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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 |
|
|
Bass Enterprises Production |
$630,000 |
23 |
Energy/Nat’l Resources |
|
|
TX Manufactured Housing Ass. |
$630,000 |
9 |
Construction |
|
|
Waste Control Specialists, LLC |
$620,000 |
11 |
Energy/Nat’l Resources |
|
|
Shell Oil Co. |
$615,001 |
9 |
Energy/Nat’l Resources |
|
|
First Cash Financial Services |
$610,000 |
7 |
Finance |
|
|
Let The Voters Decide |
$610,000 |
7 |
Miscellaneous Business |
|
|
Texans for Lawsuit Reform |
$605,000 |
11 |
Ideolog./Single-Interest |
|
|
City of Texas City |
$600,003 |
3 |
Ideolog./Single-Interest |
|
|
Genzyme Corp. |
$600,000 |
4 |
Health |
|
|
Jabez-Strategic Partners, Inc. |
$600,000 |
3 |
Finance |
|
|
TX Assoc. of Health Plans |
$600,000 |
8 |
Health |
|
|
Baker Botts L.L.P. |
$595,002 |
6 |
Lawyers/Lobbyists |
|
|
Eppstein Group |
$575,000 |
7 |
Lawyers/Lobbyists |
|
|
TX Assoc. of Builders |
$575,000 |
9 |
Construction |
|
|
Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP |
$560,001 |
7 |
Lawyers/Lobbyists |
|
|
Pharm. Rsch.& Mfgs.(Pharma) |
$560,000 |
13 |
Health |
|
|
TX Health Care Assoc. |
$560,000 |
17 |
Health |
|
|
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
$560,000 |
10 |
Computers |
|
|
HCG Master Ground Lease |
$550,000 |
5 |
Real Estate |
|
|
TX Council of EngineeringCo's |
$550,000 |
13 |
Construction |
|
|
Exelon Power |
$540,000 |
10 |
Energy/Nat’l Resources |
|
|
Cities Aggregation Power Proj. |
$535,000 |
9 |
Ideolog./Single-Interest |
|
|
E. TX Medical Cntr. Healthcare |
$525,000 |
15 |
Health |
|
|
TX Federation of Teachers |
$525,000 |
6 |
Labor |
|
|
TX Telephone Assoc. |
$525,000 |
5 |
Communications |
|
|
TX Business Law Foundation |
$520,002 |
5 |
Lawyers/Lobbyists |
|
|
Credit Union Lege Coalition |
$515,000 |
14 |
Finance |
|
|
UST Public Affairs, Inc. |
$515,000 |
13 |
Agriculture |
|
|
Atmos Energy Corp. |
$510,000 |
6 |
Energy/Nat’l Resources |
|
|
TX Assoc. of Mortgage Att'ys |
$510,000 |
15 |
Lawyers/Lobbyists |
|
|
TX Rural Water Assoc. |
$510,000 |
5 |
Energy/Nat’l Resources |
|
|
BillMatrix |
$500,000 |
5 |
Computers |
|
|
City of San Marcos |
$500,000 |
5 |
Ideolog./Single-Interest |
|
|
CynoSure Developers, LLC |
$500,000 |
4 |
Real Estate |
|
|
Empl's Retir. Fund of FtWorth |
$500,000 |
5 |
Ideolog./Single-Interest |
|
|
JER Partners Inc. |
$500,000 |
4 |
Real Estate |
|
|
TX State Teachers Assoc. |
$500,000 |
11 |
Labor |
|
|
Reliant Energy, Inc. |
$495,000 |
10 |
Energy/Nat’l Resources |
|
|
Amerigroup Corp. |
$485,000 |
7 |
Health |
|
|
Dell Computer Corp. |
$485,000 |
15 |
Computers |
|
|
Distilled Spirits Council U.S. |
$480,000 |
13 |
Miscellaneous Business |
|
|
Bexar Metro. Water District |
$475,000 |
7 |
Ideolog./Single-Interest |
|
|
TX Credit Union League |
$475,000 |
8 |
Finance |
|
|
Houston Indep't School Dist. |
$470,000 |
10 |
Ideolog./Single-Interest |
|
|
TX Retailers Assoc. |
$470,000 |
17 |
Miscellaneous Business |
|
|
Land Owners Conservancy TX |
$465,000 |
10 |
Ideolog./Single-Interest |
|
|
HE Butt Grocery Co. |
$460,000 |
10 |
Miscellaneous Business |
|
|
Steel Mfgs. & Recyclers of TX |
$460,000 |
8 |
Miscellaneous Business |
|
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Argonaut Group, Inc. |
$455,001 |
16 |
Insurance |
* Client not registered in 2003. |
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