Category: Texas

A wry look at the Texas Ethics Commission complaint process

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 14, 2010
Categories In Texas

The Austin American-Statesman discusses the Texas Ethics Commission’s complaint process here.

Locked, loaded, and read to lobby in Texas

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 3, 2010
Categories In Texas
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Here’s an interesting story from Texas on lobbyists who prefer not to wait in long lines for entrance to the state Capitol building. Maybe it would work in DC? To avoid getting delayed behind noisy schoolkids waiting in line to pass through new metal detectors at the state Capitol, lobbyists are signing up for concealed […]

Texas Ethics Commission levies $100,000 fine

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 30, 2010
Categories In Texas

Just a few days ago I noted that North Carolina sought a $111,000 fine in a lobbying disclosure case. Today comes news that the Texas Ethics Commission has fined a judge $100,000 for failing to meet reporting obligations on personal financial disclosure statements. The Final Order is available here. A news report is here.