Last month, the bill attempting to ban taxpayer-funded lobbying appeared unlikely to make it out of the Texas House State Affairs Committee. The atmosphere has shifted in the last week, after so many people came to testify at a hearing for House Bill 749 that the meeting lasted until early the next morning. The sheer volume of advocacy has thrust the lobbying ban bill back into the spotlight, and we’re seeing a surge of renewed interest in the Texas lobbying conversation.
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Texas Committee
$2,591Cash on Hand
$47,720Total Contributions
$48,034Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Americus Holdings LLC |
| $10,000.00 | Broaddus |
| $10,000.00 | Pbk |
| $10,000.00 | Rene Capistran |
| $2,025.00 | Rene Garza |
| $2,000.00 | Li-Wei Yu |
| $2,000.00 | Political Action Committee of Winstead PC |
| $1,000.00 | Ldg Enterprises LLC |
| $300.00 | Sara Ridley |
| $250.00 | Sam Gerdes |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $22,000.00 | Majority Strategies LLC |
| $14,079.26 | Castle Communications |
| $6,895.74 | TX Trade Graphics |
| $4,050.00 | Radio United LLC |
| $689.00 | The Woodlands Republican Women |
| $164.90 | MailChimp |
| $119.40 | Canva |
| $32.98 | Mailchmip |
| $3.00 | Chase Bank Visa |
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