Austin’s Oldest Profession: Texas’ Top Lobby Clients & Those Who Service Them
2002 Edition
IV. Top Lobby Clients in Texas
| [ Austin’s Oldest Profession: Texas’ Top Lobby Clients & Those Who Service Them 2002 Edition IV. Top Lobby Clients in Texas |
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| Rank
2001 |
'99 | Lobby Client |
Value (Max.) |
Contracts |
Interest Category |
| 1 | 1 | Southwestern Bell |
$6,925,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 2 | 2 | Electronic Data Systems Corp. |
$2,020,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 3 | 10 | DuPont |
$1,995,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 4 | 4 | Reliant Energy |
$1,825,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 5 | 6 | TXU |
$1,635,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 6 | 14 | ExxonMobil |
$1,290,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 6 | 23 | Assoc. of Electric Co's of Texas |
$1,290,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 8 | 20 | Baker Botts |
$1,210,005
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Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 9 | 7 | TX Municipal League |
$1,175,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 10 | 3 | City of Austin |
$1,150,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 11 | 5 | AT&T |
$1,145,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 12 | 26 | City of Houston |
$1,130,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 13 | 24 | TX Assoc. of Realtors |
$1,090,001
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Real Estate |
| 14 | * | Verizon |
$1,075,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 15 | * | American Electric Power |
$990,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 16 | 38 | TX Hospital Assoc. |
$975,000
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Health |
| 17 | 11 | Enron Corp. |
$945,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 18 | 9 | Boeing |
$900,000
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Transportation |
| 19 | 39 | TX Civil Justice League |
$885,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 20 | 68 | GTECH Corp. |
$850,000
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Miscellaneous Business |
| 20 | 67 | Indep't Insurance Agents of TX |
$850,000
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Insurance |
| 22 | 16 | Stratus Properties |
$830,000
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Real Estate |
| 23 | 5 | McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore |
$825,002
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Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 23 | 171 | ALCOA |
$825,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 25 | 46 | Metro. Transit Auth. of Harris Co. |
$780,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 26 | 461 | Associated General Contractors |
$760,001
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Construction |
| 27 | 121 | TX Telephone Assoc. |
$750,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 28 | 216 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe |
$730,000
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Transportation |
| 29 | 55 | TX Humane Legislation Network |
$725,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 30 | 15 | Waste Control Specialists |
$720,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 31 | 69 | Alliance of Auto. Manufacturers |
$700,000
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Transportation |
| 31 | 12 | Capital Metro. Transpo. Auth. |
$700,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 31 | 18 | DeVry University, Inc. |
$700,000
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Miscellaneous Business |
| 31 | * | Enviro. Systems Products Holdings |
$700,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 31 | 19 | Sprint |
$700,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 31 | 17 | TX DPS Officers Assoc. |
$700,000
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Labor |
| 31 | 34 | TX Instruments |
$700,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 38 | * | 1-800 Contacts, Inc. |
$685,000
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Health |
| 38 | 36 | TX Medical Assoc. |
$685,000
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Health |
| 40 | 59 | TX Trial Lawyers Assoc. |
$675,001
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Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 41 | 96 | Koch Industries |
$670,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 42 | 45 | MCI WorldCom |
$650,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 43 | 37 | Winstead Sechrest & Minick |
$625,001
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Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 44 | 22 | Cash America International |
$620,000
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Finance |
| 45 | * | ESP |
$600,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 45 | 21 | San Antonio Water System |
$600,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 47 | 43 | City of San Antonio |
$575,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 48 | 144 | Texaco Inc. |
$565,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 49 | 47 | TX Electric Cooperatives |
$550,001
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 49 | 300 | Continental Airlines |
$550,000
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Transportation |
| Rank
2001 |
'99 | Lobby Client |
Value (Max.) |
Contracts |
Interest Category |
| 49 | 50 | Holly Corp. |
$550,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 52 | 554 | US Tobacco (UST) Public Affairs |
$535,000
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Agriculture |
