U.S. Senate hopeful Colin Allred criticizes rival James Talarico for accepting billionaire donations
Read full article: U.S. Senate hopeful Colin Allred criticizes rival James Talarico for accepting billionaire donationsAllred’s comments at The Texas Tribune Festival marked the first time either leading Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate publicly criticized the other.
These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroom
Read full article: These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroomThe White House's list of 37 donors to President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom project includes crypto billionaires, powerful financiers, tobacco companies, tech giants, media companies, longtime Republican donors and several of the president’s neighbors in Florida.
Pro-gambling interests struggling to gain foothold in Texas after Senate special election loss
Read full article: Pro-gambling interests struggling to gain foothold in Texas after Senate special election lossJohn Huffman was the best-funded candidate in the Senate District 9 special election thanks to casino interests, but failed to make the runoff. Gambling proponents still have millions more to spend on Texas races.
Republican senators are mostly quiet on Trump's sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 rioters
Read full article: Republican senators are mostly quiet on Trump's sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 riotersMany Republicans on Capitol Hill do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Billionaires, tech titans, presidents: A guide to who stood where at Trump's inauguration
Read full article: Billionaires, tech titans, presidents: A guide to who stood where at Trump's inaugurationThe crowded scene in the Capitol Rotunda on Inauguration Day featured four of the world’s five wealthiest men, five U.S. presidents, influential sporting figures and two foreign leaders with prime seats on the dais.
Mark Zuckerberg will cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inauguration
Read full article: Mark Zuckerberg will cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inaugurationMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg cohosting a reception with billionaire Republican donors next week for Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Miriam Adelson's $1 million donation to Gov. Kemp's PAC could help Trump in Georgia
Read full article: Miriam Adelson's $1 million donation to Gov. Kemp's PAC could help Trump in GeorgiaRepublican megadonor Miriam Adelson has contributed $1 million to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's political action committee.
NBA approves sale of Dallas Mavericks to families that run Las Vegas Sands casino company
Read full article: NBA approves sale of Dallas Mavericks to families that run Las Vegas Sands casino companyThe NBA has approved the sale of controlling interest of the Dallas Mavericks from Mark Cuban to the families that run the Las Vegas Sands casino company.
With the Mavericks, Miriam Adelson is poised to be Texas political powerhouse. Will it help her legalize casinos?
Read full article: With the Mavericks, Miriam Adelson is poised to be Texas political powerhouse. Will it help her legalize casinos?Adelson wasted little time reaching out to the state’s business leaders since news of the deal broke, visiting Austin on Thursday to address the Texas Association of Business, the state’s largest business lobby.
Adelson adding NBA team to resume of casino mogul, GOP power broker, US and Israel newspaper owner
Read full article: Adelson adding NBA team to resume of casino mogul, GOP power broker, US and Israel newspaper ownerThe prospective new owner of the Dallas Mavericks is one of the richest women in the world, a Las Vegas casino mogul, and a U.S. and Israel power broker and newspaper publisher.
Sands casino family says they'll buy majority of Mavs from Cuban. AP source says valuation is $3.5B
Read full article: Sands casino family says they'll buy majority of Mavs from Cuban. AP source says valuation is $3.5BThe family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino company says it has entered agreements to buy the majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks from team owner Mark Cuban.
Las Vegas Sands launches $2 million PAC to continue its push to legalize casinos in Texas
Read full article: Las Vegas Sands launches $2 million PAC to continue its push to legalize casinos in TexasThe new Texas Sands PAC has already spread over half a million dollars across more than three dozen primaries for the state House and Senate.