Byline: Aissatou Sidime

Oct. 3--Lobbyist and former Texas Congressman Tom Loeffler will play a smaller role in the San Antonio-based law firm he founded in 2001.

As of Monday, Loeffler left the daily operations of the firm. To reflect the change, Loeffler Tuggey Pauerstein Rosenthal changed its name to Tuggey Rosenthal Pauerstein Sandoloski Agather. The change also reflects the addition of longtime attorneys Ruth Agather and Lee Sandoloski as named partners.

The law firm will keep the 25 attorneys in its San Antonio and Austin offices.

Loeffler, an influential national lobbyist who is chief fundraiser for John McCain's presidential campaign, retained the ...