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Council hires Hilco Partners for legislative advocacy, severs relationship with Focus Advocacy

2529797 · January 28, 2025
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Summary

After debate over scope, performance and cost, the council voted to engage Hilco Partners for 2025 legislative lobbying related to TxDOT/toll and qualified-hotel legislation and to sever its contract with Focus Advocacy; the vote included recorded yes and no votes.

Pflugerville City Council voted Jan. 28 to engage Hilco Partners to provide targeted legislative advocacy on two priority items (TxDOT toll/tolling matters and qualified-hotel project legislation) and separately voted to terminate the city's contract with Focus Advocacy.

Staff presented three proposals: an amendment to the existing Focus Advocacy agreement (not-to-exceed $202,100), an engagement with CIRL Strategies ($80,500) and a…

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