Fred Hill has a new job - lobbying against taxpayers

Congratulations, Taxpayers, you may be paying a lobbyist a half million dollars –
To lobby against you

Former Rep. Fred Hill has a new title -- lobbyist. It appears Mr. Hill left the legislature and fell into a lucrative business making as much as over a half million dollars lobbying. Funny things is, we taxpayers are paying his salary. He’s working for taxing entities and some of their associations.

We don’t know just what he’s making, because he isn’t required to report that, even though he’s taking tax dollars. But the range is anywhere from $360,000 to almost $675,000.

Taxing entities could do a lot with that money, other than lobby against taxpayers.

That’s right, he has joined the ranks of former Rep. Carter Casteel who, upon her defeat, went right to work for the Texas Association of Counties. TAC is one of the organizations using our tax dollars to oppose taxpayer protections.

So for taxpayers who want to limit the growth of government, beware. If you want the opportunity to determine just how much government you want and are willing to pay for, Fred Hill is lobbying against you. And he’s doing it on your dime.

You may remember Fred Hill as the legislator who said that taxpayer protection legislation was like “a snake in the grass” and that he needed to “take a hoe and kill it.”

We hear he is still gathering city clients -- and some are just saying "no."

This information was found in the Texas Ethics Commission lobby reports:

Hill, Fred (00020297)
(972)897-3160
909 N. Waterview Drive Richardson, TX 75080

City of Allen
305 Century Parkway Allen, TX 75013
Type of Compensation: Prospective
$25,000 - $49.999.99
Client Start Date: 01/28/2009
Client Term Date: 12/31/2009

City of Coppell
PO Box 478 Coppell, TX 75019
Type of Compensation: Prospective
$25,000 - $49.999.99
Client Start Date: 01/22/2009
Client Term Date: 12/31/2009

City of Farmers Branch
13000 William Dodson Parkway Farmers Branch, TX 75234
Type of Compensation: Prospective
$25,000 - $49.999.99
Client Start Date: 01/25/2009
Client Term Date: 12/31/2009

City of Richardson
411 W. Arapaho Rd. Richardson, TX 75080
Type of Compensation: Prospective
$50,000 - $99,999.99
Client Start Date: 01/28/2009
Client Term Date: 12/31/2009

Conference of Urban Counties
500 W. 13th Street Austin, TX 78701
Type of Compensation: Prospective
$50,000 - $99,999.99
Client Start Date: 01/16/2009
Client Term Date: 12/31/2009

Texas Association Of Counties
1210 San Antonio Street Austin, TX 78701
Type of Compensation: Prospective
$150,000 - $199,999.99
Client Start Date: 01/16/2009
Client Term Date: 12/31/2009

Town of Addison
PO Box 9010 Addison, TX 75001
Type of Compensation: Prospective
$25,000 - $49.999.99
Client Start Date: 01/24/2009
Client Term Date: 12/31/2009

Town of Flower Mound
2121 Cross Timbers Road Flower Mound, TX 75028
Type of Compensation: Prospective
$10,000 - $24,999.99
Client Start Date: 01/14/2009
Client Term Date: 12/31/2009

Update - Hill has two new clients...


City of Dallas
1500 Marilla 4E Dallas, TX 75201
Type of Compensation: Prospective
$25,000 - $49.999.99
Client Start Date: 02/03/2009
Client Term Date: 12/31/2009


Dallas Area Rapid Transit
PO Box 660163 Dallas, TX 75266
Type of Compensation: Prospective
$10,000 - $24,999.99
Client Start Date: 02/05/2009
Client Term Date: 12/31/2009