City, county groups accused of 'drowning out' taxpayers' calls for capping rates Advocates for lower taxes say it is outrageous that associations representing cities and counties are paying lobbyists to fight legislation that would limit how much money local governments can raise from property taxes. The four biggest groups in the fight are the Texas Municipal League, the Texas Association of Counties, the Texas Conference of Urban Counties and the Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association. These groups are spending as much as $1.3 million on lobbying efforts this session. So far, they have killed legislation to lower the cap...