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Monday, March 24, 2008
No decision on TxDOT lobbying
A Travis County judge has not yet ruled on the issue of TxDOT lobbying, according to a blog post on The (Bexar County) Walker Report.
The question before the court was this: did TxDOT act outside the bounds of their statutory restrictions on expenditure of public money for a political purpose? For instance, did it break the law by using taxpayer money to wage a political ad campaign pushing toll roads and the Trans Texas Corridor, and did it break the law by with lobbying activities?
A lawsuit brought by TexasTURF says the state transportation agency illegally hired lobbyists to promote the Trans Texas Corridor, in violation of state law.
We’ll keep an eye on the case as it develops.
