Tax documents show that from April to June, the group collected $158,750 from 11 people, $100,000 of it from Bob J. Perry, a Houston developer who is a major contributor to Republican campaigns.

"There's just tremendous sensitivity about this," said Martin Perlman, a Houston residential developer who is president of the National Association of Home Builders.

They filed for bankruptcy, and U.P.I. was subsequently bought at a bankruptcy sale in 1986 by a Mexican businessman, Mario Vazquez Rana, and a Houston developer, Joe Russo.

Hines, a Houston developer, built the TeleCheck Plaza and 5333 Westheimer buildings around the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Ticor Title Insurance filed a lawsuit charging it was bilked of about $50 million by a Houston developer.

The Barcelona project is a joint venture of Hines Interests, a Houston developer, and a French partner, Jean Louis Solal.

Jerry J. Moore, a Houston developer, paid $24,800 for the gubernatorial desk and related office furniture.

The Ticor Title Insurance Company of California has filed a lawsuit charging that it was bilked of about $50 million by a Houston developer, J.R. McConnell, and his associates.

The Houston developer, making an investment of under $10 million to convert the factory to a hotel, soon generates dollar revenue.

Shanghai's 21st Century Tower was built by a Houston developer.