Monthly Archives: November 2020
Steps to Adopting a Home-Rule City Charter in Texas
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, but broadly speaking, the major differences are found between general-law and home-rule cities. The fundamental difference between how these types of cities operate comes down to their authority to… Read More »
And/Or: Which Is It? Avoiding Ambiguity in Legal Writing
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 to encounter once for it to become an earworm for life. There you go—it’s in your head now, isn’t it. Well, believe it or not, a vast number of… Read More »
No Indemnification By Texas Municipalities
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 as it is tailored to meet the needs of that specific service, but there are certain provisions that will be present in every agreement a municipality enters into. One… Read More »
Peaceful Transfer of Power, Texas Style (Bring an Axe)
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 its power from one administration to another. But how does Texas do it? After all, Texans never let an opportunity pass without reminding anyone that we were once a… Read More »