More Texans give away campaign donations from Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX affiliates

U.S. Rep.-elect Greg Casar, a Texas Democrat, speaks to reporters after a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 13. (Credit: Shuran Huang for The Texas Tribune)

As authorities continue to release more information on alleged crimes by cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his associates, Texas politicians who received donations from FTX affiliates are scrambling to give back the money.

Earlier this month, The Texas Tribune reported that Beto O’Rourke had returned a $1 million donation that Bankman-Fried had given his campaign. The campaign also received $100,000 from Nishad Singh, another FTX executive. The campaign has not said whether it also returned that donation.