Hard-Right Megadonors Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks Pump Millions Into GOP Primary Wars
Texas’ biggest right-wing benefactors are—once again—throwing fuel on the fire in contentious Republican primary elections.
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Justin Miller covers politics and state government for the Texas Observer. He previously worked for The American Prospect magazine in Washington, D.C., and has also written for The Intercept, The New Republic and In These Times. Originally from the Twin Cities, he received a journalism degree from the University of Minnesota.
Texas’ biggest right-wing benefactors are—once again—throwing fuel on the fire in contentious Republican primary elections.
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