My name is Rod Bordelon and I am appearing on behalf of the Texas Public Policy Foundation testifying in support of House Bill 2350 relating to state preemption of municipal and county licensing regulations and ordinances. In recent years, local jurisdictions have established many of their own regulations of commerce, which are different than state regulations, leading to a “patchwork” of regulations and regulatory inconsistency that individuals and businesses are
forced to comply with.
Local Government
When Government Lobbies Itself: Why Texas Should Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
Texas local governments use taxpayer dollars to hire lobbyists to influence state legislation—creating conflicts of interest, distorting democratic accountability, and undermining the interests of Texas taxpayers. Key points: Taxpayer-funded lobbying expenditures more than doubled from the 85th to the 89th Legislature, now reaching as high as $111.5 million. Taxpayer-funded lobbyists consistently opposed legislation involving property...
April 6, 2026