During his tenure in the Texas Senate, newly-elected Congressman Van Taylor, a Republican from Plano, was a champion of bringing about needed transparency and accountability to state government. With his election to Congress, another man has taken up several of the...
“Get this. Cities & counties use your tax dollars ($200,000) to hire lobbyists to work against lowering your property taxes. They use your money to influence lawmakers to take more of your money. Help me stop this.”Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted these thoughts on...
The Texas Legislature should never be used as an escalator to a lucrative lobbying career! Unfortunately, under current ethics rules, Texas lawmakers can retire or lose their re-election campaign and be rewarded with a corner office and a million-dollar salary from...
When not fighting to suppress citizens’ 1st amendment rights, the Texas Ethics Commission is looking to do a favor for the lobby cartel it was originally chartered to keep in check. According to the San Antonio Express-News, the TEC is looking to reign in lavish...
