2010 PAC Spending Jumps 12 Percent
According to a new report by Texans for Public Justice (TPJ), a record 1,302 active Texas political action committees (PACs) spent $133 million in the two-year 2010 election cycle, a 12 percent increase from the 2008 cycle. Over the past decade Texas PACs increased their spending nearly three-fold and the number of active PACs grew by 50%.
Check out TPJ’s latest in-depth analysis of PAC activity – Texas PACs: 2010 Cycle Spending – available at TPJ.ORG.