A closer read of campaign reports shows that the Lone Star State won’t be flipping to the blue team anytime soon. Texas Republicans continue to have a deep bench, though statewide domination of all major offices can’t hold up for ever. Texas Democrats have a long way to go, and are going to need more than a couple hundred thousand dollars from the DNC to even scratch the surface of the state’s GOP strength.

AUSTIN (AP) – More than $41 million flowed through the Texas political system in 2007, according to fundraising reports.A Houston Chronicle analysis of reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission found that Houston home builder Bob Perry topped the list of individual donors in Texas.

He gave more than 1 million dollars to Texas candidates and political action committees last year, mostly on the Republican side.

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