Texas Petroleum Industry Giving Major Cash to Greg Abbott, Other Tea Party Candidates
The oil and gas industry is one of the biggest in the world, raking in $93 billion in profits last year alone. At the center of the industry is Texas, which is home to many of the nation's major oil companies. These oil companies are deeply involved in state politics, using their considerable funds to support many state and local candidates.
It should come as no surprise that most of the candidates oil and gas companies choose to support are Republicans.
Over the past year, several major Texas gas companies have given hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republicans running for office, including many Tea Partiers running for the Texas Legislature. These companies want to ensure Texas is controlled by right-wing politicians, and are using the vast resources at their disposal to make that a reality.
When it comes to the top office in the state, it's clear that the petroleum industry prefers Greg Abbott over Wendy Davis. According to the Republican Governors' Association campaign finance report from the last quarter of 2013, several Texas oil companies gave gave large sums to the RGA in October 2013, right after Wendy Davis announced her run for governor. 3
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