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IV. Top 100 Texas Clients

2007
Rank		 2005
Rank		  Client
Max.
Value of Contracts
No. of Contracts
 Interest Group
1
1
  AT&T Inc.
$10,210,000
133
 Communications
2
*
  Energy Future Holdings Corp.
$7,685,007
68
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
3
2
  TX Utilities Co. (TXU)
$5,745,001
96
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
4
22
  McGinnis Lochridge &
 Kilgore,LLP
$4,550,009
11
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
5
4
  Verizon
$2,530,000
90
 Communications
6
66
  Locke, Liddell & Sapp
$2,370,004
9
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
7
63
  Baker Botts, LLP
$2,170,004
7
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
8
33
  TX Cable & Telecom. Assn.
$1,835,000
33
 Communications
9
27
  Vinson & Elkins, LLP
$1,830,002
17
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
10
3
  TX Medical Assn.
$1,805,000
29
 Health
11
14
  TX Trial Lawyers Assn.
$1,725,001
17
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
12
282
  Ryan & Co.
$1,710,001
17
 Finance
13
11
  TX Assn. of Realtors
$1,525,001
14
 Real Estate
14
35
  Time Warner Cable
$1,510,000
32
 Communications
15
5
  Linebarger Heard Goggan...
$1,425,000
27
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
16
20
  Mesa Water, Inc.
$1,400,001
10
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
17
9
  City of Austin
$1,390,000
26
 Ideological/Single Issue
18
8
  CenterPoint Energy
$1,360,000
16
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
19
78
  UST Public Affairs, Inc.
$1,340,000
23
 Agriculture
20
80
  Atmos Energy Corp.
$1,280,001
17
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
21
50
  TX Assn. of School Boards
$1,200,000
10
 Other
22
21
  Wholesale Beer Dist. of TX
$1,140,000
22
 Miscellaneous Business
23
19
  ExxonMobil Corp.
$1,120,000
10
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
24
6
  Assn. of Electric Co’s of TX
$1,110,000
22
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
25
12
  City of Houston
$1,105,000
18
 Ideological/Single Issue
26
58
  Texans for Lawsuit Reform
$1,060,000
20
 Ideological/Single Issue
27
34
  American Electric Power
$1,050,000
7
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
28
89
  Reliant Energy, Inc.
$1,010,000
10
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
29
*
  Hunt Building Co.
$1,000,002
2
  Real Estate
29
416
  Impact TX Communication
$1,000,002
2
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
31
13
  TX Municipal League
$990,000
18
 Ideological/Single Issue
32
147
  CitiFinancial Corp.
$960,001
21
 Finance
32
55
  Shell Oil Co.
$960,001
14
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
34
7
  Ameriquest Mortgage Co.
$940,000
10
 Finance
35
1202
  GEO Group, Inc.
$925,001
6
 Miscellaneous Business
36
261
  State Farm Insurance Co.
$900,000
9
 Insurance
37
50
  Harris Co. Commissioners
 Court
$855,001
12
 Ideological/Single Issue
38
127
  Indep’t Colleges & Universities
 of TX
$850,001
5
 Ideological/Single Issue
39
42
  Port of Houston Authority
$850,000
10
 Ideological/Single Issue
40
72
  Exelon Power
$840,000
17
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
41
47
  Constellation Energy Group,
 Inc.
$810,001
4
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
42
495
  Community Financial Services
 Assn.
$790,000
18
 Finance
43
17
  Entergy Corp.
$760,000
19
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
44
15
  American Cancer Society
$750,000
14
 Ideological/Single Issue
45
151
  City of Dallas
$745,000
23
 Ideological/Single Issue
46
49
  El Paso Electric Co.
$725,000
9
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
47
348
  Licensed Beverage Distributors
$720,000
13
 Miscellaneous Business
48
67
  Pharm. Research & Mfgs. of
 Am.
