WEEKLY REPORT January 27, 2012   Supreme Court Nixes Judge-Drawn Redistricting Maps The U.S. Supreme Court threw out court-drawn Texas redistricting maps on Friday morning, saying a panel of federal judges should have used the Legislature's maps as their starting point. (View complete ... Keep Reading

Jim shares information about the basics of successful lobbying. Arnold Public Affairs utilizes political experience, a rich educational background, and strong relationships with policy makers to get results for their clients. ... Keep Reading

WEEKLY REPORT January 21, 2012   U.S. Supreme Court throws out interim legislative and congressional maps drawn by San Antonio judges "Because it is unclear whether the District Court for the Western District of Texas followed the appropriate standards in drawing interim maps for the 2012 ... Keep Reading

Jim Arnold explains that effective lobbyists are educators who provide a necessary service by conveying facts and figures in addition to a myriad of viewpoints to those elected to make policy decisions. "Most good lobbyists spend their time educating legislators' about issues and developing ... Keep Reading

  WEEKLY REPORT January 14, 2012   Salvaging disposal children Texas is slowly abandoning the idea that its young population includes thousands of disposable children, and that's all for the greater good. (View complete article here.)   Texas can enforce sonogram law, appeals ... Keep Reading

Arnold Public Affairs worked with a number of organizations last session to pass laws to slow down the school to prison pipeline -- the criminalizing of students who are disciplined in school. Not only is it terribly costly, it unnecessarily introduces more young people into the juvenile offender ... Keep Reading

Arnold Public Affairs and its client, the Texas Association of Goodwills, worked with a diverse coalition of organizations and Senator John Carona and Rep. Vicki Truitt during the last session to pass legislation to regulate this industry for the first time in Texas. Read more about the regulation ... Keep Reading

  WEEKLY REPORT January 7, 2012   Change in Texas’ Medicaid policy may affect some patients’ co-pays A new state Medicaid policy could leave some elderly and low-income Texans without access to certain treatments, including crucial cancer medications, critics say. (View complete article ... Keep Reading