SUCCESSES
"Success is dependent on effort."
—Sophocles
Examples of past lobbying achievements:
- Successfully lobbied to obtain $26 million for a multi-institutional teaching center through the legislative appropriations process.
- Helped a health care program obtain $5 million supplemental funds through the legislative appropriations process.
- Assisted a municipality in changing the state tax code to help build a convention center hotel.
- Helped amend statute to include towable recreational vehicles in the state Lemon Law.
- Successfully advocated for an amendment to the State renewable energy statute.
- Lobbied to broaden the authorized uses for hotel motel taxes by a municipality.
- Assisted a vehicle converter in regaining its license to do business in Texas after a vehicle regulatory board made an unfavorable ruling.
- Helped obtain $6 million in funding for an urban search and rescue team through the legislative appropriations process.
- Assisted in modifying state statute affecting covenants not to compete in physician practices.
- Instrumental in helping a family-owned company to broaden TABC statutes to allow use of magnetic strip to access legal age info on drivers' licenses.
- Guided organizations through the Sunset review process, from beginning to end.
- Assisted small, medium and large Texas cities in all facets of their legislative programs.
- Was instrumental in amending statutes to allow formation of statewide mutual aid system in disaster and emergency situations.
- Guided a municipality in obtaining over $3 million funding for homeless housing through the legislative appropriations process.
- Supported passage of numerous amendments to Texas Local Government Code.
