1 Texas Administrative Code § 34.45 – Entity Registration (a) An entity that is required to register under Government Code, § RSA 305.003, and this chapter may nonetheless avoid registration if all activity otherwise reportable by the entity is reported by one or more individual registrants in accordance with § RSA 34.65 and § RSA…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 34.43 – Compensation and Reimbursement Threshold (a) A person must register as a lobbyist under chapter 305 of the Texas Government Code if the person receives, or is entitled to receive under an agreement under which the person is retained or employed, more than the amount specified in Tex. Gov’t…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 34.41 – Expenditure Threshold (a) A person must register as a lobbyist under chapter 305 of the Texas Government Code if the person makes total expenditures of more than the amount specified in Tex. Gov’t Code § 305.003(a)(1), as amended by Figure 2 in 1 TAC § 18.31 in a…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 34.19 – Courtesy Notices by Electronic Mail (a) A person required to register as a lobbyist may provide to the commission an electronic mail address to which courtesy notices regarding filing requirements under Chapter 305 of the Government Code may be sent. (b) The commission is not obligated to send…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 34.17 – Satisfaction of Presence Requirement by Entity An entity may satisfy the presence requirement in Government Code, § RSA 305.006(f) and § RSA 305.024(a)(7), by the presence of: (1) an individual registrant who represents the entity; or (2) a person whose position, authority, or conduct on behalf of the…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 34.15 – Reporting Subject Matter (a) A registrant reporting subject matter under Government Code, § RSA 305.005(f)(4), (f)(5)(B), or § RSA 305.006(d), of this chapter, shall report subject matter by marking the appropriate subject matter categories. (b) A registrant reporting the subject matter of communications to influence administrative action shall…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 34.14 – Expenditures for Fact-Finding Trips (a) For purposes of § RSA 305.025(3), Government Code, an expenditure for transportation or lodging provided to a member of the legislative or executive branch is for a fact-finding trip only if: (1) the expenditure is necessary for the member to obtain information that…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 34.13 – Incidental Expenditures for Transportation Government Code, § RSA 305.024(a)(3), does not prohibit an expenditure for transportation of incidental value such as transportation in the form of a ride of short duration in a personal car or taxi.

1 Texas Administrative Code § 34.11 – Attribution of Expenditure to More Than One Person; Reimbursement of Lobby Expenditure (a) Except as provided by Government Code, § RSA 305.0021, a lobby expenditure made on a person’s behalf and with the person’s consent or ratification is an expenditure by that person for purposes of registration and…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 34.11 – Attribution of Expenditure to More Than One Person; Reimbursement of Lobby Expenditure (a) Except as provided by Government Code, § RSA 305.0021, a lobby expenditure made on a person’s behalf and with the person’s consent or ratification is an expenditure by that person for purposes of registration and…