Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying

The committee substitute that passed the House State Affairs Committee last week is curiously different from the version that passed the overall...

This deadline however meant more than just another date on the calendar, it sealed the legislative fate for hundreds of bills still languishing in...

"We have very little voter turnout. We need people to get out and to vote.”

Here is a look at where the candidates for the Amarillo City Council stand on taxpayer-funded lobbying in Texas.

Commissioners in conservative Collin County say taxpayers shouldn’t be required to pay for lobbying efforts that advocate against their interests.

“Texas voters simply do not want the local officials they have elected to represent them spending their tax dollars on hired-gun lobbyists who often...

"Tax dollars are for police and potholes, not paid lobbyists.”

Last session, the bill was ultimately voted down. This year, supporters are hopeful for a different outcome.

Citizen priority moves forward.

A breakdown of the committees and potential prospects for GOP priorities moving forward.

Last session, legislation to end taxpayer-funded lobbying successfully passed the Senate before being voted down in the House.

Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson likens hiring lobbyists with Amarillo taxpayers’ dollars to hiring a plumber to “make flushing toilets or non-flushing...