The Texas Senate passed SB29 today, 4/16/2019, which prohibits spending taxpayer money to hire lobbyists.
The Texas House has passed HB281 out of committee and the bill is ready to be voted on by the full House when the Calendars Committee recommends it for consideration.
It is time for this legislation to be passed and reconciled into a bill for the Governor's signature.
Georgetown can save taxpayer dollars by eliminating the contracts for lobbyists and withdrawing from organizations like the Texas Municipal League(TML) which lobbys using dues paid by cities. Often TML lobbys against taxpayers interest, such as against lowering the property tax rollback rate and transparency.
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