Texas House Fails to Act on Banning Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
June 9, 2025 | Media Inquiries: press@mctxgop.org
Despite years of Texas voters calling for an end to the use of taxpayer dollars for lobbying, legislation to ban the practice died in committee this session, leaving Texans footing a multi-million dollar lobbying bill.
This issue has long been a legislative priority for the Republican Party of Texas, including this year. Members of the Texas Senate have repeatedly advanced such prohibitions on the use of tax dollars for lobbying.
Yet, once again, the Texas House took no action. The chairman of the House State Affairs Committee, Ken King (R-Canadian), pointedly refused to even give the issue a hearing.
By the end of this year, taxpayers are set to be billed for up to $94.5 million on lobbyists. Though this marks a slight decrease compared to the $98.6 million spent by local governments in 2023, both figures are markedly higher than the $75 million spent on lobbyists in 2021.
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