HOUSTON --
The city of Houston is spending half a million dollars to lobby state lawmakers when the new legislative session starts next month. [SIGN UP: Get headlines and breaking news sent to you]Records show Houston has assembled a lobbying team which includes a former cabinet secretary under President George H.W. Bush. Austin is spending $830,000, the most of any city or county in Texas.
Officials say the money is well spent because the legislature files hundreds of bills that affect local governments.
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