Monthly Archives: July 2021
Social Media and Cities: When Is It a Public Forum?
With the growing number of social media platforms and their rapidly increasing potential to attract audiences and disseminate information, local government leaders, management, and staff seeking to engage the community often wonder what can be done about potential internet trolls and keyboard warriors. The chimeric landscape of social media, the vastly growing “like, comment,… Read More »
What is a Mayor Pro Tempore?
To understand what a Mayor Tempore (usually abbreviated as Mayor Pro Tem) is you need to understand the duties of the Mayor. These duties are dependent on the type of city the Mayor has been elected in. The different types of cities in Texas are home-rule cities or general law cities and our firm… Read More »
How Cities in Texas Can Collect on Delinquent Utility Bills
Many municipalities in Texas provide utilities to their citizens in one form or another, but what does a city do when a customer refuses to pay a long overdue bill? The answer is simple, place a lien on the property for the amount owed. However, the process is not as simple as the answer,… Read More »
Constitutional Carry Comes to Texas
Independence Day weekend seems like a fitting time to write about a new freedom to be enjoyed by Texans—constitutional carry. The Firearm Carry Act of 2021 becomes effective on September 1, 2021, authorizing most individuals over the age of 21 to carry a handgun without a license. So-called “constitutional” or “permitless” carry may seem… Read More »