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IV. Top 100 Lobby
Clients in Texas
| Rank | |||||
| 2003 | 2001 | Lobby Client | '03 Contract
Value (Max.) |
No. of 03
Contracts |
Interest Category |
| 1 | 1 | Southwestern Bell (SBC) | $7,570,000 | 110 | Communications |
| 2 | 6 | TX Utilities Co (TXU) | $1,920,000 | 55 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 3 | 2 | Electronic Data Systems (EDS) | $1,860,000 | 16 | Electronics |
| 4 | 40 | TX Medical Assn | $1,725,000 | 24 | Health |
| 5 | 13 | City of Houston | $1,705,002 | 32 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 6 | 7 | Assn of Electic Co's of TX | $1,675,000 | 30 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 7 | 15 | Verizon | $1,665,000 | 45 | Communications |
| 8 | 11 | City of Austin | $1,510,000 | 22 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 9 | 12 | A&T Corp. | $1,475,000 | 29 | Communications |
| 10 | 682 | CenterPoint Energy | $1,395,000 | 21 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 11 | 8 | ExxonMobil Corp. | $1,250,000 | 19 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 12 | 15 | TX Hospital Assn | $1,225,000 | 19 | Health |
| 13 | 27 | Metro. Transit Authority of Harris Co. | $1,165,000 | 20 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 14 | 41 | McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore | $1,075,004 | 07 | Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 15 | 14 | TX Assn of Realtors | $1,075,001 | 10 | Real Estate |
| 16 | 268 | Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) | $1,060,000 | 19 | Electronics |
| 17 | 94 | TX Assn of School Boards | $1,050,000 | 12 | Other |
| 18 | 21 | TX Civil Justice League | $990,000 | 23 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 19 | * | Asbestos Free TX | $985,000 | 12 | Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 20 | 10 | TX Municipal League | $960,000 | 13 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 21 | 1562 | Fuel Cells TX | $950,000 | 07 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 21 | 30 | Waste Control Specialists. | $950,000 | 21 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 23 | 18 | Burlington Northern & Sante Fe | $945,000 | 12 | Transportation |
| 24 | 47 | TX Assn of Builders | $925,000 | 11 | Construction |
| 25 | 151 | Linebarger Heard, Goggan,Blair… | $915,000 | 28 | Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 26 | * | Sentinel Resources Corp. | $900,000 | 08 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 26 | 71 | Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribal Council | $900,000 | 07 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 28 | 85 | Lower Colorado River Authority | $815,000 | 23 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 28 | 5 | Reliant Resources | $815,000 | 15 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 30 | 133 | TX Manufactured Housing Assn | $810,000 | 09 | Construction |
| 31 | 185 | GlaxoSmithKline | $800,000 | 07 | Health |
| 31 | 310 | TX State Teachers Assn | $800,000 | 17 | Labor |
| 33 | 23 | Associated General Contractors | $795,001 | 18 | Construction |
| 34 | * | Gardere Wynne Sewell | $780,002 | 08 | Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 35 | 31 | Enviro. Systems Products (ESP) | $760,000 | 12 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 36 | 31 | Capital Metro. Transpo. Authority | $750,000 | 05 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 36 | 51 | Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) | $750,000 | 05 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 36 | * | Exelon Power TX | $750,000 | 08 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 36 | 93 | MEC Lone Star | $750,000 | 05 | Miscellaneous Business |
| 40 | 25 | Stratus Properties | $735,000 | 10 | Real Estate |
| 40 | 332 | Valero Energy Corp. | $735,000 | 15 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 42 | 301 | Time-Warner Communications | $720,000 | 14 | Communications |
| 43 | * | Miller Brewing Co. | $705,000 | 13 | Miscellaneous Business |
| 44 | 44 | Winstead Sechrest & Minick | $700,002 | 04 | Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 45 | 22 | Boeing | $700,000 | 07 | Transportation |
| 45 | 31 | Independent Insurance Agents of TX | $700,000 | 06 | Insurance |
| 47 | 141 | Farmers Group of Insurance Co's | $675,000 | 08 | Insurance |
| 47 | 68 | Philip Morris USA | $675,000 | 10 | Agriculture |
