AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Two prominent Republican legislators filed state ethics complaints against one of the most influential conservative activist groups in Texas on Tuesday, alleging the organizer and its president did not obey lobbying laws.
Texas House committee chairs Rep. Jim Keffer and Rep. Vicki Truitt filed the complaint against Empower Texans, also known as Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. The Republicans allege that the group’s president Michael Quinn Sullivan failed to register as a lobbyist and the organization failed to file a required campaign finance activity disclosure.
Sullivan has been a vocal opponent of increasing state government spending and he speaks regularly at conservative political rallies. Empower Texans maintains a scorecard based on lawmaker’s voting records on conservative issues and endorses candidates.
Sullivan denied any wrongdoing.
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