Monthly Archives: February 2017
Free Speech in Texas Depends on Where You Stand, Literally
Have you watched the recent town hall meetings? Congressmen and senators getting yelled at by either paid protestors or angry constituents. Is this democracy? Do you have a right to address your leaders? Must you be civil or can you exercise a little Civil Disobedience à la Thoreau? Do you, like me, have a… Read More »
Vetting Exceptions to the Texas Public Information Act is No Simple Task
The Texas Public Information Act, which governs public access to information held by governmental bodies in Texas, begins with the following policy statement: Under the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of representative government that adheres to the principle that government is the servant and not the master of the people, it is… Read More »
How To Write An Investor-Friendly Real Estate Contract
If you’re a Texas real estate investor, you will have many occasions when you will have to use the TREC form that most realtors use exclusively. But if there are no brokers involved, or they don’t mind if you and your seller use a different contract form, you should offer to submit the contract form… Read More »
The Art of Boring Legal Writing
I recently read an article about artificial intelligence (AI) computers drafting legal documents, mostly boilerplate language in contracts, but the use of AI in the legal field is rapidly expanding with it being able to gather data and analyze verdict decisions, for example. Computers are reviewing and analyzing law, predicting outcomes, and performing drafting… Read More »