Trump to headline GOP fundraiser in Dallas

President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, STF Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, STF Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Trump to headline GOP fundraiser in Dallas 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump will be making his first presidential visit to Texas next month to replenish Republican campaign coffers.

The Sept. 27 trip to Dallas, first reported in the Texas Tribune, was confirmed by two Republican sources – but not the White House, which generally does not telegraph the president's travel plans this far in advance.

Ticket prices start at $2,700 and climb to $100,000. Proceeds will be divided between the Republican National Committee and Trump's reelection organization.

According to an invitation obtained by the Texas Tribune, hosts of the event include top Texas donors and bundlers who supported Trump's 2016 campaign. That includes Dallas businessman Doug Deason, oil man Harold Hamm, Laredo banker Dennis Nixon, oil and gas attorney Gaylord Hughey, and Jeanne Phillips, a former U.S. Ambassador under President George W. Bush.

Texas has long been a top fundraising destination for politicians in both parties, and that remains the case in the era of Trump, even as he remains embroiled in controversy over his handling of the white supremacist violence last weekend in Charlottesville, Va.

As some top Republicans and business leaders in Washington have sought to distance themselves from Trump in recent days Texas Democrats were quick to pounce.

Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued a mocking statement: "I have one question for Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick, and Ted Cruz: Did y'all RSVP for your photo-op with Trump already?"

Trump's last trip to Texas was a for an election fundraiser in San Antonio last October.