Public Webinar: How Texas Lobbying Disclosure Rules Affect Nonprofits When Lobbying for Lasting Change

True: Nonprofits can safely, legally, and effectively engage in state-level advocacy and lobbying work in Texas.

Also True: Texas nonprofits need to understand the rules that apply to their lobbying activities under state and federal law.

This training is designed for all tax-exempt organizations doing policy work at the state-level in Texas.

Participants will learn:

• Who must register as a lobbyist in Texas; 
• When organizations (or their employees) should register as lobbyists and start filing Texas lobbying disclosure reports; and 
• The definitions of activities that are considered “lobbying” under Texas state law and how those definitions differ from the IRS lobbying definitions.