More than half Crossroads' cash comes from three Texas tycoons

By Michael Beckel

Three extremely wealthy Texas businessmen are responsible for 54 percent of conservative super PAC's donations.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… named sources, as the Center for Public Integrity has reported.  …"

PAC profile: Make Us Great Again

By Aaron Mehta

Quick stats on the super PAC, supporting Perry

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… s war chest, driven in part by big donors like home builder Bob Perry. The Texas governor lasted only a few months before fading following a series of gaff …"

"… rtisements.The super PAC's largest donor was Contran Corp., the company of Texas super-donor Harold Simmons.See more data on Make Us Great Again at Op …"

PAC profile: Strong America Now

By Rachael Marcus

Quick stats on the super PAC, supporting Gingrich

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… hind Enemy Lines.” He also briefly ran as a Republican candidate for the Texas Senate in in District 8 in 2012.Profile:Strong America Now is the much sma …"

"… ailers, calling Romney the “second most dangerous man in America.” The Texas-based group hosted the South Carolina Tea Party Convention Jan. 15 and Jan …"

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PAC profile: FreedomWorks for America

By Rachael Marcus and Paul Abowd

Quick stats on the super PAC, supporting conservatives

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… rks for America became especially active in the U.S. Senate GOP primary in Texas where Ted Cruz, the tea party favorite, and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who w …"

"… c Integrity discovered.Tea party-aligned U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, garnered support from FreedomWorks, which ran ads calling Cruz …"

"… and No Cattle,” an ad against David Dewhurst, the lieutenant governor of Texas and Cruz's rival, put a photo of his head on an animated bucking bronco. T …"

"… ing an anti-Allen West super PAC in Florida.This pro-Cruz ad that aired in Texas in early July said Cruz was "fighting the epic fight" against the Aff …"

Donor profile: Harold Simmons

By Alexandra Duszak and Dave Levinthal

Quick stats on the biggest financial backers of Election 2012.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… nbsp;Winning Our Future (pro-Newt Gingrich) $1.1 million to the Texas Conservatives Fund (pro-David Dewhurst) $1 million to Make Us Great …"

"… contributions: Simmons has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, plus more than $ …"

"… bbott and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, plus more than $1 million to Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry over the course of his political career. Corporate owner …"

"… federal campaign contribution limits. Simmons was born in 1931 in Golden, Texas, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Texas at Austin. His …"

Donor profile: Bob Perry

By Alexandra Duszak

Quick stats on the biggest financial backers of Election 2012.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… Freedom Fund North America (pro-Denny Rehberg; pro-Rick Berg) $600,000 to Texas Conservatives Fund (pro-David Dewhurst) $250,000 to Freedom PAC (pro-Conn …"

"… ions (see here): $1.9 million to 177 Republican candidates in Texas (2012) $1.5 million to Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry (2010) $200,000 …"

"… $1.9 million to 177 Republican candidates in Texas (2012) $1.5 million to Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry (2010) $200,000 to Pennsylvania Republican Gov …"

"… The notoriously publicity-shy Bob Perry was born in rural Bosque County, Texas, near Waco, in 1932. He died on April 13, 2013. Perry's father worked fo …"

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PAC profile: Winning Our Future

By Alexandra Duszak

Quick stats on the super PAC, supporting Gingrich

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… the Future.Gregg Phillips (managing director): CEO of AutoGov, an Austin, Texas-based technology consulting firm.Rick Tyler (senior adviser): Served brief …"

"… ed.Other notable donations to Winning Our Future include $1.1 million from Texas investor Harold Simmons  and a $100,000 contribution from Abigail Kaw …"

FACT CHECK: TV ad makes slippery claims about Romney's oil connection

By FactCheck.Org

Collaborative pro-Obama TV ad calls out Romney for his $200M 'oil connection', but the claim is a stretch.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… s Resources LLC, for example, operates refineries in Alaska, Minnesota and Texas, which combined have a processing capacity of 800,000 barrels of crude oil …"

New questions raised over Aaron Schock's fundraising efforts

By Michael Beckel

Congressman's use of super PAC to help colleague appears to be a new way around campaign finance rules.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… nds and use the money to attack candidates in elections. The nonpartisan, Texas-based organization — which has made a name for itself going after incumb …"

ANALYSIS: False quick fixes for American health care

By Wendell Potter

So-called silver bullets, for the free market, don't improve care or reduce costs.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas":

"… ay out nearly as much as before in claims.As for tort reform, just look at Texas, where it was ineffective in holding down medical costs and improving acce …"

"… have led doctors to practice defensive medicine so they won’t get sued. Texas legislators in 2003 enacted a law that caps non-economic (pain and sufferi …"

"… ospitals. Sponsors of the legislation promised it would attract doctors to Texas and lead to lower premiums and, consequently, to more affordable coverage. …"

"… iums and, consequently, to more affordable coverage.None of that happened. Texas has actually lost ground to other states on the number of doctors per capi …"

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