Capitol Inside has again placed the Texas Lobby Group in the top spots of their Top Hired Gun Lobbyist rankings. Mike Toomey and Bill Messer are ranked as the No. 2 and No. 4 Hired Gun Lobbyists in the State and Lara Keel remains the highest ranked female lobbyist in Texas at No. 11 overall. […]

Texas Conservative Lobbyist Update: Gov. Perry Renews Proclamation Extending Drought Emergency TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: I, RICK PERRY, Governor of the State of Texas, issued an Emergency Disaster Proclamation on July 5, 2011, certifying that exceptional drought conditions posed a threat of imminent disaster in specified counties in Texas. WHEREAS, record […]

Texas Conservative Lobbyist News: Governor Perry Announces Runoff Election Date Texas governor Rick Perry has announced that January 28th, 2014 will be the date of the election runoff in the Texas House District 50 race. Mark Strama resigned from the legislature to pursue a job in the private sector. Democrat Celia Israel and Republican Mike […]

Texas Conservative Lobbyist Update: TEA, Texas School Safety Center partner  for Oct. 20-26 Safe Schools Week The TEA (Texas Education Agency) and the TxSSC (Texas School Safety Center) recently renewed their annual partnership for the new 2013 Texas Safe Schools Week. This week falls on Oct. 20 – 26. TEA and TxSSC both work hard […]

News for Conservative Texas Lobbyists: Texas, 47 States Obtain $30 Million Judgment On October 10th 2013, the conclusion of a nationwide investigation into membership program providers Trilegiant, Webloyalty, and Affinion was announced. These companies provided various membership-only services to customers. They claimed to be able to help reduce travel costs, credit monitoring, and roadside assistance […]