The state of Texas has a comprehensive set of laws and guidelines to oversee the actitivites of professional lobbyists. The complete document is online at the Texas Ethics Commission website.
The following rules apply to all Texas lobbyists:
What is a lobbyist?
In the state of Texas, lobbying is defined as direct communications with members of the legislative or executive branch of state government to influence legislation or administrative action. See Govt Code 305.001, 305.003a. Direct communication includes virtually any kind of modern communication method that is directly between a citizen and a member of the legislative or executive branch of government. This includes email, phone conversations, telegraphs, letters, etc. Read more »




April 29th, 2012
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