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Timeline: Thrombovision Investment

 Jul. 18, 2005: ThromboVision Inc. is incorporated by Edward Teitel. It is based in Houston.
 Jan. 25, 2006: Houston investor Charles W. Tate starts Texas Life Science Center for Innovation and
Commercialization. It vets applicants for the Texas Emerging Technology Fund.
Mar. 27, 2006: Tate contributes $25,000 to Texans for Rick Perry.
 Nov. 9, 2006: The life science center board recommends ThromboVision to the tech fund's state advisory board.
Tate, who is chairman of the life science center's board, votes yes.
Nov. 11, 2006: Tate pays to fly Perry to Mexico City.
 Mar. 15, 2007: Teitel makes an investment presentation to Tate.
 Apr. 20, 2007: A letter from Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and then-House Speaker Tom Craddick
tells Teitel that ThromboVision is the recipient of a $1.5 million award from the tech fund.
 May 8, 2007: Tate makes his first investment in ThromboVision.
 Jun. 13, 2007: Teitel signs a contract with the governor's office to receive the ETF money.
 Jul. 5, 2007: Perry chief of staff Brian C. Newby signs the ETF contract.
Jul. 11, 2007: Six days later, Tate contributes $25,000 to Texans for Rick Perry.
 Aug. 31, 2007: Tate makes his second investment in ThromboVision.
 Oct. 9, 2007: Perry's office announces the ThromboVision award to the public.
 Sep. 2, 2010: ThromboVision declares bankruptcy. It reveals that major Perry donors Tate and Houston investor
Charles Miller own 200,000 and 250,000 preferred shares, respectively.
$424,070: Total Contributions from Charles Tate to Texans for Rick Perry.
SOURCE OF BLACK TEXT: Dallas Morning News research
SOURCE OF RED TEXT: Texas Ethics Commission

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