Our Services
McWilliams is an Austin, Texas-based governmental affairs consulting firm that offers the intimacy of a boutique lobbying firm with the resources and capabilities of a national organization.
The Firm has decades of strategic experience working in and around the Texas Legislature – ensuring that the client is always represented on both sides of the political aisle. McWilliams Governmental Affairs offers a combination of detailed, information-based lobbying together with unparalleled expertise in the Texas legislative process.
At McWilliams, the principals are always intimately involved in every aspect of the client relationship and employ an individualized, hands-on approach specifically tailored to each client’s needs. On behalf of our clients, we are involved at every level of crafting policy in both the legislative and regulatory arenas.
CURRENT AND FORMER
CLIENTS OF MGA INCLUDE…
Advocare International, LP
Akin Gump
Alamo Colleges Foundation, Inc.
Alliance for Choice in Education Texas
Alston & Bird LLP
American Med Spa Association
AmeriPlan Corporation
Appriss, Inc.
Ascendant Capital, LLC
AshBritt, Inc.
Aspect Holdings
Auction.com, LLC
Austin Community College Foundation
Avesis Incorporated
Axenic Health Solutions, Inc
Baxalta U.S Inc.,
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Benefitfocus, Inc.
Blue Creek Whitetails
Blue Origin, LLC
Bonded Filter Company
BroadAxis
Business & Decision North America
BusPatrol
Career Education Corporation
Careington International
Carlson, Brigance & Doering, Inc
Carrier
Cerner Corporation
CGL Companies
Cholla
Citibank, N.A.
City of Cotulla
City of Laredo
City of Laredo
Civitas Capital Management, LLC
codeMantra
Collin County Community College
Consumer Data Industry Association
Consumer Health Alliance
CSID Corporation
Cutting Edge Group
Dallas Clean Energy, LLC
Dallas Community College
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Dimont and Associates
Doma
Ecova, Inc.
Esper
Everbridge, Inc.
Express Scripts, Inc.
First Element
Galveston College Foundation
Garrett Electronics
Gartner, Inc.
General Dynamics
Golden West Food Group
Grayson County College Foundation, Inc.
GridStor
Harden Healthcare Texas LP
HeliMedic
Homeowners for Fair Taxes & Services
Hughes Network Systems, LLC
Hunt Development
HY Holdings, Inc.
IDEMIA Identity & Security USA LLC
Impero Solutions, Inc.
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.
Interceptor Ignition
International Greenstream
International Health Sharing Inc.
Istation
K 12 Inc.
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
Kindred Healthcare Operating
LaSalle County
Lennar Corporation
Lexmark International Inc.
Liberty Tire Recycling
LifeWise Academy
Luminex
McKool Smith
MediSys
MetLife, Inc.
Michael Best Strategies
MOCA Systems
Montauk Energy Holdings, LLC
Morrow Renewables, LLC
MTX Group
National Vision
New Benefits, Ltd.
Odessa College Foundation, Inc
Office Depot, Inc.
OneShare Health LLC
OpenGov
Opus
Oracle Corporation
Orchard Laboratories
Panda Biotech, LLC
Pansophic Learning
Parker University
Paxman Coolers Ltd.
Pear Therapeutics (US), Inc
PowerSchool
PreCash, Inc.
Promise
Qualico Communities
RB Tech Ridge LLC
RedTag-19
Refund Advisory Corp
Rekor Systems
Revel Transit
Rubrik
Rush Enterprises
Ryan, LLC
Savannah Family Institute
SBT Distributors, LLC
Semperis
Serco
Shire
SolarBridge Technologies,
SoundThinking
South Texas College Foundation
Southern Energy Solution
Stark Holding Inc.
Stormfisher
Summit Power Group, Inc.
Summit Texas Clean Energy, LLC
Supply Line International Medical, LLC
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
TexAmericas Center
Texans for Reasonable Solutions
Texarkana Mack
Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm
Texas Chapter of the American Society of Landscape
Texas Truck Dealers Coalition,
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
Thomson Reuters
TikTok Inc.
