MIDLAND, Texas—Drilling for oil made Tim Dunn, a self-described activist Christian, into a billionaire. His second act has been pumping money to Texas Republicans intent on pushing their party to the ...
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Two Texas billionaires are looming large in North Texas elections, even if you aren’t seeing them. West Texas oilmen Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks, both major Republican donors, have waded into a number ...
Tim Dunn helped pull Texas politics far to the right. Now, he wants to do the same for Washington. Donald Trump has a new friend in the oil industry, but billionaire Tim Dunn probably has a lot more ...
Trump ally Tim Dunn has called for a rollback of efforts to address global warming. He’s spent at least $11 million this election cycle to help elect Republicans. Greenhouse gases are — by definition ...
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