Lobbying is big business in Austin. Over $667 million was spent by lobbyist clients to influence lawmakers during the 2020 election cycle (January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020), with the vast majority of that spending occurring while the Texas legislature was convened in 2019. Yet only two percent of all those expenditures have a legislator’s name attached to them. That’s right. In the entire two-year cycle, only $12,944,291 ever made its way onto a detailed report filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.
Texas Retailers Association PAC
Texas Committee
$7,938Cash on Hand
$22,003Total Contributions
$14,030Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
---|---|
$4,499.27 | RadioShack Government Action Fund (Dissolved) |
$3,000.00 | George Kelemen |
$1,500.00 | Safeway Inc Political Action Committee Safeway PAC |
$1,350.00 | Brookshire Brothers PAC |
$1,018.00 | Aggregated Unitemized Contributions |
$1,000.00 | Lowepac |
$800.00 | Houston Jewelry |
$700.00 | Joe Williams |
$700.00 | John Hatch |
$660.00 | Tony Wood |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$1,500.00 | Joe Straus III |
$1,000.00 | Angie Chen Button |
$1,000.00 | Charles Geren |
$1,000.00 | Dennis Bonnen |
$1,000.00 | Dwayne Bohac |
$1,000.00 | Jane Nelson |
$1,000.00 | Joe Straus III |
$1,000.00 | John Raney |
$1,000.00 | Chuy Hinojosa |
$1,000.00 | Todd Hunter |
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This article is Part 3 of a four-part series demonstrating how the money in a lobby sector can impact state politics and legislation. We’ve selected the Green Energy sector due to a resurgence of interest in a behind-the-scenes look at renewables following the 2021 snowstorms, but you can follow the money in any industry of interest that is spending lobbying dollars in Austin.
This article is Part 1 of a four-part series demonstrating how the money in a lobby sector can impact state politics and legislation. We’ve selected the Green Energy sector due to a resurgence of interest in a behind-the-scenes look at renewables following the 2021 snowstorms, but you can follow the money in any industry of interest that is spending lobbying dollars in Austin.