The most important consideration for a city that desires to terminate an easement is to avoid retaining any interest in the land, which would create a “cloud” on the title of the real property. However, as an interest in real property, the easement cannot simply […]
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You may have noticed that there was an election held recently, and hopefully you voted. I personally know a few people who only vote at “the big election,” meaning the presidential election that comes around every four years, but I know even more people who […]
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If you are confused by the separate duties of magistrate and judge in Texas, how bail works and when a plea is taken, there are specific procedures for each. I currently serve as an Associate Municipal Court Judge for the City of Hedwig Village, Texas. […]
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Everyone believes in transparency in government, but the rub comes in implementing it. On the federal level, Congress passed the Freedom of Information Act – commonly known as FOIA – that applies only to the Federal government. On the state level, the Legislature passed the […]
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Halloween is right around the corner, which means that children are preoccupied with putting the finishing touches on their costumes and computing the fastest routes to the most generous houses, and plenty of adults are going to Halloween parties. If you find yourself at one […]
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Is a city in Texas required to designate an “official newspaper,” and if so, would the city would be required to publish notices in a newspaper that has its offices within the city limits? Does the city need to designate an official paper? It depends, […]
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I am a City Attorney first and foremost. Today, I want to tell you what a City Attorney is not. The City Attorney is not a politician or elected official. That role is reserved for the Mayor and members of the City Council (i.e. the governing […]
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A city council I represent recently deadlocked on whether to allow chickens to be raised by homeowners within the city limits. This was not a rural city but one that abuts Houston’s city limits. Amazingly, raising urban chickens has developed in to a cottage (dare […]
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For what must be centuries now, law professors, practitioners, and courts have analogized property rights as a bundle of sticks, with each stick representing a specific right which may be separated from the others, sometimes willingly and sometimes not. One such stick in particular is […]
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