A
regular session of our TEXAS Legislature is 140
DAYS long.
TOTAL
BILLS PROPOSED/PASSED means NEW LAWS PROPOSED/PASSED.
TOTAL
LEGISLATION PROPOSED/PASSED includes all the resolutions in with the
new laws.
If
you correlate the special interests’ lobbying efforts with the
number of NEW LAWS
passed, you see an interesting trend: the more money spent on
lobbying our legislature, the more NEW
LAWS. COINCIDENTAL?
Special
interests are against Initiative & Referendum rights because it
breaks their monopoly of controlling our legislative process.
They still have the advantage over us because of their organization,
staff, contacts, and money—but they would lose their precious
monopoly. Issues trump money and they know that.
Information
for this table was compiled from the following two sources:
1.
Texans for Public Justice report “Austin’s
Oldest Profession”, http://info.tpj.org/reports/austinsoldest09/clients.html
2.
Texas Legislature On Line, http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/
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