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 |
|