WASHINGTON — Ongoing scrutiny of Justice Clarence Thomas has drawn yet another Dallas billionaire into the spotlight — though unlike real estate magnate Harlan Crow, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is hardly averse to publicity.
Jones’ affinity for the Supreme Court’s most conservative member isn’t much of a surprise, either, in light of campaign donations that have gone almost exclusively to Texas Republicans over the years.
Jones, worth almost $14 billion, opened his checkbook wider than ever ahead of last fall, sending $900,000 to help reelect Texas’ top three officials. That included $525,000 to Gov. Greg Abbott, plus $200,000 each to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton, the attorney general who has since been impeached and suspended from office.
