Our Blogs Overcoming Outdated Deed Restrictions Carl R. Allred January 15, 2021 Whether you are a municipality, a homeowner’s association (HOA), or a property owner, you have most likely experienced some level of frustration due to outdated […] Read More Warnings Great and Small, Who Standardizes Them All? Byron L. Brown January 8, 2021 My daughter, who has recently reached the “bazillion questions” stage of toddlerhood, is currently obsessed with warning signs. I cannot seem to go anywhere without […] Read More The Public Information Act: An Open Government for the People Megan J. Mikutis December 22, 2020 The Texas Public Information Act (the “Public Information Act” or the “Act”), largely influenced by the Sharpstown Stock-Fraud Scandal in 1969 and later adopted in […] Read More A City Attorney’s Guide To Cancelling A General Municipal Election In Texas Carl R. Allred December 11, 2020 Typically, general municipal elections in Texas are routine matters, however; every now and then, issues arise that require a City Attorney to dig deep into […] Read More Texas Drone Law Fight in Federal Court Continues Judith El Masri December 4, 2020 This week amidst news regarding the horrible toll Covid-19 is taking on our country, the continuing political saga regarding the presidential election, and post-Thanksgiving weight […] Read More Steps to Adopting a Home-Rule City Charter in Texas Brandon Morris November 20, 2020 In Texas, there are primarily two types of cities, general law and home rule. There are some slight variations among different types of general-law cities, […] Read More And/Or: Which Is It? Avoiding Ambiguity in Legal Writing Byron L. Brown November 12, 2020 You know the “Conjunction Junction” song from the School House Rock series, right? Sure you do. It’s the kind of thing that you only need […] Read More No Indemnification By Texas Municipalities Carl R. Allred November 6, 2020 Municipalities in Texas regularly find themselves negotiating one agreement or another with a variety of vendors for a variety of services. Each agreement is different […] Read More Peaceful Transfer of Power, Texas Style (Bring an Axe) J. Grady Randle November 5, 2020 The 2020 elections were or still are on everyone’s mind. Trying to fill airtime, there has been speculation of how the Federal Government peacefully transfers […] Read More « 1 … 15 16 17 18 19 … 41 » Share This Page:
