Gold Nugget, January 12, 2021
Awaiting Opening Day of the 87th Legislative Session, January 12, 2021.
2021 Legislative Session
Reaffirm the End of Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
I Can Vote Twice? Really? Yes, Really! First, during the Republican Primary, you can register your support for Ending Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying by voting “Yes” on Proposition 3, which reads: “Texas should ban the practice of taxpayer-funded lobbying, which allows your tax dollars to be spent on lobbyists who work against the taxpayer.” And then, get …
Make Your Precinct Convention the Beginning of the End… of Taxpayer Funded Lobbying!
Do You Really Want to End Taxpayer Funded Lobbying? You voted. Or, you plan to vote on Election Day, March 3rd. You, and thousands others in your county. Maybe this will be the year when the state legislature will finally pass a law to “prohibit tax-funded contract lobbying.” You voted “Yes” on Proposition 3. If …
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Paul Talks Ending Taxpayer Funded Lobbying with Matt Long
Tamara and Paul joined The Matt Long Show on The Hill County Patriot radio show. Listen to both segments here!
Tamara and Paul Talk Grassroots Gold with Matt Long
Tamara and Paul joined The Matt Long Show on The Hill County Patriot radio show. Listen to both segments here!
Redistricting Hearings Kick Off September 10!
The Texas House Redistricting Committee is kicking off their Interim Hearings around the state with their first hearing at the Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, September 10. Then on Thursday, September 12, they’ll hold a hearing in San Antonio. Keep up with the latest on Redistricting hearings on our Texas House Committee and Texas Senate …
The Facts about Redistricting:
Redistricting is the process by which new congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn. All United States Representatives and state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts. District lines are redrawn every 10 years following completion of the United States census. The federal government stipulates that districts must have nearly equal populations and …
The Facts about Taxpayer Funded Lobbying:
Up to $41 million of YOUR tax dollars was spent by local government in 2017 to hire outside lobbyists to lobby state government. Public agency associations sell advertising to government contractors with the income from this advertising going to pay for lobbyists. In addition, hundreds of local government employees descend on the state Capitol every session to lobby …