CapitolDesk
Built for Texas lobbyists

Texas lobby meals,
handled.

Log meals, collect signed receipts from both sides, and generate your TEC report before the 10th — without the spreadsheet.

Lobbyist accounts from $99/month. Office & agency accounts always free.

Monthly TEC reports are due by the 10th of each month. CapitolDesk has you covered.

The problem

Compliance shouldn't eat your session

Texas lobbyists report meals monthly. The paperwork is manual, fragmented, and unforgiving.

The spreadsheet shuffle

Copying meals into a TEC template every month costs hours you don't have — and one wrong column breaks the whole import.

The receipt chase

Tracking down photos and paper receipts the night before the deadline — texting staffers, digging through email threads.

The TEC formatting nightmare

Column headers, date formats, district numbers — every field has to be exactly right or the system rejects the whole file.

How it works

From meal to TEC report in four steps

01

Log the meal

Select the office, enter date, amount, and attendees. Send a two-tap invite to the staffer.

02

Office fills out their side

The staffer gets an email, confirms attendance, and uploads the signed receipt — all in one screen.

03

Both parties sign off

Disputes go through a structured resolution flow. No more back-and-forth over who paid what.

04

Export by the 10th

One click generates a TEC-formatted CSV and PDF. Download, upload to TEC, done.

Built for Texas

Every detail tuned for Texas compliance

181

Texas legislative offices pre-loaded

HD 1–150 + SD 1–31 + executive

10th

Compliance deadline every month

TEC reports due monthly, no exceptions

2

Export formats ready to file

TEC-formatted CSV and PDF

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Manual data entry for offices

All 181 offices loaded — just pick and log

Pricing

Simple, honest pricing

Lobbyist accounts only. Office and agency accounts are always free.

Monthly

Pay month-to-month

$99/month
  • Unlimited meal logging
  • Office invite & receipt flow
  • TEC-formatted CSV + PDF export
  • Premium directory access
  • Email support
  • Cancel any time
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Best value

Session

Jan 1 – Jun 30 coverage

$499 one-time
  • Everything in Monthly
  • Full legislative session covered
  • One payment — no renewals
  • Saves $95 vs monthly
  • Ideal for session lobbyists
  • Jan 1 – Jun 30 access
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What people say

Built with Texas lobbyists

I used to spend the whole evening of the 9th putting together my TEC filing. CapitolDesk cut that to maybe 20 minutes.

A Texas lobbyist

10+ years, Austin-based

The office invite flow is exactly what we needed. Staffers actually fill out their side now instead of me chasing them.

A Capitol lobbyist

Mid-size lobbying firm

I was skeptical another tool could help. But having all 181 offices already in the system saves me setup time every session.

An independent lobbyist

Solo practitioner

What's next

Roadmap

Here's what's live and what's coming. Have a request? Use the form below.

Meal logging with two-sided invite flowLIVE
Receipt upload and OCR amount extractionLIVE
TEC-formatted CSV and PDF exportLIVE
All 181 Texas legislative offices pre-loadedLIVE
Dispute resolution workflowLIVE
Batch meal entry for multi-day eventsCOMING
Client code and matter taggingCOMING
Multi-lobbyist firm consolidated reportsCOMING
Direct TEC API filing integrationCOMING
Automated reminders to office staffCOMING

Early access

Join the waitlist

We're onboarding lobbyists ahead of session. Drop your info and we'll reach out when your account is ready.

No spam. Just an early-access notification when we're ready.

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Secure

SOC-2 grade Supabase infra

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TX-only

Built around TEC requirements

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