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.
Prosper Citizen Group (TERMINATED)
Texas Committee
$8,777Cash on Hand
$28,345Total Contributions
$31,999Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $900.00 | Andrew Bogdan |
| $900.00 | Andrew Bogdan |
| $900.00 | Herblin Jim |
| $900.00 | James Herblin |
| $750.00 | Andrew Roy |
| $750.00 | Paul Rattin |
| $735.00 | Aggregated Unitemized Contributions |
| $630.00 | Jacalyn Malone |
| $585.00 | Chris Douglas |
| $570.00 | Laura Padula |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $8,019.68 | Common Ground PAC |
| $5,000.00 | James Herblin |
| $3,575.00 | Edgerton Strategies LLC |
| $2,460.45 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $1,550.00 | Big Frog of Frisco |
| $1,190.97 | Wild Apricot |
| $1,091.18 | Meta Platforms Inc / Facebook |
| $1,000.00 | Garrett Linker |
| $1,000.00 | Nataly Huddelston |
| $1,000.00 | Thom Vars |
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