| 53 | 168 | Chevron |
$525,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 53 | 251 | TX Ophthalmological Assoc. |
$525,000
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Health |
| 55 | 176 | Hillwood Development Corp. |
$510,000
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Real Estate |
| 56 | 104 | El Paso Electric Co. |
$500,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 57 | 605 | Outdoor Advertising Assoc. of TX |
$485,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 58 | 113 | Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo |
$475,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 59 | 56 | TX Farm Bureau |
$470,000
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Agriculture |
| 60 | 60 | Vinson & Elkins |
$465,001
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Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 61 | 33 | PG&E Corp. |
$460,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 61 | 141 | United Services Auto. Assoc. |
$460,000
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Insurance |
| 63 | 199 | Dow Chemical |
$455,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 64 | * | BITL, L.L.C. |
$450,000
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Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 64 | * | Orbis Online, Inc. |
$450,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 64 | 244 | Panhandle 2000, Inc. |
$450,000
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Miscellaneous Business |
| 64 | 198 | Perdue Brandon Fielder… |
$450,000
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Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 64 | 57 | Solutia, Inc. |
$450,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 64 | 48 | TX Business Law Foundation |
$450,000
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Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 64 | 409 | Waste Management, Inc. |
$450,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 71 | 174 | Lower Colorado River Authority |
$445,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 71 | 593 | Shell Oil |
$445,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 73 | 720 | AMERIGROUP Corp. |
$440,000
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Health |
| 74 | 95 | Aetna |
$435,000
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Insurance |
| 74 | 78 | Amusement & Music Operators |
$435,000
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Miscellaneous Business |
| 74 | 74 | Philip Morris |
$435,000
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Agriculture |
| 77 | 256 | Dallas/Fort Worth Intern'l Airport |
$430,000
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Transportation |
| 78 | 1137 | American Heart Assoc. |
$425,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 78 | 71 | Coastal Corp. |
$425,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 78 | 86 | State Farm Insurance |
$425,000
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Insurance |
| 81 | 138 | Ind't Colleges & Universities of TX |
$410,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 81 | 246 | American Cancer Society |
$410,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 83 | 411 | Accident & Injury Pain Centers |
$400,000
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Health |
| 83 | 91 | Bryan Eppstein & Co. |
$400,000
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Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 83 | 457 | City of Laredo |
$400,000
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Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 83 | 521 | Com-Net Ericsson |
$400,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 83 | * | N. Harris Co. Reg'l Water Auth. |
$400,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 83 | 87 | TX Assoc. of School Boards |
$400,000
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Other |
| 83 | * | TX Dental Assoc. |
$400,000
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Health |
| 90 | 84 | Envirocare |
$395,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 91 | 70 | TX Healthcare Assoc. |
$390,000
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Health |
| 92 | 604 | Comarco, Inc. |
$375,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 92 | 40 | Entergy/Gulf States Inc. |
$375,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 94 | 143 | Eastman Chemical Co. |
$360,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 94 | 93 | TX Assoc. Business & Ch. of Com. |
$360,000
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Miscellaneous Business |
| 94 | 116 | TX Cable & Telecom. Assoc. |
$360,000
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Communications/Electronics |
| 97 | * | ACE Cash Express |
$350,000
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Finance |
| 97 | 987 | Citigroup |
$350,000
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Finance |
| 97 | * | First Cash Financial Services |
$350,000
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Finance |
| 97 | 123 | Johnson & Johnson Law Office |
$350,000
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Health |
| 97 | 129 | Pilgrim's Pride Corp. |
$350,000
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Agriculture |
| 97 | 80 | TX Chemical Council |
$350,000
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Energy/Natural Resources |
| 97 | 93 | TX Classroom Teachers Assoc. |
$350,000
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Labor |
| 97 | 241 | TX Dental Hygienists' Assoc. |
$350,000
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Health |
| 97 | * | Valor Telecom. Enterprises |
$350,000
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Communications/Electronics |