The following articles are reprinted with permission: 

• Electronic Filing Report Summary Press Release, The Council on Governmental Studies, September 23, 1998.
• Benefits of Mandatory Electronic Filing of Contributions.
• "Reforming Texas Campaigns," Tom "Smitty" Smith and Fred Lewis.

• "Plugging in the Public: Electronic Filing of Campaign Finance Disclosure Reports," Center for Responsive Politics, 20 pages.
• "Public Citizen Congress Watch," Detailed campaign finance research and analysis publications. 
• "Campaign Finance Reform: A Source Book," Brookings Institution. Good book for background information on campaign finance reform on a national level.

• Center for Responsive Politics - www.crp.org - Best for in-depth campaign finance information. Also you can see in-depth analysis of all federal candidates' contributions.
• Public Campaign - www.publicampaign.org - Excellent source for information on public financing.
• Brookings Institution Campaign Financing Web Site Section -  http://www.brookings.org/gs/campaign/cfr_hp.htm - Resources to inform discussion and policy development on campaign finance reform.
• The National Voting Rights Institute - world.std.com/~nvri/ - Legal analysis supporting reform of the campaign system.
• Texas Legislature Online - www.capitol.state.tx.us - Obtain the text of bills, follow their progress through committee, and find out when Election Committee hearings are scheduled.
• Texas Ethics Commission - www.ethics.state.tx.us/index.html - Has the Texas Election Code, the regulations, and the Commissions Advisory Opinions.