In what way does the constitutional creation of the "citizen legislature" reinforce the role of lobbyists in the Texas legislative process? $q,$ Interest groups tend to provide supplementary salaries for legislators with low wages. Because only committees may employ a paid staff, lobbyists perform the information$-$collecting duties that would traditionally be done by legislative staff. Because legislators typically have other full$-$time occupations, lobbyists are able to develop expertise in policy issues and provide legislators with important information. $$ Interest groups tend to organize "legislative days" to connect with lobbyists and representatives.