$715,000
17
 Health
49
92
  Bexar Metropolitan Water
 District
$700,000
5
 Ideological/Single Issue
50
772
  Perry Homes A Joint Venture
$695,001
10
 Construction
51
23
  TX Hospital Assn.
$695,000
16
 Health
52
*
  NRG Energy, Inc.
$685,000
13
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
53
46
  Lower Colorado River Authority
$680,000
18
 Ideological/Single Issue
54
64
  Eppstein Group
$675,000
8
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
55
485
  TX Pharmacy Assn.
$655,000
18
 Health
55
52
  Waste Control Specialists, LLC
$655,000
13
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
57
*
  Texans for School Choice
$650,000
7
 Ideological/Single Issue
58
18
  Affiliated Computer Services  Inc.
$640,000
11
 Computers/Electronics
58
90
  Dell Computer Corp.
$640,000
14
 Computers/Electronics
58
247
  TX Assn. for Home Care
$640,000
12
 Health
61
113
  TX Package Stores Assn.
$635,000
13
 Miscellaneous Business
62
118
  TX Farm Bureau Mutual
 Insurance
$630,000
19
 Insurance
63
260
  Boeing Co.
$625,001
9
 Transportation
64
*
  Luminant Holding Co., LLC
$620,000
13
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
65
258
  Baylor College of Medicine
$610,001
3
 Other
66
52
  TX Manufactured Housing  Assn.
$610,000
8
 Construction
67
*
  Aces Wired, Inc.
$600,000
6
 Miscellaneous Business
67
182
  City of San Antonio
$600,000
8
 Ideological/Single Issue
67
26
  Metro. Transit Authority of  Harris Co.
$600,000
6
 Ideological/Single Issue
70
307
  Pearson Education
$595,001
6
 Miscellaneous Business
71
71
  Cities Aggregation Power  Project
$590,000
11
 Ideological/Single Issue
71
31
  EDS
$590,000
11
 Computers/Electronics
73
24
  Philip Morris USA, Inc.
$560,000
9
 Agriculture
73
67
  TX Instruments
$560,000
9
 Communications
75
300
  TX Assn. of Counties
$555,000
30
 Ideological/Single Issue
76
132
  Administaff, Inc.
$550,000
4
 Miscellaneous Business
76
78
  TX Credit Union League
$550,000
8
 Finance
76
148
  TX Dental Assn.
$550,000
5
 Health
76
44
  TX Electric Cooperatives
$550,000
8
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
80
60
  TX Assn. of Health Plans
$545,000
13
 Health
81
47
  Blue Cross Blue Shield of TX
$540,000
11
 Health
81
64
  TX Assn. of Builders
$540,000
12
 Construction
83
70
  TX Council of Engineering Co’s
$525,000
10
 Construction
84
208
  Reynolds American, Inc.
$515,000
10
 Agriculture
85
98
  H.E. Butt Grocery Co.
$510,000
16
 Miscellaneous Business
86
533
  Direct Energy, LP
$505,000
13
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
87
128
  CGI-AMS
$500,001
1
 Computers/Electronics
87
384
  Bicameral Consultants, Inc.
$500,001
1
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
87
*
  Christopher S. Shields PC
$500,001
1
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
87
382
  Holland & Knight, LLP
$500,001
1
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
87
*
  Impact U.S.
$500,001
1
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
87
*
  TX Industry Project
$500,001
1
 Ideological/Single Issue
87
438
  TX Pipeline Assn.
$500,001
2
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
87
103
  Winstead, PC
$500,001
1
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
95
149
  City Public Service of San  Antonio
$500,000
5
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
95
98
  E. TX Medical Ctr Reg.  Healthcare
$500,000
10
 Health
95
*
  TX Assn. of Manufacturers
$500,000
11
 Miscellaneous Business
95
142
  TX Oil & Gas Assn.
$500,000
11
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
99
496
  GlaxoSmithKline
$490,000
10
 Health
99
7
  Accenture
$490,000
15
  Computers/Electronics

* Client not registered in 2005.
Note: Clients spending the same amount on lobbyists share the same ranking number.

 

  
 

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