2002
Rank
|
2000
Rank
|
1998
Rank
|
1996
Rank
|
Political
Action Committee
|
1996
PAC Spending
|
Interest
Category
|
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Texas
Democratic Party |
$3,210,434
|
Ideological |
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Republican
Party Of Texas |
$1,873,315
|
Ideological |
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
Texans
For Lawsuit Reform PAC |
$1,267,881
|
Ideological |
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
4
|
Texas
Assn. Of Realtors PAC |
$1,097,655
|
Real
Estate |
|
9
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
Vinson
&
Elkins Texas PAC |
$897,307
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
26
|
6
|
3
|
6
|
Associated
Republicans Of Texas Campaign Fund |
$653,921
|
Ideological |
|
3
|
9
|
7
|
7
|
Texas
Trial Lawyers Assn. PAC |
$634,788
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
|
|
8
|
Republican
National State Elections Committee |
$612,503
|
|
|
15
|
12
|
11
|
9
|
Texas
SBC Communications, Inc. &
Southwestern Bell elephone Company Employee PAC |
$611,634
|
Communications |
|
769
|
78
|
10
|
21st
Century Democrats |
$604,032
|
Ideological |
|
|
|
11
|
76
in 96 Committee |
$594,822
|
|
|
16
|
16
|
13
|
12
|
Texas
Automobile Dealers Assn. PAC |
$543,605
|
Transportation |
|
17
|
13
|
17
|
13
|
United
Services Automobile Assn. Group - State |
$531,886
|
Insurance |
|
30
|
33
|
35
|
14
|
Texas
Optometric PAC |
$494,853
|
Health |
|
19
|
17
|
15
|
15
|
Reliant
Energy PAC |
$493,544
|
Energy
&
Natural
Resources |
|
7
|
8
|
12
|
16
|
Texas
Medical Assn. PAC |
$486,429
|
Health |
|
14
|
19
|
10
|
17
|
Fulbright
&
Jaworski Texas Committee |
$471,503
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
24
|
29
|
25
|
18
|
American
Airlines PAC |
$471,236
|
Transportation |
|
20
|
18
|
18
|
19
|
Texas
Dental Assn. PAC |
$422,722
|
Health |
|
73
|
15
|
19
|
20
|
Enron
Corp. PAC, Inc. |
$406,099
|
Energy
&
Natural
Resources |
|
773
|
207
|
65
|
21
|
Texas
Senate Democratic Campaign Committee |
$400,905
|
Ideological |
|
|
119
|
22
|
A+
PAC
For Parental School Choice |
$372,717
|
Ideological |
|
38
|
24
|
20
|
23
|
Good
Government Fund (Fort Worth) |
$351,866
|
Energy
&
Natural
Resources |
|
157
|
41
|
24
|
Concerned
Associates Employees |
$337,730
|
Finance |
|
36
|
38
|
16
|
25
|
Texas
Society Of Certified Public Accountants PAC |
$325,670
|
Finance |
|
10
|
14
|
9
|
26
|
Compass
Bancshares, Inc. PAC |
$322,190
|
Finance |
|
18
|
23
|
30
|
27
|
Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Corp. RAILPAC |
$320,307
|
Transportation |
|
27
|
25
|
22
|
28
|
Texas
State Teachers Assn. PAC |
$315,148
|
Labor |
|
63
|
73
|
23
|
29
|
Baker
&
Botts Amicus Fund |
$315,145
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
25
|
28
|
24
|
30
|
Farmers
Employee & Agent PAC
Of Texas |
$304,562
|
Insurance |
|
59
|
52
|
38
|
31
|
Texas
Assn. Of Insurance & Financial
Advisors PAC |
$295,065
|
Insurance |
