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Sylvester v. Texas Ass'n of Business

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 19, 2014No. 03-12-00081-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Melissa Goodwin, Justice

Appellants James Sylvester, Ken Yar-borough, and Josephine Miller, candidates for the Texas House of Representatives in the 2002 general election, brought suit against appellees Texas Association of Business (TAB), Bill Hammond, the Texas Business and Commerce Political Action Committee (BACPAC), CIGNA Healthcare of Texas, Inc., and Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, alleging Election Code violations. Appellants sought damages based on “voter education” mailers that TAB disseminated and alleged in-kind political contributions from TAB to BACPAC during…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Valence Operating Co. v. DorsettTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. KnottTexas Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  5. MacK Trucks, Inc. v. TamezTexas Supreme Court · 2006

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