Indictment says he conspired to thwart Texas law

Charges center on $190,000 check from DeLay committee

SOURCE: Michael Kranish // The Boston Globe

29 Sep 2005 // Tom DeLay's political committee faced a problem.

The Texans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, whose mission was designed to put the state Legislature under GOP control, was getting a lot of money from corporate donors. But under Texas law, the corporate cash could not go to local candidates for state offices.

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