One big state needs to stop paying lobbyist salaries

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : In that spirit, we recently met to discuss Senate Bill 19 (SB19), which state Senator Mayes Middleton authored, and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick designated a top legislative priority.
49% : They've lobbied against common-sense issues such as border security, voter ID, teacher pay raises, election integrity with citizenship verification and parental choice in education.
48% : Despite taxpayers' expectation that government entities act in the public's interest, local governments, school districts and associations regularly hire lobbyists to thwart the will of voters.
44% : Rather than waste money arming ideological opponents to fight for causes Texans reject, Texas leaders should boldly pursue a better future: investing valuable tax dollars in roads or law enforcement or, better yet, offering Texans tax relief.
42% : Momentum to eliminate government waste is sweeping the nation -- from Washington's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to parallel initiatives in Texas.
31% : Cities, and indeed all local governments, were created to serve the people, and the people are tired of having their voices drowned out by hired guns using their own tax dollars against them.

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