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Our friends over at Austin-based Texans for Public Justice sent word this a.m. they've just unleashed to the Interwebs an online report titled, bwah-haw-haw, Money in PoliTex, which, they promise, "analyzes the $158 million in campaign funds raised by 378 candidates for major statewide offices and the Texas Legislature." (I love the footnote in the introduction that says, yes, this includes Kinky Friedman -- and why wouldn't it?)
I've yet to read the whole thing, but as I am obsessed with lists of rich Dallasites, I couldn't help but notice we've locked up five of the Top 10 contributors in the state: Fred & Lisa Baron ($2,100,821), George & Amanda Ryan ($1,390,354), T. Boone Pickens ($1,206,348), Harold Simmons ($1,129,400) and David & Martha Alameel ($766,300). Pride, that's what this feeling is called. --Robert Wilonsky
Keep the Dallas Observer Free... Since we started the Dallas Observer, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we would like to keep it that way. Offering our readers free access to incisive coverage of local news, food and culture. Producing stories on everything from political scandals to the hottest new bands, with gutsy reporting, stylish writing, and staffers who've won everything from the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi feature-writing award to the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism. But with local journalism's existence under siege and advertising revenue setbacks having a larger impact, it is important now more than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism. You can help by participating in our "I Support" membership program, allowing us to keep covering Dallas with no paywalls.