|
58
|
536
|
336
|
32
|
Travis
County Democratic Party |
$263,255
|
Ideological |
|
131
|
106
|
73
|
33
|
Texas
Health Care Assn. PAC |
$245,293
|
Health |
|
21
|
20
|
31
|
34
|
Free
Enterprise PAC |
$242,553
|
Ideological |
|
56
|
66
|
43
|
35
|
Political
Action Committee Of The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas |
$240,930
|
Insurance |
|
114
|
91
|
55
|
36
|
EYE
PAC Of The Texas Opthalmological Assn. |
$233,684
|
Health |
|
|
|
37
|
Harris
County Republican Party |
$228,932
|
|
|
34
|
42
|
32
|
38
|
Texas
Farm Bureau Friends Of Agriculture Fund Inc. |
$228,425
|
Agriculture |
|
137
|
185
|
39
|
Ann
Richards Committee |
$227,177
|
Ideological |
|
23
|
10
|
48
|
40
|
Coca-Cola
Enterprises, Inc. Employee Nonpartisan
Committee For Good Gov't |
$227,067
|
Miscellaneous
Business |
|
29
|
30
|
42
|
41
|
Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
Texas Civic Action
Committee |
$225,074
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
51
|
76
|
60
|
42
|
Texas
Restaurant Assn. PAC |
$222,845
|
Miscellaneous
Business |
|
65
|
60
|
46
|
43
|
Wholesale
Beer Distributors Of Texas PAC |
$211,704
|
Miscellaneous
Business |
|
55
|
43
|
34
|
44
|
Conservative
Republicans Of Harris County PAC |
$209,443
|
Ideological |
|
85
|
36
|
37
|
45
|
Mayor,
Day, Caldwell & Keeton PAC |
$208,297
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
28
|
34
|
28
|
46
|
Bracewell
&
Patterson Committee |
$206,697
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
12
|
41
|
79
|
47
|
Valero
Refining & Marketing PAC |
$201,429
|
Energy
&
Natural
Resources |
|
89
|
149
|
26
|
48
|
Texas
Civil Justice League PAC |
$200,832
|
Ideological |
|
11
|
11
|
14
|
49
|
Texas
Partnership PAC |
$200,062
|
Ideological |
|
41
|
45
|
36
|
50
|
Hughes
&
Luce Committee For Good Government |
$196,914
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
804
|
63
|
52
|
51
|
Coastal
Employee Action Fund Of Texas |
$195,450
|
Energy
&
Natural
Resources |
|
402
|
150
|
105
|
52
|
Brownbuilders
PAC
of Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc.
Employees |
$194,402
|
Construction |
|
299
|
282
|
345
|
53
|
DuPont
Good Government Fund |
$189,208
|
Energy
&
Natural
Resources |
|
75
|
85
|
70
|
54
|
Texas
&
Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn. PAC |
$179,389
|
Agriculture |
|
62
|
44
|
61
|
55
|
Verizon
Communications Inc. Good Government Club
-Texas |
$177,504
|
Communications |
|
151
|
54
|
47
|
56
|
Bank
Of America Texas PAC |
$175,535
|
Finance |
|
417
|
22
|
64
|
57
|
American
General Corporation PAC |
$174,588
|
Insurance |
|
40
|
72
|
49
|
58
|
Texas
Apartment Assn. PAC |
$172,547
|
Real
Estate |
|
69
|
83
|
54
|
59
|
Tarrant
County Democratic Party PAC |
$172,098
|
Ideological |
|
44
|
94
|
27
|
60
|
PSEL
PAC |
$163,666
|
Energy
&
Natural
Resources |
|
130
|
75
|
53
|
61
|
San
Antonio Police Officers Assn. PAC |
$163,100
|
Labor |
|
33
|
69
|
40
|
62
|
Texas
Aggregates & Concrete Assn.
