Peggy Venable
From Sunshine Review
Peggy Venable is a Williamson County taxpayer involved in a lawsuit against the Texas Association of Counties in October 2005.
[edit] Lawsuit against Texas Association of Counties
The petitioners cited Texas Local Government Code statute 89.002 which prohibits counties from paying dues to an organization that attempts to influence state government. The 277th Judicial District Court in Williamson ruled in 2007 that TAC had been operating outside the law. [1]
The decision came down against the Texas Association of Counties in particular, but Venable has stated that she hopes the ruling is the start of a trend towards further skepticism regarding taxpayer-funded lobbying. [2]
