Tarrant County Senate District 10 Convention
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Resolutions Committee Report

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Government and Election Integrity - Elections
GEI 10 Prohibit Taxpayer Funded Lobbying
GEI 10 - Resolution To Prohibit Taxpayer Funded Lobbying - submitted by 1 Precinct Convention

Be It Resolved,
that Plank #252 be amended to read as follows:  We implore the Texas State Legislature to enact law that prohibits any political subdivision, including public school districts, from spending public funds (1) to hire an individual required to register as a lobbyist under Texas Government Code, Chapter 305, for the purpose of lobbying a member of the legislature, or (2) to pay a nonprofit state association or organization that (A) primarily represents political subdivisions, and (B) hires or contracts with an individual required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305.

Reaffirm plank 232