The 100 Biggest PACs in Texas, 2001-2002
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2002
Rank
2000
Rank
1996
Rank
1996
Rank
Political Action Committee
2002 PAC Spending 
Interest Category
1
1
1
1
Texas Democratic Party
$ 15,041,055 
Ideological
2
2
2
2
Republican Party Of Texas
$ 6,725,988 
Ideological
3
9
7
7
Texas Trial Lawyers Assn. PAC
$ 2,862,549 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
4
5
5
3
Texans Fors Lawsuit Reform PAC
$ 2,447,618 
Ideological
5
4
6
4
Texas Assn. Of Realtors PAC
$ 2,149,380 
Real Estate
6
26
421
257
Duke Energy Corp PAC
$ 1,785,449 
Energy & Natural Resources
7
8
12
16
Texas Medical Assn. PAC
$ 1,663,027 
Health
8
3
Texas 2000
$ 1,500,132 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
9
7
4
5
Vinson & Elkins Texas PAC
$ 1,376,153 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
10
14
9
26
Compass Bancshares, Inc. PAC
$ 1,146,650 
Finance
11
11
14
49
Texas Partnership PAC
$ 955,102 
Ideological
12
41
79
47
Valero Refining & Marketing PAC
$ 895,661 
Energy & Natural Resources
13
Texans for a Republican Majority PAC
$ 800,441 
Ideological
14
19
10
17
Fulbright & Jaworski Texas Committee
$ 760,131 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
15
12
11
9
Texas SBC Communications, Inc. & Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Employee PAC
$ 746,242 
Communications
16
16
13
12
Texas Automobile Dealers Assn. PAC
$ 726,199 
Transportation
17
13
17
13
United Services Automobile Assn. Group - State
$ 668,439 
Insurance
18
23
30
27
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. RAILPAC
$ 667,806 
Transportation
19
17
15
15
Reliant Energy PAC
$ 643,371 
Energy & Natural Resources
20
18
18
19
Texas Dental Assn. PAC
$ 612,402 
Health
21
20
31
34
Free Enterprise PAC
$ 597,238 
Ideological
22
51
Texas Employee Political Action Committee Of Texas Utilities Co. d/b/a TXU Corp.
$ 588,323 
Energy & Natural Resources
23
10
48
40
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. Employee Nonpartisan Committee For Good Gov't
$ 535,605 
Miscellaneous Business
24
29
25
18
American Airlines PAC
$ 515,755 
Transportation
25
28
24
30
Farmers Employee & Agent PAC Of Texas
$ 506,853 
Insurance
26
6
3
6
Associated Republicans Of Texas Campaign Fund
$ 480,820 
Ideological
27
25
22
28
Texas State Teachers Assn. PAC
$ 446,555 
Labor
28
34
28
46
Bracewell & Patterson Committee
$ 431,906 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
29
30
42
41
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld Texas Civic Action Committee
$ 404,900 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
30
33
35
14
Texas Optometric PAC
$ 404,700 
Health
31
35
29
Texas Oil & Gas PAC
$ 394,000 
Energy & Natural Resources
32
102
HillCo PAC
$ 379,174 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
33
69
40
62
Texas Aggregates & Concrete Assn. PAC
$ 376,500 
Construction
34
42
32
38
Texas Farm Bureau Friends Of Agriculture Fund Inc.
$ 372,205 
Agriculture
35
49
123
803
Houston Police Officers Union PAC
$ 348,811 
Labor
36
38
16
25
Texas Society Of Certified Public Accountants PAC
$ 347,082 
Finance
37
59
Haynes & Boone PAC
$ 336,140 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
38
24
20
23
Good Government Fund (Fort Worth)
$ 325,076 
Energy & Natural Resources
39
267
283
363
El Paso Energy Corp. PAC
$ 313,200 
Energy & Natural Resources
40
72
49
58
Texas Apartment Assn. PAC
$ 289,500 
Real Estate
41
45
36
50
Hughes & Luce Committee For Good Government
$ 277,800 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
42
188
94
94
Texas Assn. Of Business and Commerce PAC
$ 275,956 
Miscellaneous Business
43
231
Progressive Voters In Action
$ 272,147 
Ideological
44
94
27
60
PSEL PAC
$ 271,575 
Energy & Natural Resources
45
103
85
117
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Judicial Fund
$ 271,150 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
46
Q PAC
$ 270,048 
Finance
47
40
33
72
Jenkens & Gilchrist PAC
$ 268,679 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
48
70
62
66
Independent Bankers Assn. Of Texas PAC
$ 263,361 
Finance
49
92
82
179
Texas Building Branch Associated General Contractors PAC
$ 263,000 
Construction
50
196
Texans For Governmental Integrity
$ 261,563 
Ideological
51
76
60
42
Texas Restaurant Assn. PAC
$ 261,194 
Miscellaneous Business
52
56
89
68
PAC Of The Texas Hospital Assn.
