Transparency

This week, @mayes_middleton, a Texas State Representative, sent out letters to local governments across Texas requesting taxpayer-funded lobbying disclosures be posted publicly in compliance with a new state law.

The Texas Municipal League, an association of Texas Cities, is advising their members to submit the "official contracts" for lobbying, but, not to include their dues to TML as there are no specific contracts between TML and cities even though TML lobbies on behalf of cities.

Leave it to weasel lawyers to try an circumvent the intent of the legislation which is to inform citizens on the amount of taxpayers money being spent on lobbying, often against the best interest of the taxpayers.

Keep watch on the city website to see if the city complies with the intent of the law!