Texas Gov. Greg Abbott still has more than one week—20 days from the state lawmakers' adjournment last month—to veto bills passed this session in Austin, and he this week scheduled a special summer session.

So lobbyists, including Jack Erskine, the administrative partner in the Austin office of K&L Gates, must wait for the final assessment on their rate of wins to losses.

One trend, however, already appears obvious to Erskine and other lawyers who lobby the Texas Legislature: Law firms' market share may have diminished as many big firms pulled away from Austin lobbying, but opportunities have abounded for lobbyists in the Texas capitol.