Texas Political Lobbyist News: More money coming for damaged Eagle Ford Shale roads $250 million dollars in state funding could potentially be put towards helping repair damaged roads in Texas. Specifically, in areas that produce oil and gas. The state has gotten behind in road repair over the years, especially in more rural areas. This […]

Texas Political News for Lobbyists: Texas Well-Positioned to Continue Powering America Oil and Gas are a sizable and well known part of Texas’s economy. These industries employ over a quarter million people and contribute more than $114 billion to our economy annually. Although it’s typical to stereotype Texas with gas and oil, the fact is […]

Texas Political Lobbyist News: Gov. Perry Appoints Anderson District Attorney of Harris County Governor Perry has appointed Devon Anderson to be the District Attorney of Harris County. This term will expire at the next general election. Anderson is an attorney and former partner of Anderson and Thomas PLLC. She is also former judge of the […]

Texas Political News for Lobbyists: Perry Announcement for Down Chemical http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/18835/ Governor Rick Perry made an announcement on August 27th of 2013 that the Dow Chemical Company will be expanding their manufacturing facilities into Brazoria County, a small Gulf Coast area just south of Houston. They will be building two new plants and in the […]

Texas Political Lobbyist News: House Concurrent Resolution 16 House Concurrent Resolution No. 16 officially designates July 18th of 2013 as “Nelson Mandela International Day” in the state of Texas. The day had annually been recognized as “Nelson Mandela Day”, but 2013 is a special year because it is also Mr. Mandela’s 95th birthday. Nelson Mandela […]