Our Blogs Adopting County Budgets and Refusal to Comply Brandon Morris February 27, 2023 Cities and counties alike are required to adopt a new budget each fiscal year in order to levy taxes and obtain the funding necessary to […] Read More Local Bills in the Legislature Megan J. Mikutis February 20, 2023 The 88th Legislature’s regular session began on January 10 and will continue to run through May 29, 2023. With the filing deadline of March 10 […] Read More Local Hotel Occupancy Taxes Randlelaw February 14, 2023 If your city doesn’t have a hotel, then local hotel occupancy taxes may not apply to your city. However, just what is a hotel? The […] Read More Texas Cities Pay for the State Legislature’s Political Statement Scott Francis February 7, 2023 In recent years, lawmakers in Texas have been sending a clear message to the financial industry: banks that take contrary political stances need not apply. […] Read More When May a City Place a Lien on Real Property? Randlelaw November 14, 2022 The purpose of a municipal lien on real property is for the city to recoup unpaid assessments, bills, and fines. Under what circumstances may a […] Read More Public Facility Corporations Megan J. Mikutis November 2, 2022 Recently, the Houston Chronicle wrote a story about Public Facility Corporations (“PFCs”) a statutory organizational mechanism provided for in the Local Government Code which allows […] Read More Municipal Moneyball: Misappropriation of Public Funds Brandon Morris October 24, 2022 In recent weeks, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has been in the news for some pretty unscrupulous reasons. CBS reports that, “in May of […] Read More Parkland Dedication Randlelaw October 17, 2022 Every city needs recreational facilities and green spaces for the pleasure and personal health of its residents. How can a city provide these amenities for […] Read More The Texas Whistleblower Act Megan J. Mikutis October 10, 2022 Do two wrongs make a right? Some government employees report what they suspect to be governmental wrongdoing to – for example – either the governing […] Read More « 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 … 40 » Share This Page:
