By Laylan Copelin
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Prosecutors have been questioning a Capitol Who's Who about allegations that an alliance of Republican officials and business groups illegally used corporate donations to influence the 2002 legislative elections, according to subpoenas made public Wednesday.
Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle's office publicly filed subpoenas that have been issued for testimony or records over the past several months. The demands for information stretch from Austin lobbyists to the Republican National Committee to officials with Texans for a Republican Majority, including the daughter of U.S. Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
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Maybe this will wake up some of the dixiecrats in Texas to the realities of rethuglicanism and bring them back toward the light.