Have you heard anything about a change in Texas law, effective January 1, 2006, "that require vendors to the local governmental entities to file a disclosure statement of business relationships and affiliations with local governmental officials." This apparently concerns the Attorney General of Texas Opinion No.GA-0446.

If you are familiar with this topic ... then can you tell me if it applies to banks that bid on local government deposits?

According to this IBAT Compliance Bulletin dated 1/3/06 , yes. Here's a link to Local Government Code 176 addressing the requirement.