Texas Lobby Group Lobbyists Receive High Rankings February 10, 2012 by admin Texas Lobby Group Lobbyists Once Again Rank High in Capitol Inside Texas Power Rankings Lobbyists from the Texas Lobby Group once again ranked near the top of the annual Capitol Inside Power Rankings. -Mike Toomey is the number one hired gun lobbyist -Lara Laneri Keel is the top female hired gun lobbyist -Bill Messer is the number four hired gun lobbyist -Mike Toomey is one of the 25 most powerful Texans as listed by Texas Monthly Magazine. The Texas Capitol Group – the alliance of which we are a founding member (which includes Ross Communications) is the number one Texas Lobby Team.