SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

111

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	6	1
2024	—	6	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	6	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	2
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	5	2
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	5	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	11	2
2005	—	3	2
2004	—	3	2
2003	—	2	2
2002	—	4	2
2001	—	1	1
1999	—	2	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BRACEWELL LLP	—	23
ATS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (DBA SILBEY STRATEGIES)	—	51
WELCH RESOURCES INC	—	18
CROWELL & MORING LLP	—	17
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	91
SENATE	91
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	41
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	20
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	18
Bureau of Reclamation	17
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	5
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	3
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)	3
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	2
U.S. Forest Service	2
Army, Dept of (Other)	1
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	1
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	73
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	41
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	11
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	3
Utilities	Utilities	2
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1
Insurance	Insurance	1
Banking	Banking	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	1

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