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Dan Patrick

Lieutenant Governor of Texas since 2015

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Nov 21, 2025
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How is Turning Point USA funded and what are its major donors?

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) raised "nearly $400 million" under founder Charlie Kirk and reported $84.3 million in contributions and grants in 2024, while holding a multi‑million dollar endowment ($64.3M...

Dec 15, 2025
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How is Turning Point USA’s organizational structure—staff hierarchy, regional directors, and affiliated entities—organized in 2025?

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) in 2025 presents as a centralized national nonprofit with a senior leadership team led by CEO and Board Chair Erika Kirk after Charlie Kirk’s death; TPUSA reports roughly 350...

Nov 18, 2025
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Which major individual donors and PACs have funded Turning Point USA in recent IRS and FEC filings?

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has drawn large sums from a mix of individual billionaires, family foundations, and “dark money” donor-advised funds and foundations—Forbes and The Guardian report TPUSA rais...

Dec 17, 2025

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in all Texas high schools.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced a statewide partnership with Turning Point USA aimed at creating “Club America” chapters on every Texas high school campus, a move unveiled at a news conference with Lt. Gov...

Dec 16, 2025

Which states have the highest concentration of Turning Point USA high school chapters in 2025?

As of December 2025, reporting and organization statements indicate Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma are the most prominent states pushing to install Turning Point USA (TPUSA) high-school “Club America” ...

Dec 10, 2025

How many high school chapters does Turning Point USA have in the United States as of 2025?

Available reporting and Turning Point USA’s own materials show different counts for TPUSA’s high-school presence in 2025: TPUSA’s student site advertises “800+” to “1,000” high school clubs , while mu...

Nov 24, 2025

How many active Turning Point USA campus chapters were reported in 2024–2025 and which states have the most?

Turning Point USA’s own sites during 2024–2025 claim its student network ranges from “nearly 800” college chapters to “over 900” or “over 1,000” student-led chapters depending on the page; TPUSA’s get...

Dec 4, 2025

What legal actions or regulatory probes have targeted Turning Point USA and what were their results?

Federal and state authorities have mounted at least two prominent probes tied to Turning Point USA (TPUSA) events in 2025: the U.S. Department of Education opened a compliance review of the University...

Oct 23, 2025

Who first referred to Kamala Harris as a queen?

Among the materials you provided, the earliest explicit use of “Queen Kamala” as a label appears in a 2019 commentary that critiques the trope but does not identify who coined it, while the first iden...

Dec 9, 2025

How does turning point usa influence youth political engagement and elections

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is a large, fast-growing conservative youth organization that mobilizes students through campuses, rallies and high‑school programs; reports credit its tours and organizing w...

Dec 9, 2025

What financial ties link Turning Point USA donors to political campaigns, think tanks, or university programs?

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) grew into a major fundraising operation that collected roughly $85 million in 2024 and has raised nearly $400 million under Charlie Kirk, with a mix of large named donors (e....

Dec 12, 2025

Did Turning Point USA take any disciplinary or organizational action after the comments?

Turning Point USA itself has not been reported as taking disciplinary or organizational action in response to the December announcements; the reporting centers on Texas officials — Gov. Greg Abbott an...

Dec 5, 2025

Which Texas senators hold key committee assignments and how could upcoming elections shift committee balance?

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick appointed Senate committee rosters for the 89th Legislature that concentrate chairmanships and membership with the majority party across 16 standing committees, includi...

Nov 28, 2025

Which states offer the highest property tax exemptions for seniors?

Texas emerged in 2025 as the state with the single largest headline senior homestead exemption increases: voters and legislators advanced measures that combine to shelter up to $200,000 of residence v...

Nov 27, 2025

Religious bills trump has signed

Donald J. Trump’s second-term administration has prioritized a cluster of executive actions and White House offices tied to religion: a White House Faith Office (Feb. 2025), a task force aimed at “era...

Nov 20, 2025

How does Turning Point USA's funding compare to other conservative student organizations in the US?

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) amassed very large sums under founder Charlie Kirk—reported as “nearly $400 million” raised and $85 million in revenue from 500,000 donors, with a $64.3 million endowment bra...

Nov 20, 2025

Which donors, corporate sponsors, or political figures have direct ties to Turning Point USA board members in 2025?

Available reporting and public records in the provided sources show Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has been funded by a mix of wealthy individual donors, family foundations and some corporate-linked giving...

Nov 18, 2025

Which major donors or funding networks are publicly linked to Turning Point USA through filings or news reporting?

Public filings and reporting link Turning Point USA (TPUSA) to a mix of named billionaire donors, family foundations, donor-advised/dark‑money vehicles, and large political actors. Reporting and tax d...