Donations can be made to political candidates in various amounts but must be reported to the Texas Ethics Commission. The legislature has also given the commission various other responsibilities, including the filing of financial disclosure statements for government officials and the filing of campaign finance regulatory statements by candidates and citizens who engage in political speech related to campaigns and elections.
The following table lists the 100 largest donations made to the Friends of Paul Bettencourt during the last six months.
| Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Texas PAC | $10,000 | 11/13/2019 |
| Gary Elkins | $5,000 | 11/29/2019 |
| Morrison & Head | $5,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Ronald Little | $5,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Texas Apartment Association | $5,000 | 11/29/2019 |
| Charter Communications Inc. Texas PAC | $3,000 | 12/23/2019 |
| USAA Employee Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 11/18/2019 |
| Kenneth Graeber | $2,593 | 10/07/2019 |
| Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP | $2,500 | 12/02/2019 |
| Brad Freels | $2,500 | 10/23/2019 |
| CenterPoint Energy Inc. Political Action Committee | $2,500 | 11/18/2019 |
| EXELONPAC | $2,500 | 01/27/2020 |
| Friends of Baylor Med | $2,500 | 12/18/2019 |
| Gulf States Toyota Inc. State PAC | $2,500 | 11/18/2019 |
| Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas | $2,500 | 12/31/2019 |
| Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP | $2,500 | 11/18/2019 |
| Norman Adams | $2,500 | 11/11/2019 |
| Political Action Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas | $2,500 | 11/18/2019 |
| Stuart Stedman | $2,500 | 10/30/2019 |
| Union Pacific Corporation Fund for Effective Government | $2,500 | 10/14/2019 |
| Valero Political Action Committee | $2,500 | 11/18/2019 |
| Comcast Corperation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee | $2,000 | 12/21/2019 |
| Greater Houston Builders Association's HOME-PAC | $2,000 | 11/18/2019 |
| Political Action Committee of Winstead PC | $2,000 | 11/20/2019 |
| Ray Cox | $2,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Raytheon Political Action Committee | $2,000 | 12/02/2019 |
| United Airlines Inc. PAC | $2,000 | 10/01/2019 |
| UnitedHealth Group PAC | $2,000 | 12/30/2019 |
| Wal PAC Wal-Mart Stores Inc. PAC | $2,000 | 11/18/2019 |
| Greenberg Traurig PA PAC | $1,500 | 12/30/2019 |
| Fred Caldwell | $1,250 | 11/20/2019 |
| Peter Barnhart | $1,250 | 11/20/2019 |
| Carroll Smith | $1,000 | 11/04/2019 |
| Court Koenning | $1,000 | 11/18/2019 |
| David Poer | $1,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee | $1,000 | 11/18/2019 |
| Foy Mitchell | $1,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Gavin McBryde | $1,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Glen Rosenbaum | $1,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Hartman Family Trust | $1,000 | 01/23/2020 |
| HCA Texas Good Government Fund | $1,000 | 11/20/2019 |
| HillCo PAC | $1,000 | 11/13/2019 |
| John Lodge | $1,000 | 10/23/2019 |
| Johnny Baker | $1,000 | 12/11/2019 |
| Ken Parsons | $1,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Lyondell Chemical Company PAC | $1,000 | 11/18/2019 |
| Mark Kline | $1,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Marvin Poer | $1,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Michael Manners | $1,000 | 12/17/2019 |
| Ray Rawlston | $1,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Ryan Chismark | $1,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Sam R. Torn | $1,000 | 12/31/2019 |
| Schwartz, Page & Harding LLP | $1,000 | 10/31/2019 |
| Stephen Dunson | $1,000 | 10/25/2019 |
| Steven Hotze | $1,000 | 11/18/2019 |
| Sysco Corporation Good Government Committee, Inc. | $1,000 | 01/29/2020 |
| The Boeing Company PAC | $1,000 | 09/09/2019 |
| Walter Nelson | $1,000 | 11/18/2019 |
| Wilson & Franco LLC | $1,000 | 10/02/2019 |
| Bryant Holley | $500 | 10/02/2019 |
| Dena Culpepper | $500 | 10/29/2019 |
| Emmitt Nelson | $500 | 12/30/2019 |
| Glenn Lee | $500 | 11/14/2019 |
| Hassan Gilan | $500 | 10/02/2019 |
| Hoover Slovacek LLP | $500 | 11/18/2019 |
| James Russ | $500 | 11/18/2019 |
| Joseph Harrison | $500 | 10/02/2019 |
| Kerrebrook Mary Van | $500 | 10/02/2019 |
| Kline Law Firm PLLC | $500 | 10/02/2019 |
| Locke Lord LLP | $500 | 11/18/2019 |
| Marty Hermann | $500 | 10/02/2019 |
| Michael Scott | $500 | 10/23/2019 |
| Richard Godwin | $500 | 10/02/2019 |
| Ronnie Matthews | $500 | 11/20/2019 |
| Russell Alexander | $500 | 10/02/2019 |
| Stephen Dunson | $500 | 10/02/2019 |
| Steve Head | $500 | 08/15/2019 |
| Texas Association of Staffing PAC | $500 | 10/24/2019 |
| Tony Comparin | $500 | 10/02/2019 |
| William Horn | $500 | 10/02/2019 |
| Gregory Dalton | $300 | 10/02/2019 |
| Harris Watson | $300 | 10/03/2019 |
| David Patton | $250 | 11/18/2019 |
| HOME-PAC Greater Houston Builders Association | $250 | 11/18/2019 |
| John Ferrell | $250 | 10/02/2019 |
| Karen Pace | $250 | 10/02/2019 |
| Larry Cernosek | $250 | 11/20/2019 |
| Madeline Collier | $250 | 11/18/2019 |
| Property Tax Solutions/ Tammy Allison | $250 | 10/02/2019 |
| Ray Head | $250 | 10/02/2019 |
| Russell McClellan | $250 | 12/11/2019 |
| Stacy Hunt | $250 | 11/20/2019 |
| Stephen Boudreaux | $250 | 10/02/2019 |
| Thomas Mullikin | $250 | 10/03/2019 |
| Hook Karl Van | $200 | 10/02/2019 |
| Roger Williams | $200 | 10/03/2019 |
| Scott Gilchrist | $150 | 10/02/2019 |
| Brain Bruckner | $100 | 12/16/2019 |
| Charles Lammert | $100 | 10/02/2019 |
| Patrick Lacey | $100 | 10/02/2019 |
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