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
$4,133Cash on Hand
$17,480Total Contributions
$18,835Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $8,610.00 | Ground Game Texas |
| $6,000.00 | Peter Gill Case |
| $1,000.00 | Carboneras LLC |
| $500.00 | Diana Ramirez |
| $500.00 | Eastside Democrats of El Paso |
| $250.00 | Don Driscoll |
| $100.00 | Aggregated Unitemized Contributions |
| $100.00 | Carlos Aguilar |
| $100.00 | Emma Acosta |
| $100.00 | Iliana Holguin |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $13,183.37 | Go Direct Mail Marketing |
| $3,088.51 | Diana Ramirez |
| $2,500.00 | Getsemani Yanez |
| $48.39 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $15.00 | Bank of America |
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