lobbyists

Texas Funeral Service Commission Presiding Officer Kristin Tips testifies for a bill in front of the Texas House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee April 2, 2025. The commission's former executive director alleges Tips misled him and advocated for this bill and others to benefit her own funeral business, using state resources to do it.

Did the top Texas funeral regulator illegally lobby the Legislature? The law is murky, experts say

Toluwani Osibamowo

Staff fired from the Texas Funeral Service Commission claim the head commissioner's advocacy for bills in the Texas Legislature presented an allegedly illegal conflict of interest. Legal and political experts say lobbying laws for regulatory agencies aren't so straightforward.

Texas News

Want to know who Elon Musk's lobbyists wined and dined? It's a Texas-sized secret

Lauren McGaughy

Musk's lobbyists spent thousands to wine and dine elected officials. But exactly how they accomplished Musk's goals is more of a mystery.

Business/Economy

New Alternative In Dallas To Payday Loans

Sam Baker

When faced with a financial emergency, some turn to payday or car title lenders. There鈥檚 about 175 of them in Dallas offering quick cash at great cost.鈥�

Politics

Davis Waited Two Years To Disclose Relationship With Lobbyist

Shelley Kofler

Documents requested by 四虎影院 show Texas Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth waited two years to comply with a law requiring her to disclose business鈥�

Judge: Texas Should Plan On May 29 Primary

A federal judge has told Republican leaders in Texas to plan as though the state's primary will be May 29 because the long-running dispute over鈥