a long history in Texas politics, has served on the Federal Election Commission […]
George Soros Targets the Rio Grande Valley
New York-based Democratic megadonor George Soros is continuing to flood Texas with money supporting left-wing political causes. According to campaign finance reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission, Soros has donated $100,000 to the Cameron County Democratic Party since August. Soros contributed $50,000 to the Cameron County Democratic Party on August 3, 2023, followed by […]
Censure-Mania Fizzles at Texas GOP
Over the past year, intraparty critics of the Republican leadership of the Texas House of Representatives have attempted to advance a narrative alleging that Republican voters are dissatisfied with the Texas House. This led to speculation among some that the Republican Party of Texas would widely invoke what is known as “Rule 44” to censure […]
Pro-Family Conservatives Attacked by Questionable “Family Project” Group
During the regular legislative session earlier this year, Republican lawmakers united to pass Senate Bill 14 to prohibit gender transitioning and gender modification of children in Texas. This legislation was applauded by Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi in a recent fundraising letter in which he described Senate Bill 14, as well as other new conservative […]