TEXAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$500K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2005–2012

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2012	$20,000	4	1
2011	$40,000	4	1
2010	$60,000	4	1
2009	$90,000	4	1
2008	$90,000	4	1
2007	$80,000	2	1
2006	$40,000	1	1
2005	$80,000	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
TEXAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION	$500,000	26

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	25
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	25
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	25
SENATE	25

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	26
Agriculture	Agriculture	26
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	25
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	25
Utilities	Utilities	25
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	24
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	1

Source: Senate LDA

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