Through Winstead Consulting Group, we operate an influential government relations practice focused on effective action in Austin and throughout the state.

Winstead builds alliances to achieve our clients' business objectives. With a persuasive and significant lobbying presence in Austin, our state government relations teams can assist clients in:

• Securing appropriations
• Advocating for strategic legislation
• Encouraging regulatory changes
• Guiding policy development

Accelerating regulatory approvals. Prevailing in RFPs and competitive bids. Creating special legislation and preventing the passage of undue restrictions. Eliminating statutory barriers. Developing business opportunities.

Representative of our state-based matters in government relations and public policy are:

• Texas Building Branch of the Association of General Contractors – Pushed legislation allowing statutory waiver of local government sovereign immunity when dealing with builders.
• Marriott International Inc. – Crafted and advocated legislation enabling Bexar County to create a taxing district to fund a proposed PGA Tour resort development.
• Health Care – Defeat of legislation that would have restricted or prohibited physicians from making referrals to facilities in which they had an ownership interest.
• Land Development – Creation of new procedures for decertifying land from the requirements of an existing certificate of convenience and necessity, so the developer can switch to an alternative utility provider.
• Sports Venues – Experience includes representation of a major sports venue in Texas before the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in obtaining a reconsideration of its audit. Also we advocated for the interests of a national sports team during stadium construction improvements project involving federal government resources.
• Toll Roads and Highway Infrastructure – Firm founder Pete Winstead was the first chair of the Capital Area Transportation Commission (CATC). While there, he engaged the private sector in effective advocacy for toll roads and other highway infrastructure. He also served as first chair of Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA), leading efforts in an $800 million TIFIA loan and negotiated over $600 million in local contributions for the right-of-way and utility relocations.