Monthly Archives: May 2021
Rolling in the Deep (Sea)
As summer heats up, things show up. Recently, news cycles and Facebook feeds seem to have seen an uptick in the number of reports regarding endangered, odd, or record-breaking species being spotted along the country’s rivers and coastlines. Earlier this month, on the Caney Fork River in Tennessee, two friends fly fishing for striped… Read More »
City Ordinances and Child Safety Zones
Parenting is a hard job, but most parents do their best to protect their children and keep them safe. Cities in Texas are interested in the same thing. Kyle, Texas is in the news because it recently adopted a city ordinance creating child safety zones with an accompanying map of areas prohibiting residency by … Read More »
HB 3143 and Chapter 312 Tax Abatement Agreements
Tax abatement agreements, commonly referred to as 312 agreements, are never easy tasks, and with the recent updates to Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code, the job hasn’t gotten any easier. The most notable changes concern notice and public hearing requirements for the 312 agreements and the adoption or updating of the city’s… Read More »