Tax returns: Democrat Davis made $284K in 2012
AUSTIN, Texas —
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis enjoyed rising financial success as a Fort Worth attorney last year and took home about $284,000, more than double what she reported making in 2010, according to tax records released by her campaign Tuesday.
The federal filings show the state senator's Newby Davis law firm, which she founded with former Gov. Rick Perry chief of staff Brian Newby, has become her most lucrative source of income. She reported earning more than $154,000 last year from the partnership, which has multiple public-sector clients.
Davis launched her campaign to replace Perry in October after months of speculation and pleas from Democrats, who haven't won a statewide office since 1994. She became a national political star following an 11-hour filibuster this summer that temporarily blocked new abortion restrictions in Texas.
Her main Republican rival in the race, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, released his tax returns dating to 2010 in August. He and his wife brought home about $200,000 in 2012, but his filings don't reflect millions in tax-exempt dollars Abbott still collects from a settlement over a 1984 accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down.
More at http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/texas/tax-returns-democrat-davis-made-284k-in-2012/ncBWB/ .
