This week presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders released an aggressive policy agenda designed to reduce the influence of money in politics. As part of that plan, Bernie would like to limit individual contributions to $500. Currently, individuals may donate up to $2800 per election to a candidate for federal office. There are no limits on donations to candidates for Texas House, Senate, or statewide offices.

Each week, Transparency Texas' Number of the Week will bring you an interesting or newsworthy number from the money in Texas politics. Click here to view the Number of the Week archive. 

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