Texas
Texas IDA accountability: 1,562 beneficiaries matched to campaign donors (25.3%), $60.0M donated, $294.2B in subsidies including $32.6B in Chapter 313 abatements. 29 BH-significant pre-award donation spikes. Control group 0.8× (upper bound).
Key Findings
- 1,562 of 6,144 subsidized companies (25.4%) made campaign donations — $123.1M total.
- $21.4M in donations flowed from beneficiaries to 746 political committees. Top recipient: Mexican American Legislative Caucus ($2.0M).
- 25 companies showed statistically significant pre-award donation spikes (BH-corrected, q<0.05). Top: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS (38.1× baseline, z=68.7).
- $294.23B in total subsidies tracked across 6,144 beneficiary companies in Texas.
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Political Committee Activity
$21.4M
Total donated to committees
746
Committees receiving funds
Top recipient: Mexican American Legislative Caucus ($1951K — 6.4% beneficiary-funded)
Pre-Award Donation Spikes
25 companies showed statistically unusual donation increases in the years around their subsidy award (Benjamini-Hochberg corrected, q<0.05).
Largest spike: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS (38.1× baseline, z=68.7)
Counties
| County | Subsidized Companies | EPA Penalties |
|---|---|---|
| Bell | 0 | — |
| Bexar | 0 | — |
| Brazoria | 0 | — |
| Brazos | 0 | — |
| Calhoun | 0 | — |
| Chambers | 0 | — |
| Collin | 0 | — |
| Comal | 0 | — |
| Dallas | 0 | — |
| Denton | 0 | — |
| El Paso | 0 | — |
| Ellis | 0 | — |
| Gregg | 0 | — |
| Harris | 0 | — |
| Hayes | 0 | — |
| Hopkins | 0 | — |
| Hutchinson | 0 | — |
| Jefferson | 0 | — |
| Johnson | 0 | — |
| Lubbock | 0 | — |
Showing top 20 of 257 counties.