While plenty of Texans have put forward big bucks for presidential candidates and their Super PACs, smaller donations gave each of the four leading Republican candidates several hundred thousand dollars in January, according to the Federal Election Commission.
The donations for individuals and PACs – the non-super ones – are capped at $5,000. And while they are drowned out by the donations such as Houston home builder Bob Perry’s million to Mitt Romney, they still play a part in the election.
via blog.chron.com