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TCTA's lobby team has been named the top-ranked education group in its category by "Capitol Inside" for the second time in a row. The 2009 and 2007 Texas Lobby Power Rankings reports rank TCTA's team as number three in the public sector associations category.
We would like to recognize our team: Holly Eaton, Ann Fickel, Lindsay Gustafson, Lonnie Hollingsworth Jr., Jeri Stone and Paige Williams.
"Capitol Inside" is an online subscription service used by lobbyists, lawmakers, state and local agency officials, journalists and others seeking fast insider information on Texas politics. The public sector category includes "some of the most effective advocates at the Capitol today," according to Mike Hailey, "Capitol Inside" editor.
"The groups that represent teachers gained more clout in the school funding fight and should be able to keep it despite the reprieve that lawmakers have in the wake of the special session last spring," said Hailey, noting that "above all, an association lobbyist has the ability to mobilize a grassroots base that can help turn up the pressure when needed."
The "Capitol Inside" rankings are developed using information gathered from Texas Ethics Commission records, research, institutional knowledge and conversations with lobbyists, lawmakers, consultants and others within the state Capitol community.
Web posted: 01/27/09
