Campaign finance, donor networks, and voting records — sourced from FEC, TEC, and the Texas House Journal. All public record.
TX Senate 2026 — At a Glance
81x
Cornyn vs. Paxton transaction volume gap
$14K
Paxton's largest individual donor
285K
Cornyn contribution records (FEC)
3.5K
Paxton contribution records (FEC)
Race Breakdown — TX Senate 2026
Texas U.S. Senate 2026
Republican Primary · Incumbent vs. MAGA Challenger
John Cornyn
Incumbent Senator · Establishment
FEC Contribution Records285,000+
Active Committees4
Fundraising ModelBroad individual donor base
PlatformWINRED (large volume)
vs
Ken Paxton
TX Attorney General · MAGA Challenger
FEC Contribution Records3,500
Active Committees1
Top Individual DonorRufen Ye — $14K
Funding ModelWINRED bundled transfers
Fundraising Volume Comparison
Cornyn
285,000 records
Paxton
Paxton's 3,500 records represent ~1.2% of Cornyn's transaction volume. The gap is structural: Cornyn has 4 committees and decades of donor infrastructure. Paxton has 1 committee and is running a WINRED-bundled insurgency.
Source: FEC bulk data (fec.gov), campaign finance records through Feb 2026. TEC state-level data gap: Schedule E (independent expenditures) and PAC-to-PAC flows not yet ingested — full network mapping requires TEC bulk CSV pull. Data gaps disclosed.
DFW Energy PAC → TX House Vote Matrix
88th Session — HB 1500 & SB 2627
Every DFW House member who received energy PAC donations from the three major Texas energy donors voted YES on both major energy bills in the 88th session. Cross-reference of TEC contribution data with Texas House Journal record votes.
Representative
District
Energy PAC $
HB 1500
SB 2627
Jeff Leach
HD-67 (Plano)
$18,000+Valero $11K · ET $3.5K · HAL $3.5K
YEA
YEA
Morgan Meyer
HD-108 (Dallas)
$9,500ET $7.5K · HAL $2K
YEA
YEA
Craig Goldman
HD-45 (Arlington)
$8,000+Multiple energy PACs
YEA
YEA
Giovanni Capriglione
HD-50 (Irving)
$4,500ET $4.5K
YEA
YEA
Angie Button
HD-67 (Terrell)
$2,500HAL $2.5K
YEA
YEA
Jared Patterson
HD-63 (Arlington)
$2,500HAL $2.5K
PRESENT
YEA
Pattern:6/6 energy-PAC recipients voted YES on HB 1500. 6/6 voted YES on SB 2627 (Patterson voted PRESENT on HB 1500, YEA on the more contested SB 2627). The 20 members who voted NO on SB 2627 had no tracked donations from Energy Transfer, Valero, or Halliburton in this analysis.
Sources: Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) bulk campaign finance, 34M+ records. Texas House Journal 88th Session, Record Votes #2213 (HB 1500) and #2258 (SB 2627). Analysis by Berean Research (BL-024). Correlation noted. Causation not claimed.
Major TX Energy Donors — Statewide Distribution
Energy Transfer
$3.5M
Statewide TX politics, 2023 cycle
HQ: Dallas, TX. Pipeline infrastructure across DFW districts. Selective donor — concentrated in energy-adjacent members.
Valero Energy
$3.8M
Statewide TX politics, 2023 cycle
San Antonio HQ. Highest per-member donations in DFW. Jeff Leach received $11K — the single largest energy PAC contribution in this analysis.
Halliburton
$620K
Statewide TX politics, 2023 cycle
More selective than ET or Valero. Focused on members with direct committee assignments relevant to energy permitting and infrastructure.
About This Tool
This dashboard is built on public record data — FEC bulk filings, Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records, and Texas House Journal vote tallies. The goal is simple: make political money flows legible to ordinary voters. All data is sourced, methodology is disclosed, and correlations are presented as correlations — not allegations.
This is an early version. Future iterations will include live FEC search, TEC state-level data for all 150 TX House districts, Texas Senate races, PAC network mapping, and historical cycle comparisons. If you have data to contribute or corrections to submit, reach out at hello@ridleyresearch.com.