1. In May, Texas Republicans enacted a draconian abortion ban and a system of vigilante justice to enforce it.
In response, numerous large corporations wrote these Texas Republicans substantial checks.
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2. @ATT CEO John Stankey said one of the company's "core values" is "gender equity and the empowerment of women."
On 11/20/21, @ATT donated 50K from its corporate treasury to the Texas Senate Republicans who unanimously approved the abortion ban
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@ATT 3. On 12/14/21, @ATT's corporate PAC donated 30K to @DadePhelan, the Texas House Speaker who marshaled the abortion ban through the House.
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@ATT @DadePhelan 4. @ATT told popular.info that it "has never taken a position on abortion" and "did not endorse nor support passage of Senate Bill 8."
The 50K check to the Texas Senate Republicans, @ATT insists, "may not be used for political purposes."
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@ATT @DadePhelan 5. @pepsi publicly touts its commitment to "empowering women in the workplace, marketplace and community."
On 8/5/21, @pepsi donated 15K to the @TexasGOP
Pepsi did not respond to a request for comment.
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@ATT @DadePhelan @pepsi @TexasGOP 6. @Walmart touts its "efforts to advance women associates and empower women."
In December, @Walmart donated 5K to Texas House Speaker @DadePhelan and 5K to Lt. Gov @DanPatrick, who also serves as president of the Texas Senate.
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8. Other companies that made substantial donations to Texas Republicans after the passage of the state's abortion ban:
@zillow
@Allstate
@Ford
@Exelon
@KochIndustries
@UPS
@USAA
@UnitedHealthGrp
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@zillow @Allstate @Ford @Exelon @KochIndustries @UPS @USAA @UnitedHealthGrp 9. One more thing: The head of @ATT's legislative strategy is @EdWGillespie, the former chair of the @RNC. When Gillespie ran for Governor of Virginia in 2017 he said he "would like to see abortion be banned.”
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