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$120 million in Texas' two-year 2008 election cycle, a 21 percent increase over the preceding cycle. This jump is remarkable for a non-gubernatorial election year. Ideological PACs led the expansion, pouring money into close races that affected the partisan make-up of the Texas House.
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