May 25, 2017      6:40 PM

Sen. Burton revives language to make it harder for local governments to have a voice at the legislature

Despite hosting government lobbyists in her office and enjoying the contributions, Burton revives her push to regulate local governments’ participation in the legislative process

As part of her ongoing crusade against local governments, Sen. Konni Burton, R-Colleyville, has revived her proposal to further regulate the way in which cities, counties, and school districts use public dollars to hire lobbyists in Austin.

In a last-minute move – common at this point in the session – Sen. Burton added her regulations as an amendment to HB 2305. That bill by Rep. Ryan Guillen is a “transparency” bill that is not considered “must pass” legislation.

By Scott Braddock

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