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Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Including ALEC’s Influence Texas tops chart for number of ALEC legislators, with 59 politicians tied to corporate bill mill, the local delegation might be the largest delegation at this week’s meeting. Read the rest of this item here. New Report Documents Pervasive Influence of ALEC in Texas As corporate lobbyists and legislators prepare to gather in Austin, CMD and Common Cause release a report detailing the pay-to-play group’s firm grip on Texas politics. Read the rest of this item here ALEC Plans “Confidential” Helicopter Border Tour in Texas for Board Members ALEC will take its legislative board members on a “confidential border tour” on Monday, August 12, just before the start of it’s Annual Meeting in Austin, according to documents obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. Read the rest of this item here. Coke, Pepsi Drop Trade Association Pushing Plastic Ban Bans Plastic Industry Association works with ALEC to block regulation of single-use plastics. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Says “Strike!” Just Do It Without Unions The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has gone on the record as supporting the right of workers to bargain collectively, and even strike, for better working conditions — as long as they do it without a union. Read the rest of this item here.