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Unofficial winner. These election results have not been canvassed. Secretary of State results Retrieved Nov 6, 2026.

Paid for by

$208,256 raised since Oct 27, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Oct 24, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 6 of 6 filed reports carry a published figure.

$228,711 spent since Oct 27, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Oct 24, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 6 of 6 filed reports carry a published figure.

$5,790 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Oct 24, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Oct 24, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform Austin TX$25,000

Richard Weekley Houston TX$12,500

Roger Elswick Elswick Auutomotive Houston TX$11,000

Granite Construction Employees PAC Long Beach CA$10,000

Steven D. Alvia New Quest Properties Houston TX$10,000

TALHI Life Insurance PAC Austin TX$6,500

PAC of Indepedent Insurance Agents of TX Austin TX$5,500

Charles Othon OTHON, Inc. Houston TX$5,000

Galveston Pilots for Good Government Galveston TX$5,000

JJ Isbell Texas TransEaastern Pasadena TX$5,000

James B Frank Campaign Wichita Falls TX$5,000

Richard Tomlinson Gulf Project Solutions Houston TX$5,000

Texans United for a Conservative Majority Victoria TX$5,000

Texas Association of Health Plans Austin TX$5,000

Centerpoint Energy PAC Houston TX$3,500

Capital Leadership Fund Austiin TX$3,000

Bearbackerpac Houston TX$2,500

Douglas M. McReaken Friendswood TX$2,500

Insuring America PAC Chicago IL$2,500

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Eagle Pass TX$2,500

Kirk Wilson T Wilson Western Frontier Dallas TX$2,500

Paul Bettencourt Campaign Fund Houston TX$2,500

Texas Land Title Assn PAC Austin TX$2,500

The Beer Alliance of Texas PAC Austin TX$2,500

Daniel Wong Tolunay-Wong Engineers Missouri City TX$2,000

Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Oct 24, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

These figures cover this campaign account. Supporting committees report separately. A missing report is a gap in our import, not a claim that nothing was raised. Search the Texas Ethics Commission.

Supporting committee: Friends of Dennis Paul

This committee reports its money separately from Paul's campaign account. Search the Texas Ethics Commission.

$1,154,469 raised since Jul 1, 2025. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Jul 1, 2025 through Oct 24, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.

$930,392 spent since Jul 1, 2025. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Jul 1, 2025 through Oct 24, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.

$228,879 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Oct 24, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Oct 24, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Texans For Lawsuit Reform PAC Austin TX$284,000

Republican Party of Texas Austin TX$87,113

Montgomery Bennett Ashford Dallas TX$27,500

Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP Houston TX$16,505

Charles Othon OTHON, Inc. Houston TX$15,000

Mark Briggs BASF El Lago TX$15,000

William W Sullivan SES Gallveston TX$10,417

Border Health PAC McAllen TX$10,000

Granite Construction Employee PAC Long Beach CA$10,000

Rex Gore Self Austin TX$10,000

Richard Weekley Weekley Properties Houston TX$10,000

SRR Ranches LLC Galveston TX$10,000

TBA Bank PAC - State Austin TX$10,000

TREPAC Austin TX$10,000

TREPAC-Texas REALTORS PAC Austin TX$10,000

Texas Senate Republican Caucus Austin TX$9,000

CVS Health PAC Washington DC$8,000

Conservative Citizens Club PAC Houston TX$7,500

Houston Police Officers' Union PAC Houston TX$7,500

Bay Area Republican Women PAC Webster TX$7,500

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Eagle Pass TX$7,500

Texas Optometric PAC Austin TX$7,000

Steven Alvis NewQuest Properties Houston TX$6,000

Friends of Ed Thompson Pearland TX$5,500

Jason Wells CenterPoint Energy Houston TX$5,209

Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2025 through Oct 24, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

These figures cover this campaign account. Supporting committees report separately. A missing report is a gap in our import, not a claim that nothing was raised. Search the Texas Ethics Commission.

Sources

Amounts are rounded to whole dollars.

Record

90th Legislature, Regular Session · Bills 1

1 graded. 0 certified scams, 0 Smells, 1 with no flags. Derived publication stock. Snapshot Nov 10, 2026.

SB 293 · 90RNo flags

Huffman Bill Ends Data Center Sales Tax Breaks

FiledInitial review

Sen. Joan Huffman (R-17)

Details · SB 293

Electricity breaks included. Pending applications count as denied, and data centers pay sales tax like everyone.

ACROSS THE AISLE Joint authors: 16 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 3 with no party listed. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 90th Legislature.

Filed Nov 9, 2026

90R Votes

Voting record

No 90R floor votes yet. The 90th Legislature convenes Jan. 12, 2027.

Beats

Data centers, water and the grid 1 bill authored
Tax hikes 1 bill authored

Analysis of 1 authored measure in 90R. Each count is derived from the saved analyses, as of Nov 10, 2026. A bill counts once per beat. Beats describe the bill's subject and do not change its grade.

Coverage

No Current Revolt articles in the loaded record.

Sources

Official record

Bill grades follow the publication gate. Campaign money does not determine a bill's grade.

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM CST.