| 47 | 908 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform | $675,000 | 13 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 50 | 476 | Sempra Enegry Services | $670,000 | 12 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 51 | 61 | Entergy Corp | $655,000 | 20 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 52 | 42 | TX Trial Lawyers Assn | $650,001 | 12 | Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 53 | * | TX Alliance for Patient Access | $650,000 | 09 | Health |
| 53 | 71 | TX Cable & Telecom. Assn | $650,000 | 08 | Communications |
| 55 | 17 | American Electric Power | $645,000 | 12 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 55 | 49 | State Farm Insurance Co. | $645,000 | 13 | Insurance |
| 57 | 125 | Port of Houston Authority | $640,000 | 13 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 58 | 50 | TX Electric Co-Op | $625,001 | 08 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 59 | 63 | American Cancer Society | $625,000 | 11 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 60 | 1296 | FPL Energy | $620,000 | 08 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 61 | 9 | Baker Botts | $610,002 | 05 | Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 62 | 51 | San Antonio Water System | $610,000 | 08 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 63 | * | ACE Constructors | $600,000 | 03 | Construction |
| 63 | 45 | Cash America International | $600,000 | 07 | Finance |
| 63 | * | National Lloyds Insurance Co. | $600,000 | 06 | Insurance |
| 63 | 719 | TX Assn for Interior Design | $600,000 | 06 | Miscellaneous Business |
| 67 | 280 | Wholesale Beer Distributors of TX | $585,000 | 09 | Miscellaneous Business |
| 68 | 70 | Vinson & Elkins | $570,001 | 11 | Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 69 | 94 | City of Laredo | $560,001 | 06 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 70 | 201 | PacifiCare | $560,000 | 11 | Health |
| 70 | 1184 | Silverleaf Resorts, Inc. | $560,000 | 08 | Miscellaneous Business |
| 72 | * | Texans for Civil Justice | $550,001 | 04 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 73 | 77 | Waste Management, Inc. | $550,000 | 05 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 74 | 60 | TX Ophthalmological Assn | $535,000 | 07 | Health |
| 75 | 31 | Alliance of Auto. Manufacturers | $525,000 | 06 | Transportation |
| 75 | 31 | TX Dept Public Safety Officers Assn | $525,000 | 06 | Labor |
| 77 | 63 | El Paso Electric Co. | $520,000 | 06 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 77 | 284 | Lyondell Chemical Co. | $520,000 | 10 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 77 | 131 | State National Co's | $520,000 | 09 | Insurance |
| 77 | 85 | Shell Oil | $520,000 | 17 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 81 | 132 | Locke Liddell & Sapp | $510,001 | 05 | Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 82 | 180 | American Insurance Assn | $510,000 | 12 | Insurance |
| 83 | 1386 | Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of TX | $505,000 | 12 | Ideological/Single-Issue |
| 84 | 94 | Bryan Eppstein & Co. | $500,000 | 05 | Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 84 | * | Coalition for MSD Legislation | $500,000 | 03 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 84 | * | Consumer Choice in Auto. Repair | $500,000 | 05 | Transportation |
| 84 | * | Explore Information Services, LLC | $500,000 | 05 | Electronics |
| 84 | 54 | Fidelity Management Research | $500,000 | 05 | Finance |
| 84 | * | Higher Education Servicing Corp. | $500,000 | 05 | Finance |
| 84 | * | McKesson Corp. | $500,000 | 05 | Health |
| 84 | 94 | McLane Co. (Wal-Mart subsidiary) | $500,000 | 05 | Transportation |
| 84 | * | Rio Grande Valley Partnership | $500,000 | 05 | Miscellaneous Business |
| 84 | 77 | TX Business Law Foundation | $500,000 | 03 | Lawyers/Lobbyists |
| 84 | 643 | TGF Management Corp. | $500,000 | 05 | Finance |
| 95 | 26 | Aluminum Co of America (ALCOA) | $495,000 | 15 | Energy/Natural Resources |
| 96 | 88 | Amusement/Music Operators of TX | $480,000 | 10 | Miscellaneous Business |
| 96 | * | Kraft Foods North America | $480,000 | 10 | Miscellaneous Business |
| 96 | 73 | TX Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance | $480,000 | 12 | Insurance |
| 99 | 38 | Outdoor Advertising Assn of TX | $475,000 | 09 | Communications |
| 100 | 129 | Dell Computer Corp. | $470,000 | 10 | Electronics |
