When do you stop bashing trial lawyers? When you need one.
While looking at the donations to Texans for Lawsuit Reform I stumbled on a PAC called Judicial Fairness, which is far from fair. Judicial Fairness PAC was created in 2020 with a one time donation of $900,000 from Engage Texas, an extreme right wing organization. They have since raised over $10 Million and spent the most of these donations to sway the election of Judges in Harris County. In 2022 they failed but they came very close across the board. $10 Million is considered, in political terms, a shitload of money for Judicial races.
Of the $10.8 million raised $10.3 Million came from 11 PACs or corporations. (See list below) The top donors include Texans for Lawsuit Reform for $5.3 Million, Conoco, Chevron, Don McGill Toyota, and even $750,000 from the Las Vegas Sands. Needless to say their goal is fairness in the court room, not for you or me, but for their corporations.
They spent $3.3 Million specifically against Harris County Democratic Judges including donations $650,000 to Stop Houston Murders PAC. Other expenditures of over $7 Million were not disclosed on who they specifically supported/opposed. These expenditures were for ad buys, mailers, TV, and radio. Nebo Media in Atlanta Georgia was paid $7.2 Million for their advertisement services.
So when you or a family member are in front of a Judge in a criminal or civil case just think about how important judicial fairness really is, and who paid for it.
| Donor | Amount | City/State |
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | $5,300,000 | Austin TX |
| Trinity Equity Partners | $1,000,000 | Houston TX |
| Engage Texas | $900,000 | Austin TX |
| Las Vegas Sands | $750,000 | Las Vegas NV |
| Chevron | $500,000 | San Ramon CA |
| Apache Corporation | $500,000 | Houston TX |
| Don McGill of Katy | $500,000 | Houston TX |
| Republican State Leadership | $300,000 | Washington DC |
| ConocoPhillips | $250,000 | Houston TX |
| Restoration PAC | $250,000 | Downers Grove IL |
| SRR Ranches LLC | $100,000 | Galveston TX |
| $10,350,000 |
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