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.
Vote Yes Prosper
Texas Committee
$67,100Cash on Hand
$77,100Total Contributions
$144,909Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
---|---|
$45,000.00 | HillCo PAC |
$5,000.00 | CORE Construction Services of Texas Inc |
$5,000.00 | D&s Engineering |
$5,000.00 | Huckabee & Associates Inc |
$5,000.00 | Miller Sierra Contractors Inc |
$5,000.00 | Pogue Construction Company LP |
$4,000.00 | Teague Nall & Perkins |
$2,000.00 | Corgan Associates Inc |
$1,000.00 | Chalee L Rivers |
$100.00 | Kendall Miller |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$144,518.00 | The Friends Consulting Group |
$281.00 | Prosper Education Foundation |
$100.00 | Kendall Miller |
$10.00 | Farmers Bank & Trust |
Related Articles
In session and out, lobbying is by far the biggest source of money in Texas politics. Taxpayers foot a sizable chunk of the bill, accounting for as much as $110 million (over 16 percent of the total reported lobbying money) during the 2020 election cycle time period. Another $70,429,959 (also around 16 percent of the total) has spent using taxpayer dollars in the 2021 so far.
Every election cycle, the donations given to Texas candidates and PACs come under intense scrutiny by media outlets, politicians, and citizens alike. Everyone wants to know who the biggest donors are (it’s always one of our most-viewed pages each cycle) and to speculate whether they are buying influence in Austin.