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Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Scheduled for Hearing in House
Citizen priority moves forward.
The Path to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
Based on committee appointments, the Texas House may stop another ban attempt.
TML Distorts Reform to Defend Its Power
By mislabeling restrictions on government lobbying as a “gag order,” the Texas Municipal League is desperately trying to defend its gig as the anti-taxpayer lobbyists in Austin. Their opposition is specifically targeted at Rep. Matt Shaheen’s (R-Plano) HB 1257, which...
Metroplex Mayors: Local Hypocrites When Convenient
In a stunning display of unprincipled hypocrisy during a recent interview, Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings doubled down against pro-taxpayer reforms using worn out “local control” rhetoric. Conveniently, they abandoned such rhetoric for...
Fort Worth Mayor at Odds With Burton, Shaheen, Taxpayers
Sen. Konni Burton (R-Colleyville) shocked the Austin establishment after stating she would not meet with taxpayer-funded lobbyists hired by government interests. But she also raised eyebrows from local officials who defended the anti-taxpayer practice, such as Fort...