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IV. Top 100 Texas Clients

2005
2003
  Max. Value of No. of ‘05  
Rank
Rank
 Client ‘05 Contracts Contracts  Interest Category
1
1
 SBC Corp. (now AT&T)
$7,010,000
129
 Communications
2
2
 TXU Corp.
$3,200,000
52
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
3
4
 TX Medical Assoc.
$2,135,000
25
 Health
4
7
 Verizon
$2,035,000
42
 Communications
5
25
 Linebarger Heard Goggan...
$1,965,000
48
 Lawyers/Lobbyists
6
6
 Assoc. of Electric Co’s of TX
$1,610,000
29
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
7
*
 Ameriquest Mortgage Co.
$1,510,000
11
 Finance
8
10
 CenterPoint Energy
$1,470,000
18
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
9
8
 City of Austin
$1,455,000
27
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
10
*
 Big City Capital, LLC
$1,375,000
10
 Miscellaneous Business
11
15
 TX Assoc. of Realtors
$1,325,001
14
 Real Estate
12
5
 City of Houston
$1,320,000
29
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
13
20
 TX Municipal League
$1,285,000
16
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
14
52
 TX Trial Lawyers Assoc.
$1,250,001
16
 Lawyers/Lobbyists
15
59
 American Cancer Society
$1,150,000
19
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
16
9
 AT&T
$1,105,000
17
 Communications
17
51
 Entergy/Gulf States, Inc.
$1,090,000
26
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
18
16
 Affiliated Computer Services
$1,080,000
20
 Computers
19
11
 ExxonMobil Corp.
$985,000
10
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
20
221
 Mesa Water, Inc.
$950,002
9
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
21
67
 Wholesale Beer Distributors
$930,000
19
 Miscellaneous Business
22
14
 McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore
$875,003
6
 Lawyers/Lobbyists
23
12
 TX Hospital Assoc.
$875,000
16
 Health
24
47
 Philip Morris USA
$855,000
15
 Agriculture
25
824
 Edwards Aquifer Authority
$850,000
5
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
26
13
 Metro. Transit Auth. HarrisCo.
$845,000
13
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
27
68
 Vinson & Elkins LLP
$835,001
9
 Lawyers/Lobbyists
28
*
 American Legal Finance Assc.
$835,000
27
 Finance
29
*
 Landowners of TX
$800,000
6
 Real Estate
29
104
 Trinity Mother Frances Health
$800,000
6
 Health
31
3
 Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
$780,000
10
 Computers
32
102
 Citgo Petroleum Corp.
$770,003
8
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
33
53
 TX Cable & Telecom. Assoc.
$760,001
12
 Communications
34
55
 American Electric Power
$735,000
8
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
35
*
 AMC Mortgage Services, Inc.
$750,000
5
 Finance
35
*
 Argent Mortgage Co.
$750,000
5
 Finance
35
*
 Long Beach Acceptance Corp.
$750,000
5
 Finance
35
18
 TX Civil Justice League
$730,000
15
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
35
42
 Time Warner Cable
$730,000
16
 Communications
35
*
 Town & Country Title Services
$750,000
5
 Real Estate
35
*
 Town & Country Credit Corp.
$750,000
5
 Finance
42
57
 Port of Houston Authority
$725,000
14
 Transportation
43
1714
 Multimedia Games, Inc.
$710,000
11
 Miscellaneous Business
44
*
 MEGA Life & Health Insur. Co.
$700,000
5
 Insurance
44
58
 TX Electric Cooperatives
$700,000
9
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
46
28
 Lower Colorado River Author.
$685,000
22
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
47
103
 Blue Cross Blue Shield of TX
$680,001
11
 Health
47
302
 Constellation Energy Group
$680,001
12
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
49
77
 El Paso Electric Co.
$660,000
8
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
50
212
 Harris Co. Commissioners Ct.
$650,000
15
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
50
17
 TX Assoc. of School Boards
$650,000
8
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
52
186
 Bass Enterprises Production
$630,000
23
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
52
30
 TX Manufactured Housing Ass.
$630,000
9
 Construction
52
21
 Waste Control Specialists, LLC
$620,000
11
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
55
77
 Shell Oil Co.
$615,001
9
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
56
*
 First Cash Financial Services
$610,000
7
 Finance
56
*
 Let The Voters Decide
$610,000
7
 Miscellaneous Business
58
47
 Texans for Lawsuit Reform
$605,000
11
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
59
*
 City of Texas City
$600,003
3
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
60
845
 Genzyme Corp.
$600,000
4
 Health
60
*
 Jabez-Strategic Partners, Inc.
$600,000
3
 Finance
60
124
 TX Assoc. of Health Plans
$600,000
8
 Health
63
61
 Baker Botts L.L.P.
$595,002
6
 Lawyers/Lobbyists
64
84
 Eppstein Group
$575,000
7
 Lawyers/Lobbyists
64
24
 TX Assoc. of Builders
$575,000
9
 Construction
66
81
 Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP
$560,001
7
 Lawyers/Lobbyists
67
117
 Pharm. Rsch.& Mfgs.(Pharma)
$560,000
13
 Health
67
143
 TX Health Care Assoc.
$560,000
17
 Health
67
167
 Texas Instruments, Inc.
$560,000
10
 Computers
70
*
 HCG Master Ground Lease
$550,000
5
 Real Estate
70
101
 TX Council of EngineeringCo's
$550,000
13
 Construction
72
36
 Exelon Power
$540,000
10
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
73
949
 Cities Aggregation Power Proj.
$535,000
9
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
74
150
 E. TX Medical Cntr. Healthcare
$525,000
15
 Health
74
182
 TX Federation of Teachers
$525,000
6
 Labor
74
391
 TX Telephone Assoc.
$525,000
5
 Communications
77
84
 TX Business Law Foundation
$520,002
5
 Lawyers/Lobbyists
78
157
 Credit Union Lege Coalition
$515,000
14
 Finance
78
104
 UST Public Affairs, Inc.
$515,000
13
 Agriculture
80
235
 Atmos Energy Corp.
$510,000
6
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
80
369
 TX Assoc. of Mortgage Att'ys
$510,000
15
 Lawyers/Lobbyists
80
362
 TX Rural Water Assoc.
$510,000
5
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
83
1580
 BillMatrix
$500,000
5
 Computers
83
*
 City of San Marcos
$500,000
5
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
83
*
 CynoSure Developers, LLC
$500,000
4
 Real Estate
83
*
 Empl's Retir. Fund of FtWorth
$500,000
5
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
83
*
 JER Partners Inc.
$500,000
4
 Real Estate
83
31
 TX State Teachers Assoc.
$500,000
11
 Labor
89
29
 Reliant Energy, Inc.
$495,000
10
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
90
120
 Amerigroup Corp.
$485,000
7
 Health
90
100
 Dell Computer Corp.
$485,000
15
 Computers
92
1587
 Distilled Spirits Council U.S.
$480,000
13
 Miscellaneous Business
93
169
 Bexar Metro. Water District
$475,000
7
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
93
357
 TX Credit Union League
$475,000
8
 Finance
95
112
 Houston Indep't School Dist.
$470,000
10
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
95
573
 TX Retailers Assoc.
$470,000
17
 Miscellaneous Business
97
*
 Land Owners Conservancy TX
$465,000
10
 Ideolog./Single-Interest
98
197
 HE Butt Grocery Co.
$460,000
10
 Miscellaneous Business
98
*
 Steel Mfgs. & Recyclers of TX
$460,000
8
 Miscellaneous Business
100
988
 Argonaut Group, Inc.
$455,001
16
 Insurance
* Client not registered in 2003.
 
 

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