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Welcome to Texans for Public Justice. We're an Austin-based non-profit that organized in 1997 to take on political corruption and corporate abuses in Texas. Through intensive research and public advocacy we hope to add a clear voice to debates on political reform, consumer protection, civil justice and corporate accountability.

We hope you'll take a few minutes to browse around the site: check out our reports on who's moving money through the Texas political system.

The Lobby Watch seeks to expose those who would sell their influence in the capitol This is our look at Austin's hired guns and the special interests who pay them to grease the wheels in our State Capitol.

Read TPJ 2007 Annual Report

Texans for Public Justice is able to continue its work thanks to generous support from the following foundations:

  • The Alliance For Better Campaigns, Washington, DC (The Alliance is supported by grants from the Pew Charitable Trusts.)
  • The Arca Foundation, Washington, DC
  • The Deer Creek Foundation, St. Louis, MO
  • The Magnolia Charitable Trust, Houston, TX
  • The National Association for Public Interest Law (NAPIL), Washington, DC
  • The Ottinger Foundation, New York, NY
  • The Proteus Fund, Amherst, MA
  • The U.S. PIRG Education Fund, Washington, DC
  • The Margaret Cullinan Wray Charitable Trust, Houston, TX
  • The Solidago Foundation, Northampton, MA
  • The Stern Family Fund, Washington, DC
  • The Rockefeller Family Fund, New York, NY
  • The Open Society Institute, New York, NY
  • The Tides Foundation, San Francisco, CA

TPJ Staff:

Craig McDonald - Executive Director
Andrew Wheat - Research Director
Sean Chitty- Data Analyst/Webmaster
Lauren Reinlie - Public Assets Project Director
Nhu Truong - Researcher/Administrative Assistant