Will the Texas Legislature Finally Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying?
On Wednesday, Governor Greg Abbott announced that the First Called Special Session of the 89th Texas Legislature, which is set to begin on July 21, 2025, would focus on one-and-a-half dozen agenda items Among those 18 items, one in particular is especially noteworthy from a policy perspective—banning taxpayer-funded lobbying. The charge itself calls for: BAN...