$2.6 Million in Contributions Leads to F1 'Oral' Application for $250 Million Taxpayer Handout

An alleged "oral application" secured extraordinary pledges of $250 million in state funds for Austin's Formula 1 franchise. Yet nobody will identify the mysterious Deep-Throat parties to that oral application--or say when it supposedly occurred.

Following the skid marks, Lobby Watch identifies $2.6 million in F1-related political contributions. Major F1 beneficiaries include  Governor Rick Perry,  Greg Abbott and Comptroller Susan Combs.

Read the racy F1 Lobby Watch.

Lobby Watch: Tax-Break Recipients Give Combs $238,500

Corporate recipients of $1.2 billion in property-tax breaks contributed $238,500 to Comptroller Susan Combs, who vets the controversial tax-abatement program.

Lobby Watch reveals who's playing to not be paying for public education.