§ 253.104. Contribution to Political Party

(a) A corporation or labor organization may make a contribution from its own property to a political party to be used as provided by Chapter 257.

(b) A corporation or labor organization may not knowingly make a contribution authorized by Subsection (a) during a period beginning on the 60th day before the date of a general election for state and county officers and continuing through the day of the election.
( c ) A corporation or labor organization that knowingly makes a contribution in violation of this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

§ 257.002. Requirements Relating to Corporate or Labor Union Contributions

(a) A political party that accepts a contribution authorized by Section 253.104 may use the contribution only to:

(1) defray normal overhead and administrative or operating costs incurred by the party; or

(2) administer a primary election or convention held by the party.

(b) A political party that accepts contributions authorized by Section 253.104 shall maintain the contributions in a separate account.

Both parties, as I have seen, kept the donations in separate accounts. You may still see the Delay check on “Smoking Gun.”

The prosecutor claims there was a deal to have the DC crowd pay back to Texas the same amount for candidates in Texas elections. He says there is a “letter” that lays out the deal but so far has not provided it to the public. I would think he would do that and end speculation.

Delay would like a speedy trial but so far all we have is money laundering accusations aganst Delay and the hope for a witness to turn against Delay which has not panned out for the prosecutor.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/02/delay/index_np.html