V. Footnotes
1 “Power Plants Short on Mercury Controls,” Dallas Morning News, March 18, 2010. “5 of Nation’s Top 10 Emitters Are in Texas,” Dallas Morning News, March 18, 2010.
2 Golden Spread Electric Cooperative formed Fort Concho Gas Storage after its 2008 acquisition of a natural gas storage facility.
3 H.B. 1657, which sought to redress the court’s Entergy v. John Summers decision.
4 S.B. 1123.
5 H.B. 1310.
6 H.B. 5 and S.B. 544
7 The state’s other top tobacco lobbyists were Reggie Bashur, Walter Fisher, Susan Longley and Stan Schlueter.
8 S.B. 730.
9 H.B. 1893.
10 H.B. 410. A fourth bill that went down in smoke was H.B. 267, to let Texans buy guns in non-contiguous states.
11 S.B. 1257.
12 S.B. 39 and H.B. 1759, respectively.
13 S.B. 553. See “Reporting Measure Stalled,” Dallas Morning News, April 23, 2009.
14 “Court Upholds Wine System,” Dallas Morning News, January 28, 2010.
15 Chickasaw Subsidiary Wins Lone Star Park,” Dallas Morning News, October 29, 2009.
16 S.B. 1084.
17 See coverage by the Associated Press: “Consultant’s Dual Role in Lottery Bidding Spurs Concerns,” Austin American-Statesman, January 23, 2010; “Official: Review Clears Way for Bidding,” Dallas Morning News, March 10, 2010.
18 H.B. 1301.
19 “DA To Decide Fate of Unique Performance Executives,” CBS 11, February 7, 2008. “Execs Targeted In Unique Performance Investigation,” CBS 11, January 31, 2008. What are the chances of Unique Performance executives themselves doing prison labor? A spokesperson for the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office said that her office referred the case to the local U.S. Attorney’s office. A spokesperson for that federal office said no criminal charges have been filed. She would neither confirm nor deny the existence of criminal investigation into the case.
20 Perry appointed Randall Henderson to replace his father, Raymond Henderson, on this board.
21 In the most bizarre of these filings, the Texas Association of Realtors reported itself as its own lobbyist.
22 The NRA paid LaPierre $1,139,568 that year.
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