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Elon Musk's Texas Corruption Push
Elon Musk's $360m Texas election donations threaten democracy with a new corruption record.
In brief
Elon Musk's $360m Texas election donations threaten democracy with a new corruption record. Elon Musk's $360 million campaign donations to Texas Republicans, especially Ken Paxton, set a new record for political spending in U.S. history. Originally reported by Houstonchronicle.
Elon Musk's $360m Texas Donations
Elon Musk has donated over $360 million in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, with most coming in recent months.
Ken Paxton Benefits from Musk
Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton received $10 million from Musk's pro-Paxton group Lone Star Liberty PAC.
Musk's Campaign Spending Record
Musk's donations shattered the previous record for campaign expenditures in an American election cycle, becoming the largest in history.
Dark Money Expenditures
Estimates for Musk's dark money donations reached at least $1 billion, making them untraceable.
Musk's Corruption Strategy
Musk uses campaign finance laws to back politicians who roll back regulations and steer government contracts to his companies.
Theodore Roosevelt's Legacy
Theodore Roosevelt targeted oligarchs' political corruption during the Gilded Age, calling it 'tyranny of a plutocracy'.
Current Corruption Debate
Paxton and Musk both call Democrats' campaign finance reforms 'socialism', despite their links to anti-corruption efforts.
What to remember
Elon Musk's $360 million campaign donations to Texas Republicans, especially Ken Paxton, set a new record for political spending in U.S. history.
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