Observed arrival · 2026-09-03
The Fort Bend Democratic Machine
An interactive investigation maps campaign money, donors, party finances, and county contracting records in Fort Bend County, Texas.
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The project joins scanned county campaign-finance PDFs with state and federal bulk archives, then relates donor and employer names to Commissioners Court minutes. Its interface offers amount thresholds from $500 to $10,000, a filter for donors who touched multiple campaigns, and a county-contract-firm view. The page reports coverage of 65 Democratic filers and 5,761 donors, while its methodology distinguishes documented financial sequences from proof of an exchange.
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