$ 260,175 
Health
53
53
99
120
HOME PAC Of Texas
$ 257,381 
Construction
54
90
80
92
Houston Apartment Assn. Better Government Fund
$ 256,333 
Real Estate
55
43
34
44
Conservative Republicans Of Harris County PAC
$ 248,885 
Ideological
56
66
43
35
Political Action Committee Of The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
$ 247,711 
Insurance
57
98
Union Pacific Corp. Fund For Effective Government
$ 236,313 
Transportation
58
536
336
32
Travis County Democratic Party
$ 235,658 
Ideological
59
52
38
31
Texas Assn. Of Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC
$ 229,974 
Insurance
60
47
56
70
Beef PAC
$ 227,264 
Agriculture
61
65
45
67
Political Action Committee Of Winstead, Sechrest And Minick, P. C.
$ 224,882 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
62
44
61
55
Verizon Communications Inc. Good Government Club - Texas
$ 223,225 
Communications
63
73
23
29
Baker & Botts Amicus Fund
$ 220,695 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
64
721
Lone Star Fund - Texas
$ 220,219 
Other
65
60
46
43
Wholesale Beer Distributors Of Texas PAC
$ 215,219 
Miscellaneous Business
66
78
69
90
Turner Collie & Braden PAC
$ 214,714 
Construction
67
50
146
95
Trinity Industries Employee PAC (TX), Inc.
$ 212,224 
Construction
68
71
50
80
Associated General Contractors Of Texas PAC
$ 210,979 
Construction
69
83
54
59
Tarrant County Democratic Party PAC
$ 210,906 
Ideological
70
101
130
176
Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assn. Local #341 PAC
$ 210,735 
Labor
71
79
63
87
Chase Bank Of Texas National Assn. Fund For Good Govt.
$ 209,143 
Finance
72
46
111
141
Jackson Walker Services PAC
$ 208,565 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
73
15
19
20
Enron Corp. PAC, Inc.
$ 207,751 
Energy & Natural Resources
74
Citizens for Equality
$ 206,507 
75
85
70
54
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn. PAC
$ 206,362 
Agriculture
76
155
117
145
Plumbers Local #68 PAC
$ 205,832 
Labor
77
82
81
127
ACT For Texas Classroom Teachers Assn.
$ 202,800 
Labor
78
27
71
Constitutional Defense Fund
$ 200,857 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
79
31
21
71
Texas Manufactured Housing Assn. Committee For Responsible Government
$ 200,535 
Construction
80
MAXIMUS, Inc. Political Action Committee
$ 199,025 
Electronics
81
181
386
756
Real Estate Council Of Austin, Inc. Business M/PAC
$ 197,231 
Real Estate
82
48
68
113
Teamsters Local #745 Drive
$ 196,476 
Labor
83
74
112
118
Texas Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Assn. PAC
$ 194,281 
Energy & Natural Resources
84
110
316
Texas Industries, Inc. PAC
$ 190,281 
Construction
85
36
37
45
Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton PAC
$ 189,317 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
86
Southeast Texas Democrats
$ 178,655 
Ideological
87
256
Texas Friends Of Time Warner Cable PAC
$ 176,704 
Communications
88
61
39
65
AT & T PAC Texas
$ 176,050 
Communications
89
149
26
48
Texas Civil Justice League PAC
$ 171,713 
Ideological
90
850
227
164
Campaign For Republican Leadership
$ 171,039 
Ideological
91
89
102
122
Stratus Committee For Responsible Government
$ 170,650 
Real Estate
92
215
76
Texas League Of Conservation Voters
$ 170,324 
Ideological
93
224
265
185
Kirby Corp. PAC
$ 169,000 
Transportation
94
86
164
133
Trinity Industries Employee PAC (SF), Inc.
$ 162,074 
Construction
95
93
90
375
Texas Society Of Anesthesiologists PAC
$ 160,600 
Health
96
136
124
93
Texas Bankers Assn. Bankers PAC
$ 156,750 
Finance
97
58
66
77
Brown Maroney & Oaks Hartline - ELECTO PAC (BM&OH)
$ 154,327 
Lawyers & Lobbyists
98
77
107
83
Texas Credit Union League PAC
$ 151,750 
Finance
99
144
139
131
Rural Friends Of Texas Electric Cooperatives
$ 151,351 
Energy & Natural Resources
100
202
108
126
H. B. Zachry Co. PAC
$ 151,240 
Construction

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