Government-Interest Groups and Lobbying
Based on Chapter 6 in your textbook, we have learned about the role of interest groups and lobbying. This plays a significant role in Texas politics. Investigate three major groups/lobbyists that impact Texas government and answer the following:
How do they impact law? Who do they help the most? Who do they hurt the most? Have they been a positive influence or a negative one? Do they seem to be a cost issue for this state? Is this interest group prominent in the US and is their role different than that in Texas?
Make sure you select three different groups – find ones that you may agree with and some you may not agree with. Attempt to find both Democrat and Republican favored groups. Here are a few examples of prominent lobbyist organizations in Texas (feel free to use one or two of these in your writing, but I also strongly encourage you to investigate others).
- AT&T
- Energy Future Holdings
- ExxonMobil
- TXU Energy
- Texas Medical Association
- Austin Independent School District
Your writing should be no less than 5-7 paragraphs and fully answer the questions above. Please note appropriate research where/when necessary. College level writing is expected.