TransparentBusiness
TrapBag
Trilogy Integrated Resources
Truman Arnold Companies
United Properties
USA Training Company, Inc.
VeriDaaS
Verizon Wireless Inc.
ViZn Energy
Webb County
WellHealth
Westgrove Advisory Group, LLC
Ztar Mobile, Inc.,
Advocare International, LP
Akin Gump
Alamo Colleges Foundation, Inc.
Alliance for Choice in Education Texas
Alston & Bird LLP
American Med Spa Association
AmeriPlan Corporation
Appriss, Inc.
Ascendant Capital, LLC
AshBritt, Inc.
Aspect Holdings
Auction.com, LLC
Austin Community College Foundation
Avesis Incorporated
Axenic Health Solutions, Inc
Baxalta U.S Inc.,
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Benefitfocus, Inc.
Blue Creek Whitetails
Blue Origin, LLC
Bonded Filter Company
BroadAxis
Business & Decision North America
BusPatrol
Career Education Corporation
Careington International
Carlson, Brigance & Doering, Inc
Carrier
Cerner Corporation
CGL Companies
Cholla
Citibank, N.A.
City of Cotulla
City of Laredo
City of Laredo
Civitas Capital Management, LLC
codeMantra
Collin County Community College
Consumer Data Industry Association
Consumer Health Alliance
CSID Corporation
Cutting Edge Group
Dallas Clean Energy, LLC
Dallas Community College
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Dimont and Associates
Doma
Ecova, Inc.
Esper
Everbridge, Inc.
Express Scripts, Inc.
First Element
Galveston College Foundation
Garrett Electronics
Gartner, Inc.
General Dynamics
Golden West Food Group
Grayson County College Foundation, Inc.
GridStor
Harden Healthcare Texas LP
HeliMedic
Homeowners for Fair Taxes & Services
Hughes Network Systems, LLC
Hunt Development
HY Holdings, Inc.
IDEMIA Identity & Security USA LLC
Impero Solutions, Inc.
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.
Interceptor Ignition
International Greenstream
International Health Sharing Inc.
Istation
K 12 Inc.
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
Kindred Healthcare Operating
LaSalle County
Lennar Corporation
Lexmark International Inc.
Liberty Tire Recycling
LifeWise Academy
Luminex
McKool Smith
MediSys
MetLife, Inc.
Michael Best Strategies
MOCA Systems
Montauk Energy Holdings, LLC
Morrow Renewables, LLC
MTX Group
National Vision
New Benefits, Ltd.
Odessa College Foundation, Inc
Office Depot, Inc.
OneShare Health LLC
OpenGov
Opus
Oracle Corporation
Orchard Laboratories
Panda Biotech, LLC
Pansophic Learning
Parker University
Paxman Coolers Ltd.
Pear Therapeutics (US), Inc
PowerSchool
PreCash, Inc.
Promise
Qualico Communities
RB Tech Ridge LLC
RedTag-19
Refund Advisory Corp
Rekor Systems
Revel Transit
Rubrik
Rush Enterprises
Ryan, LLC
Savannah Family Institute
SBT Distributors, LLC
Semperis
Serco
Shire
SolarBridge Technologies,
SoundThinking
South Texas College Foundation
Southern Energy Solution
Stark Holding Inc.
Stormfisher
Summit Power Group, Inc.
Summit Texas Clean Energy, LLC
Supply Line International Medical, LLC
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
TexAmericas Center
Texans for Reasonable Solutions
Texarkana Mack
Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm
Texas Chapter of the American Society of Landscape
Texas Truck Dealers Coalition,
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
Thomson Reuters
TikTok Inc.
TransparentBusiness
TrapBag
Trilogy Integrated Resources
Truman Arnold Companies
United Properties
USA Training Company, Inc.
VeriDaaS
Verizon Wireless Inc.
ViZn Energy
Webb County
WellHealth
Westgrove Advisory Group, LLC
Ztar Mobile, Inc.,
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