City of Austin

Transportation Department Lobbyist Visitor Log

Name: Transportation Department Lobbyist Visitor Log
Creator: City of Austin

City Code §4-8-8(C) now requires departments to obtain written disclosure of specific information when engaging in face-to-face, scheduled meetings with visitors who meet specific criteria. Maintained by the City of Austin.

Example records

Namelegal entity	Cityaddress	Stateaddress	ZIP Codeaddress	Street Addressaddress	Check In Timetemporal	Check Out Timetemporal	Government Employeestatus	Expect Compensationstatus	Municipal Questionstatus	IDidentifier	Auto Signoutstatus
City of Austin	Austin	TX	78744	810 e slaughter ln	01/01/2012 02:56:00 PM +0000	01/02/2012 05:45:00 AM +0000	false	true	true	63aefc19a826d400113eb6dc	true
City of Austin	Austin	Tx	78744	515 E slaughter ln	01/01/2012 04:03:00 PM +0000	01/02/2012 05:45:00 AM +0000	false	true	true	6377acca43730e00210f369c	true
Movability	Ausin	Tx	78705	501 congress suite 159	01/01/2012 08:31:00 PM +0000	01/02/2012 05:45:00 AM +0000	false	true	true	636c0e3d98269e0021ee2066	true

Use cases

Vendor Influence Screening During Procurement Due Diligence

A fintech platform providing vendor risk scores checks whether a company bidding on a city transportation contract has a history of direct lobbying visits to the department, which could signal regulatory capture risk or preferential access that affects competitive fairness assessments.

NameExpect CompensationMunicipal QuestionCheck In TimeStreet Address

Counterparty Lobbying Exposure for Municipal Bond Underwriters

An underwriter evaluating a city transportation bond offering reviews which private firms have been actively lobbying the department to assess whether undisclosed relationships between contractors and department officials could affect project cost projections or legal exposure.

NameExpect CompensationGovernment EmployeeCheck In TimeMunicipal Question

Fraud Pattern Detection in Government Contracting

A fraud investigator at an insurance company covering municipal contracts cross-references lobbyist visit records against awarded contracts to identify firms that had repeated compensated lobbying contact with department staff shortly before contract awards, flagging potential bid-rigging or undisclosed conflicts of interest.

NameExpect CompensationCheck In TimeCheck Out TimeMunicipal Question