PAC |
$163,033
|
Construction |
|
|
|
63
|
Bear
Stearns Political Campaign Committee |
$162,000
|
|
|
125
|
62
|
59
|
64
|
Customer
Services PAC Of Texas Utilities
Co. |
$159,050
|
Energy
&
Natural
Resources |
|
88
|
61
|
39
|
65
|
AT&T
PAC
Texas |
$156,350
|
Communications |
|
48
|
70
|
62
|
66
|
Independent
Bankers Assn. Of Texas PAC |
$154,000
|
Finance |
|
61
|
65
|
45
|
67
|
Political
Action Committee Of Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, P. C. |
$150,888
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
52
|
56
|
89
|
68
|
PAC
Of The Texas Hospital Assn. |
$150,473
|
Health |
|
649
|
156
|
100
|
69
|
Transmission
&
Pipeline PAC Of Texas Utilities
Co. d/b/a TXU Corp. |
$145,321
|
Energy
&
Natural
Resources |
|
60
|
47
|
56
|
70
|
Beef
PAC |
$144,728
|
Agriculture |
|
79
|
31
|
21
|
71
|
Texas
Manufactured Housing Assn. Committee For Responsible Govt. |
$142,650
|
Construction |
|
47
|
40
|
33
|
72
|
Jenkens
&
Gilchrist PAC |
$139,249
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
102
|
126
|
75
|
73
|
Friends
Of The University PAC |
$138,370
|
Ideological |
|
187
|
67
|
58
|
74
|
Texas
Utilities Company d/b/a TXU Corp. PAC |
$137,050
|
Energy
&
Natural
Resources |
|
132
|
116
|
83
|
75
|
Constructive
Citizenship Program Of Texas Instruments |
$136,473
|
Electronics |
|
256
|
334
|
122
|
76
|
Local
#154 PAC |
$128,379
|
Labor |
|
97
|
58
|
66
|
77
|
Brown
Maroney & Oaks Hartline -
ELECTO PAC (BM&OH) |
$123,350
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
115
|
|
169
|
78
|
Democratic
Party Of Bexar County |
$123,028
|
Ideological |
|
110
|
57
|
51
|
79
|
State
COPE Fund |
$122,565
|
Labor |
|
68
|
71
|
50
|
80
|
Associated
General Contractors Of Texas PAC |
$121,050
|
Construction |
|
118
|
307
|
212
|
81
|
International
Bank Of Commerce Comm. For Improvement &
Betterment Of The Country |
$119,952
|
Finance |
|
197
|
100
|
116
|
82
|
Houston
Contractors Assn. PAC |
$119,381
|
Construction |
|
98
|
77
|
107
|
83
|
Texas
Credit Union League PAC |
$117,814
|
Finance |
|
188
|
117
|
98
|
84
|
Licensed
Beverage Distributors PAC |
$115,844
|
Miscellaneous
Business |
|
|
145
|
85
|
Government
Interests, Inc. PAC |
$112,150
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
568
|
64
|
44
|
86
|
Bank
One, Texas, N. A. Good Government Committee |
$111,543
|
Finance |
|
71
|
79
|
63
|
87
|
Chase
Bank Of Texas National Assn. Fund For Good Govt. |
$110,453
|
Finance |
|
162
|
32
|
67
|
88
|
GTE
Headquarters Good Government Club |
$109,512
|
Communications |
|
189
|
108
|
95
|
89
|
Political
Action Committee For Employees Of The Dow Chemical Co. (PACE) |
$109,034
|
Energy
&
Natural
Resources |
|
66
|
78
|
69
|
90
|
Turner
Collie & Braden PAC |
$107,750
|
Construction |
|
120
|
128
|
127
|
91
|
Texas
Assn. Of Defense Counsel PAC |
$104,592
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
54
|
90
|
80
|
92
|
Houston
Apartment Assn. Better Government Fund |
$104,400
|
Real
Estate |
|
96
|
136
|
124
|
93
|
Texas
Bankers Assn. Bankers PAC |
$104,386
|
Finance |
|
42
|
188
|
94
|
94
|
Texas
Assn. Of Business and Commerce PAC |
$102,759
|
Miscellaneous
Business |
|
67
|
50
|
146
|
95
|
Trinity
Industries Employee PAC (TX),
Inc. |
$102,750
|
Construction |
|
361
|
135
|
96
|
Morrison
Knudsen Corp. PAC Texas |
$100,691
|
Construction |
|
|
72
|
97
|
Locke,
Purnell, Rain & Harrell State PAC |
$99,850
|
Lawyers
&
Lobbyists |
|
261
|
80
|
115
|
98
|
Power
PAC
Of Texas Utilities Company |
$95,550
|
Energy
&
Natural
Resources |
|
|
699
|
99
|
FHP,
Inc. Health Services PAC |
$94,257
|
Health |
|
161
|
184
|
129
|
100
|
Service
Corp. International PAC |
$93,975
|
Miscellaneous
Business |
|