Texas ethics regulators cracked down Thursday on a loophole in a revolving-door lobbying law, potentially exposing one prominent ex-lawmaker to fines.
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The 2019 law says a former lawmaker cannot register to lobby until two years after they last used campaign funds to donate to another politician. Former state Rep., R-Marshall, sought to get around that earlier this year by reimbursing his campaign account with personal money to cover political donations that were implicated by the law.
“[The law] does not permit a person to cure a past violation or reduce the two-year waiting period by reimbursing his or her campaign with personal funds,” the opinion said. The commission declined to define “the amount at issue” for now, but its discussion suggested the amount could be the value of the political contributions in question or the value of an offender’s lobbying contracts.
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