As time passes, Texas faces an ever more urgent challenge to provide sufficient water to meet rapidly growing demand. This is one of the most critical, long-term policy issues facing the Texas Legislature. Policy decisions made-or not made-in the present will impact the future of Texas’ water supply.
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