Awards & Recognition
Capitol Inside – January, 2007
Texas Lobby Power Rankings
- Mike Toomey recognized as Texas’ top lobbyist, followed by Bill Messer. Walter Fisher, Billy Phenix and Joe Garcia also are among Texas’ leading lobbyists.
- The Texas Capitol Group tops Capitol Inside’s list of top lobby teams in Texas.
- Lara Keel ranks among the rising lobby stars to watch.
Capitol Inside – January, 2006
Texas Lobby Power Rankings
- Bill Messer, Mike Toomey and Walter Fisher are among the top 10 lobbyists in Texas. Joe Garcia is listed among the top 50.
- The Texas Capitol Groups’ Billy Phenix and Lara Keel are two of the top five rising lobby stars to watch.
Texas Monthly – February, 2005
Power: The 23 other most powerful people in Texas politics.
- Bill Messer and Mike Toomey are two of the top four lobbyists among the top 25 most influential people in Texas politics for 2005.
Capitol Inside – January, 2005
Texas Lobby Power Rankings
- In 2005, Bill Messer and Mike Toomey share the title as Texas’ #1 lobbyists. Walter Fisher, Billy Phenix and Joe Garcia are among the top 50.
Capitol Inside – January, 2004
Texas Lobby Power Rankings
- Bill Messer is recognized as Texas’ top lobbyist, while the Texas Lobby Group ranks among the top lobby teams.
Texas Monthly – May, 2003
The Enforcer
For the past twenty years, Mike Toomey has loomed large in state government. He is unquestionably the most powerful – and the most feared – nonelected person in Texas politics today.